Five-Day Worldwide Gross
December 21, 2003
The Return of the King earned $125.1 million domestically and $121 million overseas for a worldwide 5-day total of $246 million.
Acquires Producer of Sponsored Textbook Covers
December 21, 2003
Marvel Enterprises has acquired New York-based Cover Concepts, a small company that specializes in the distribution of free sponsored materials to a network of 43,000 public schools.
No Overall Increases for Direct Titles
December 18, 2003
Marvel has responded to ICv2's queries about the difference between the cover prices of newsstand and direct market copies of the same title.
Most Titles Now $2.99
December 17, 2003
A survey of local Madison Wisconsin newsstand outlets found a number of Marvel Comics carrying a $2.99 cover price.
October Had an Extra Shipping Week
December 21, 2003
While comic book sales sagged in October, they slipped even more in November. Only one new title debuted in the Top 25 for November.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 21, 2003
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2003.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 21, 2003
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2003.
Cable Campaign Launched in November
December 15, 2003
The Genio Group has launched a campaign for its educational Genio Cards based on a 30-second television commercial, which it is airing on Nickelodeon, the Cartoon Network, ABC Family Channel, USA, and Lifetime cable networks.
Lance Barnes Optioned
December 14, 2003
Rick Friedberg, director of Spy Hard , has officially optioned Stefan Petrucha's comic book saga, Lance Barnes Post Nuke Dick.
