Sales Estimates for May Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
June 18, 2003
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2003.
$1 Billion In Ads In 2003
June 15, 2003
Hollywood studios, which increased advertising on home videos by 72% in 2002, are about to raise the ante another 30% in 2003.
Heavyweight Producers Option Hasbro Property
June 10, 2003
Producers Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto are teaming up to produce a live action film based on the venerable Hasbro toy and animation property the Transformers .
Palisades Will Do Ren & Stimpy Toys
June 10, 2003
SPIKE TV, the first network for men, announced the launch of its Consumer Products Division at this year's Licensing Show where it unveiled its roster of properties including Ren & Stimpy and Gary the Rat...
Columbia Makes It A 'Tentpole' For 2004
June 7, 2003
Hellboy, based on the Dark Horse Comics series by Mike Mignola, will be released nationally on Memorial Day weekend 2004.
So Directs Won't Be Beaten Again
June 7, 2003
Responding to criticism over the way shipments of previous book titles were received by book chains before they reached comic shops, Marvel announced....
Doing the Happy Dance
June 5, 2003
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California saw the recent comments on ordering strategies from Rich Biedrzycki of Dreamland and L. Bowman of the Gamers Den and does do the happy dance when a comic sells out.
Best Pixar Opening Ever
June 1, 2003
Finding Nemo broke all the opening weekend records for animated films by amassing a total of $70.6 million in its opening 3-day frame.
'Sad'
May 26, 2003
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California saw our recent Talk Back comment on Kevin Smith's late books and added her thoughts.
X2 Down To #4
May 25, 2003
With a four-day Memorial Day weekend estimated total of $86 million, the Jim Carrey comedy Bruce Almighty delivered a convincing blow to The Matrix Reloaded .
