'X-Men,' 'Alice' Tumble in Second Frames
June 5, 2016
As expected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows took the weekend box office crown, but its estimated $35.25 million opening was soft, 46% lower than its predecessor, magnifying a trend from last weekend when both the X-Men and Alice sequels disappointed.
Replacing Seth Grahame
June 2, 2016
Director of the critically-acclaimed 2015 coming-of-age drama Dope and the buzzy HBO drama Confrontation (about the Clarence Thomas hearings) Rick Famuyiwa is stepping in to direct The Flash movie for Warner Bros.
In Bookstores
June 2, 2016
Batman: The Killing Joke Dlx Ed. HC topped the charts in bookstores in May, according to the Top 20 Adult Fiction Graphic Novel chart provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan.
'Alice Through the Looking Glass' in Real Trouble, 'Civil War' Tops 'Deadpool'
May 29, 2016
As expected this weekend’s two big new releases topped the box office charts, but X-Men: Apocalypse’s debut was 30% below that of the previous film in the franchise ( Days of Future Past ), and James Bobin’s Alice Through the Looking Glass opened 70% below Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland.
Another Post-'Batman v Superman' Exec Shuffle
May 26, 2016
Warner Bros. has made another move in the shake-up of the executives making its DC films, moving longtime DC film producer
What Was Missing, Character Changes, and Cover Prices
May 23, 2016
What’s been missing from DC’s current output and the changes for "Rebirth," planning for trade-waiters, and the strategy (and retailer response) on cover price.
Increased Frequency, Talent Competitiveness, the New Logo, More
May 23, 2016
Managing the trade-offs on twice-monthly frequency, whether DC's talent roster is competitive, the new DC logo, and the retailer road shows.
'Captain America: Civil War' Passes $1 Billion Worldwide
May 22, 2016
The video game-based Angry Birds movie topped the weekend box office, earning an estimated $39 million.
In Wake of 'Batman v Superman'
May 18, 2016
DC CCO Geoff Johns will co-run the newly created DC Films in a shake-up of Warner Bros.’ executive structure for DC-related films.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
May 16, 2016
The 2004 mini-series is not only a complete triumph of the superhero genre, but also a story that could have solved many, many problems for DC here in the 21st century.
