'The Equalizer 2' Noses Out 'Mamma Mia' Sequel
July 22, 2018
There is an even bigger element of “déjà vu” at the 2018 summer box office than is normal, even in sequel happy Hollywood. For the first time ever eight of the ten top films at the box office this weekend were sequels.
'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Tumbles 62%
July 15, 2018
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania 3 easily topped the weekend box office with an estimated $44.1 million, but the Dwayne Johnson-starring disaster movie Skyscraper failed to meet expectations and the total of the top 12 films was down slightly from the same frame last year.
Cate Shortland
July 13, 2018
Marvel Studios has named Cate Shortland director for its upcoming stand-alone Black Widow feature.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 9, 2018
These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2018.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 9, 2018
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2018.
'Incredibles 2' Sets Domestic Record for an Animated Film
July 8, 2018
Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp easily topped the weekend box office with an estimated $76 million. While this total was 33% more than the original Ant-Man's debut, it wasn’t enough to keep the total of the top 12 films from sliding down 10% from the same weekend last year.
Summer Tally Up 15.3%
July 1, 2018
As expected Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Disney’s Incredibles 2 remained atop the box office charts during the final weekend of what has been a very strong month of June with the summer box office tally now running 15.3% ahead of the same point last summer.
Already Over $700 Million Worldwide
June 24, 2018
As expected Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom topped the weekend box office with a $150 million bow, marking only the second time in domestic box office history that films have opened with over $100 million on two consecutive weekends.
'Readership of US comics continues to decline…'
June 20, 2018
Dave Elliott of Atomeka saw Rob Salkowitz’s column on the middlebrow comics glut, and directed our attention to his post (originally on DeviantArt), with his outline for improved publishing programs at the Big Two comic publishers.
Sales Estimates for May Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
June 18, 2018
These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2018.
