All Major Summer Hits Bow in Vid in Q4
August 26, 2001
Paramount has announced that Lara Croft: Tomb Raider will be available on both VHS and DVD on November 13. Paramount will release the VHS version of Tomb Raider at a high 'rental' price, rather than the lower 'sell-through' price.
Akira, DBZ CCG, Farscape Big Winners
August 22, 2001
The big players seemed to dominate this month, with multiple products associated with the strongest properties taking many of the top slots.
Ads, Timing Could Give Kevin Smith First #1
August 21, 2001
Whether Jay and Bob Strike Back ends up at number one or number ten, it still represents one of the better opportunities of the summer for pop culture retailers.
DBZ Movie Collection: Series 1 Bows In Jan.
August 19, 2001
Funimation has joined forces with Canadian-based Irwin Toy Company to create IF Labs, a new Fort Worth-based toy company that will be producing toys based on the Dragonball Z Movies and the original Dragon Ball series.
2-Disk DVD Set Bows October 23rd
August 14, 2001
Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment has released details on the DVD release of the groundbreaking animated feature, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within , which will go on sale on October 23rd.
Enters Long Pipeline of Marvel Flicks
August 13, 2001
Variety is reporting that in ongoing negotiations, the union representing Canadian actors has offered a no-strike agreement to 20th Century Fox so the studio can begin shooting its Daredevil film in Montreal as early as November.
Pioneer Has Loads of Shojo
August 11, 2001
Sailor Moon 's success, first in syndication and then on the Cartoon Network has paved the way for current wave of interest in shojo titles.
No Extras, Just Pumped Up Pictures and Sound
August 11, 2001
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is introducing a line of 'SuperBit' DVDs that have no extra features but twice as many digital bits dedicated entirely to providing the best possible picture and sound.
More Features, New Animation
August 8, 2001
The Shrek DVD, which debuts November 2, apparently aims to do as well in DVD and VHS sales as the film did at the box office. The two disk DVD contains a mind-numbing plethora of extra behind-the-scenes features.
Total Value over $1000!
August 5, 2001
Here's a list of the great prizes for the store that wins Third Place in our Shojo Display Contest. The total value is over $1000!!
