From Clooney to Spielberg, 5 Big Questions About Summer Box Office

Summer doesn’t officially start until June 21, but the movie business operates on its own calendar.

If movie studios have gamed out their major releases correctly, then they stand to profit handsomely from new Avengers, X-Men, Ghostbusters, and Star Trek installments.

Last summer, Memorial Day ticket sales sank to their lowest levels since 2001, brought low by the failure of “Tomorrowland.”