Top Saturday Ever
May 23, 2004
Shrek 2's monster 3-day opening weekend total is conservatively estimated at $104.3 million, ranking second only to Spider-Man's $114.8.
For Breaking Street Date on ROTK DVD
May 20, 2004
Warner Home Video has cut off Electronics Boutique because the videogame retailer began selling the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King DVD ten days before the street date.
Start Shooting in June
May 20, 2004
Two Night of the Living Dead sequels will start shooting in June in Romania.
Parents Can Sue Over Content
May 20, 2004
Congressman Duncan Hunter has introduced a bill titled the 'Parents' Empowerment Act,' which would allow the parent or guardian of a minor to sue anyone who disseminates any media which contains 'material that is harmful to minors.'
Most Top Circs Down from March
May 23, 2004
Diamond shipped over 230,000 copies of Superman #204 to North American comic stores in April, the best single-copy piece sale since Batman #619 last September.
For Toys, Statues, Busts
May 20, 2004
Dynamic Forces and Clayburn Moore have signed an exclusive agreement,....
Score, FUNimation, Jakks Pacific
May 20, 2004
Alliance Atlantis has signed trading card/CCG, DVD/VHS home video, and toy licenses for its property Dragon Booster.
For Constructible Strategy Game
May 20, 2004
WizKids has acquired a license to produce a Lord of the Rings 'Constructible Strategy Game' (CSG), which will launch in October.
With New Cover
May 20, 2004
Dark Horse has announced that its second printing of Conan #1 has sold out.
'Hunker Down, Boys and Girls'
May 20, 2004
Daniel McAbee of The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina saw the news on Barnes and Noble's exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover, and the response from John Miller of Lost Realm and sent us this comment on his strategies for competing with big box competition.
Plus Clive Owen
May 20, 2004
The final additions to the Sin City cast are Benicio Del Toro and Clive Owen.
'We Admire It'
May 20, 2004
Andy Eaton of TalesofWonder.com, an Internet retailer based in Tampa, Florida, saw the news of a new exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover at Barnes & Noble, and sent us his view.
