Expanding the Audience, the 'Conan' Brouhaha, Designer Diversity, More
January 8, 2018
In this interview on diversity issues in the games business, we talked about the audiences for game, the brouhaha over the Conan board game, the gender mix on the creative side, and more.
'Insidious 4' Posts Solid Debut
January 7, 2018
Until Sunday Sony’s action comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was already the fourth highest-grossing film that never reached number one, but that distinction ended when the faux board game-inspired sequel took the box office crown in its third weekend.
'A lack of choices… keeps this market small.'
January 4, 2018
Michael Tierney of Collector's Edition and The Comic Book Store offers a formula designed to regrow the comic book industry.
Annual Box Office Is Off 2.3%, Lowest Attendance in 22 Years
December 31, 2017
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi (aka Episode VIII ) ended 2017 as the highest grossing film of the year in North America as it topped the box office for the third weekend in a row.
Column by Steve Bennett
December 28, 2017
This week, Bennett looks at holiday entertainment: The Last Jedi and the Doctor Who Christmas Special.
In 'Holiday Preview Wave'
December 26, 2017
Fantasy Flight Gamres plans to pre-release a limited number of both starter sets and the Legacies boosters in North America.
'Jumanji 2,' 'Pitch Perfect 3' Strong--'Downsizing,' & 'Father Figures' Bomb
December 24, 2017
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi definitely felt the competition of a very busy Christmas weekend as it dropped 68.9%, earning an estimated $68.5 million, which was still nearly twice the total of the #2 film of the weekend.
As General Veers Takes Command
December 20, 2017
Two more expansions have been announced for Fantasy Flight Games’ soon-to-be-released Star Wars: Legion tabletop miniatures game.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes
December 18, 2017
These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2017.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 18, 2017
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2017.
