Column by Rob Salkowitz
July 22, 2019
Rob Salkowitz shares his impressions of the greatest show on earth.
Week of July 23, 2019
July 22, 2019
This week’s home entertainment offerings include three box office “bombs” that despite their financial failures, are definitely worth a look, plus a thought-provoking documentary about church and state in contemporary America, and a classic anime comedy produced by Kyoto Animation.
'Avengers: Endgame' Finally Passes 'Avatar' Worldwide
July 21, 2019
John Favreau’s photo realistic remake of The Lion King roared out of the "uncanny valley" to score an enormous box office success with a $185 million domestic debut, which by itself was more than the entire box office during the same weekend last year.
Column By Scott Throne
July 21, 2019
This week, Scott Thorne offers his initial thoughts on the new card features announced in the next Magic: The Gathering expansion, Throne of Eldraine.
Column by Steve Bennett
July 17, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett discusses SDCC Con Exclusives, brand oddities, and the marketing potential of dumpster fires.
Column By Rob Salkowitz
July 15, 2019
Rob Salkowitz highlights the panels of interest to professionals during their visit to San Diego Comic-Con.
Week of July 16, 2019
July 15, 2019
This week's home entertainment offerings include Shazam!, one of the most entertaining movies yet from the DC Comics Cinematic Universe, plus Fast Color, a totally different kind of superhero film, the first season of the live-action Titans series, a new less expensive complete set of Gerry Anderson's Space: 1999, plus the second collection of the Naruto spin-off, Boruto.
Column by Scott Thorne
July 14, 2019
This week, Scott Thorne follows up on his column from last week by delving into potential allocation problems for the new Core Set 2020 Promo Packs.
Nears $850 Million Worldwide
July 14, 2019
Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Far From Home earned $45.3 million, topping the weekend box office for the second time, but two new wide releases failed to meet expectations and the total box office was down 26% from the same weekend last year.
Column by Scott Thorne
July 8, 2019
This week, Scott Thorne begins to explore the many changes Wizards of the Coast is making to Magic: The Gathering and organized play.
Week of July 9, 2019
July 8, 2019
This week's home entertainment releases include the remake of 1980s Stephen King-based horror film, the body-swapping comedy Little, the steamy college romance After , and the highbrow science fiction film High Life , plus the final season of the comics-inspired Gotham TV series as well as the 2019 season of the Syfy fantasy series The Magicians.
Already at $580 Million Worldwide
July 7, 2019
After Fox's X-Men sequel, Dark Phoenix bombed and a Men in Black sequel disappointed, some might have worried that the superhero/comic book genre might be slipping, but Spider-Man: Far From Home, the second Spider-Man film made under the auspices of Marvel Studios and set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, forged a strong $185 million dollar six-day debut.
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