$43.5 Million Estimate for First Weekend
February 15, 2003
Daredevil opened strong, its $43.5 million opening a record for a President's Day weekend, and the second best ever for a February opening, behind Hannibal two years ago.
An Overview of Movie Merchandising Prospects
February 8, 2003
The list of films below represents our best judgment as to which of the many films slated for 2003 actually have merchandising potential.
From Art Asylum & Diamond Select
February 5, 2003
The Diamond Select/Art Asylum Marvel Minimates will include the characters from this year's bumper crop of Marvel movies, Daredevil, Hulk , and the X-Men .
5 Volumes In April At $12.95
January 29, 2003
Barnes & Noble Books, the publishing arm of the largest book retail chain in the U.S., is publishing paperback editions of five volumes of the Marvel Masterworks series in April.
Gus Beezer in the Marvel Universe
January 20, 2003
Marvel has announced that it will be simultaneously releasing three Marvelous Adventures of Gus Beezer one-shots in late March, which will be appropriate for very young readers.
Munich Group Will Co-Produce Marvel Flick
January 8, 2003
Munich-based film fund VIP Medien is joining forces with Artisan Entertainment and Marvel Enterprises to produce a new feature film based on Marvel's gun-toting avenger, The Punisher .
And Action Figures
January 5, 2003
SKUMM #1, the first issue of a four-shot comic miniseries featuring characters that will be developed into action figures by X Concepts, will be released in April.
Would Be a First for a Marvel Film
December 17, 2002
At least one source is reporting that there will be an ad for Ang Lee's The Hulk during the Superbowl January 26, 2003.
Trading Card License
December 13, 2002
Comic Images has acquired the exclusive trading card license for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , which will star Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Backlist Orders Shipping Now
November 20, 2002
ICv2 has learned that Marvel and Graphitti Designs have settled the dispute that had brought a halt to all shipments of Marvel t-shirts from Graphitti in September.
