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.
Plenty of Special Features
February 5, 2003
Three years in the making and featuring some of the top talent in the anime world, The Animatrix DVD represents a groundbreaking collaboration between Hollywood and Japanese animators.
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 .
DVDs, Videogame, Animatrix, More
February 2, 2003
The Matrix is assaulting 2003 with an unprecedented array of inter-connected product, theatrical, and Web events,...
Smaller Guarantees, Longer Term
February 2, 2003
Hasbro has announced that it has extended its license for Star Wars toys and games by ten years, to run through 2018.
Conjure The Magic of Disney with New Japanese Figures
February 1, 2003
A Paid Advertisement. This March, a host of Disney's most popular characters is set to bring sales magic to stores, thanks to the Disney Magical Collection Japanese Action Figures Series B!
Newsstand Sell-Through Over 63%
February 1, 2003
Beckett Publications announced that it is shipping 800,000 copies of the upcoming February/March issue of its Yu-Gi-Oh Collector magazine.
Based On Original Characters
January 29, 2003
Dark Horse Comics has signed an agreement with film director Tim Burton to create a program of toys and other merchandise based on original characters created by Burton.
Intergalactic Ninja Back in April
January 26, 2003
The comic book that was originally launched in the 1980s as Zen Intergalactic Ninja , and is now known simply as Zen , returns to the world of comics as a monthly color book debuting with issue #0 in April.
Double & Triple Digit Gains
January 26, 2003
The January debut of the Cartoon Network's Sunday to Thursday late night Adult Swim block (11pm to 2am) roared out of the blocks to score double and triple digit gains in ratings among its target demographic group in its first week.
