Shrek 2 Passes Spidey & Nemo
June 13, 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban plummeted 63% during its second weekend of release but its estimated $35 million total was more than enough to dominate the weekend box office proceedings for the second consecutive week.
Kenshin Back at Number One
June 10, 2004
Manga continues to dominate bookstore sales in the graphic novel category.
More Characters Included
June 10, 2004
Jakks Pacific has expanded its already announced worldwide licensing agreement with Marvel Enterprises.
Promoting Free Comic Book Day
June 9, 2004
Using its subsidiary, Cover Concepts, Marvel Comics has distributed two million Summer Reading Calendars and two million copies of Marvel Age: Spider-Man #2 comic books to school children in 46 states around the country.
From Young Readers to Adults
June 9, 2004
Marvel plans to use several methods to differentiate its prose books for three different levels of readers.
Third Installment Dominates Box Office
June 5, 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , the third film in the popular fantasy series, dominated the weekend box office results with an estimated total of $92.6 million.
'Make It Up in Volume'
June 3, 2004
Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics in Omaha, Nebraska saw our coverage of the Barnes & Noble exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover and the retailer responses, and sent us his solution.
Marvel Runs Licensing
June 2, 2004
It appears that Marvel has taken over both the operations and most of the revenues from the Marvel-Sony joint venture that licenses the Sony movie properties based on Marvel characters.
Details Not Disclosed
May 31, 2004
Marvel Enterprises and Sony Pictures have settled all of the pending litigation between the two companies related to Spider-Man .
Top Saturday Ever
May 23, 2004
Shrek 2's monster 3-day opening weekend total is conservatively estimated at $104.3 million, ranking second only to Spider-Man's $114.8.
