When is a film that finishes #1 at the weekend box office with $45 million considered a disappointment? When, like Tim Burton’s Dumbo , the film costs $170 million to produce.

Apple’s announcement kicks the general panic in the TV content and advertising space up another notch.

After falling badly behind 2018’s record pace during the first two months of the year, the box office has turned around in March thanks to Captain Marvel and now Jordan Peele’s R-rated horror film Us , which debuted with an estimated $70.3 million.

This week, Steve Bennett looks at why comic book movies are more popular than comics.

Disney Pixar debuted the first full trailer for Toy Story 4.

There was more variety than usual in the genre charts for February, with The Umbrealla Academy the top Author titles.

Sales were lower in all three categories of the Top 20 Manga, Author, and Superhero Graphic Novels in the book channel.

These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2019.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2019.

Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s Captain Marvel dropped just 54% from its $153 million opening, earning $69.3 million to drive its domestic total to $266.2 million, powering the top 12 films to a 7% gain over the same weekend last year.