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.
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 ).
18% of U.S. Market
June 26, 2005
Back in the year 2000 sales of TV series on DVD amounted to just $160 million -- by last year that total had morphed to a robust $2.8 billion.
Most Titles Down in May
June 19, 2005
Green Lantern #1 had a strong debut in May, with sales to North American comic stores by Diamond topping 168,000 copies.
Attracts 27,000
June 6, 2005
Wizard World Philadelphia attracted a record crowd of 27,000 fans over its just concluded three-day run.
Saturday Morning Block Expands to 5 Hours
June 2, 2005
The WB Television Network is scrapping its weekday 3-5:00 pm Kids' WB block and replacing it with syndicated series aimed at an older demographic.
Sales Estimates for April Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 18, 2005
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2005.
Star Wars Merchandising Goes Out With a Bang!
May 17, 2005
A lot of nervous Hollywood executives are hoping that the final installment of George Lucas's Star Wars saga will put an end to 12 straight weeks of declining box office.
Go! Comi
May 15, 2005
Go! Comi, a new manga publisher owned by TV producer/writer David Wise, announced four October launches at this weekend's Anime Central show in Rosemont, Illinois.
'A Great Day'
May 9, 2005
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Bellflower, California, sends in her Free Comic Book Day comments and declares it 'a great day.'
