Summer Box Office Up 14%
September 2, 2018
John M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians continued its remarkable run, earning $23 million over the first 3-days of the Labor Day Weekend, a drop of just 10% from its second weekend showing.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
August 29, 2018
Rob Salkowitz talks to Donato about acquisition talks, con security, positioning in a saturated market, and the Creator Conference.
Column by Scott Thorne
August 27, 2018
This week, Scott Thorne shares tips for retailers looking to use video on social media to promote their stores.
Week of August 28, 2018
August 26, 2018
This week’s home entertainment offerings include a slew of TV releases led by the latest seasons of the DC Comics-based The Flash and Lucifer, plus the R-rated comedy Tag, the underrated indie thriller American Animals, the revenge saga Upgrade, and a full slate of interesting anime series.
'Ant Man and the Wasp' Tops the Global Market
August 26, 2018
John Chu’s romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians dipped just 5.7% in its second weekend as it easily took the domestic box office crown, while Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp was surprisingly the highest-earning film in the world this weekend.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
August 21, 2018
Startup InkyPen announced today that it is launching a new "all you can read" digital comics subscription service for the Nintendo Switch portable gaming console.
Column by Scott Thorne
August 20, 2018
This week, Scott Thorne divines four reasons for playing RPGs from the celebrities that play Dungeons & Dragons .
Week of August 21, 2018
August 19, 2018
Things are starting to heat up in the home entertainment world with the release of the hugely successful sequel Deadpool 2, as well as a whole bunch of intriguing TV series, including the latest seasons of the comic book-based The Walking Dead and Gotham, the first season of the excellent period thriller The Terror, and the final season of Ash vs. the Evil Dead.
Posts Best Rom Com Debut of 2018 So Far
August 19, 2018
Despite opening on Wednesday, John M. Chu’s romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians won the weekend box office with a $25.2 million 3-day total, providing Warner Bros. with a second straight over-performing box office champ.
Column by Scott Thorne
August 13, 2018
This week, Scott Thorne comments on recent news from Target, Gen Con, and Amazon.
Column by Paul Levitz
August 12, 2018
In this column, Paul Levitz offers numerous ways that comic retailers can connect with colleges, community colleges, and schools to find new customers.
Week of August 14, 2018
August 12, 2018
Disney kicked off the fall home entertainment series early this year with the release of Avengers: Infinity War, the biggest global hit of 2018 so far, and there are other offerings of great interest including the latest season of Arrow, the first season of the excellent Stephen King-based Mr. Mercedes, the final season of SyFy's 12 Monkeys, plus an intriguing post-apocalyptic anime movie, Planetarian.