In Second Quarter
July 28, 2005
Marvel released its second quarter financials on Thursday and reported lower earnings, down 11% vs. the year-ago period, due primarily to lower licensing and publishing sales.
Flat Sales & Increased Competition for Space
July 25, 2005
Already reeling from a months long box office slump, Hollywood absorbed another body blow at midyear with the realization that the DVD boom was over as home video sales for the first half of 2005 inched ahead only 1.1%.
Summer Events Drive Comic Sales in June
July 24, 2005
Marvel's summer comic crossover event, House of M, got off to a brilliant start in June with the first issue selling more than 233 thousand copies.
Ghost Rider, Spider-Man
July 21, 2005
Master Replicas now has the license to produce high quality products from Spider-Man and the upcoming Ghost Rider movies.
FF Drops 60 Precent
July 17, 2005
Comedy ruled at the weekend box office with Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the 'R' rated Wedding Crashers finishing in the top spots.
As President of Entertainment
July 13, 2005
According to the Hollywood Reporter , Reginald Hudlin, who is currently writing Black Panther and Marvel Knights Spider-Man for Marvel, has been named chief programmer for Robert Johnson's BET cable network.
At the Wholesale Level
July 11, 2005
Some direct market retailers might want to quibble with Avi Arad's recent assertion that the success of Marvel-based movies translates into more readers for Marvel comics.
'Disheartening'
July 10, 2005
Now Comics publisher Tony Caputo saw the comment by John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics on the most recent Wizard cover, and adds his comments.
'Make You Sweat'
June 30, 2005
John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the cover of this week's Wizard magazine and thought it went too far.
2nd Best Fourth Opening Ever
June 30, 2005
War of the Worlds sold $21 million worth of tickets in the U.S. on Wednesday, the second best Fourth of July opening ever (behind Spider-Man 2 ).
