$50 Million in Partner Promotions
April 27, 2009
Positive buzz is building for J.J. Abrams' $150 million rebooting of the Star Trek movie franchise.
Bigger than Iron Man?
April 22, 2009
Advance online ticket sales for X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Star Trek are running far ahead of sales on Iron Man last year at this time.
In Reporting Sales, Profit Declines
April 21, 2009
Hasbro released its first quarter results on Monday, reporting a sales decline of 6% and a profit drop of 47% vs. the year ago quarter, but indicating that improvements are expected.
YouTube Ad Includes 'Wolverine' Trailer
April 16, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine star Hugh Jackman has recorded a video promoting Free Comic Book Day and the fight against illiteracy.
Units Down More Than Dollars
April 14, 2009
For the first time since March of 2001 no comic sold more than 100,000 copies in March of 2009.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 14, 2009
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2009.
Column by Steve Bennett
April 9, 2009
This week, Steve Bennett explains why digital comics are superior to print, and the perfect business model for monetizing them.
On Just One Site
April 8, 2009
The rough cut of X-Men Origins: Wolverine that leaked last week has already been downloaded over one million times.
For Premature 'Wolvie' Review
April 6, 2009
On Monday Fox News confirmed the termination of entertainment blogger Roger Friedman.
Blogger in Trouble?
April 5, 2009
An early review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine by Fox News’ Fox411 blogger Roger Friedman has raised the ire of sister company 20th Century Fox, which made the film.
