Lord of the Rings, Comics Strong Sellers
January 15, 2002
In the midst of a recession and in the wake of the economic turmoil created by the 9-11 attacks, the pop culture retailers surveyed by ICv2 reported strong sales in December. Let's take a look at some of the categories...
Tops Comics and Toy Categories
January 26, 2002
The December Top Ten Cool lists, which reflect how products actually sold through in pop culture stores, had big products selling big...
Action Figure Category Leads
February 9, 2002
Although the total for sales of traditional toys rose only 2% in 2001, the action figure category registered a solid increase of 36% according to figures released at Toy Fair by Toy Industry Association.
LOTR Tournaments Bow This Summer
March 26, 2002
Decipher, Inc. announced the formation of the Decipher Game Management Authority (DGMA), an independent tournament management company.
Single Day Total Over $26 Million
December 18, 2002
The Two Towers , the second installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy debuted strongly on Wednesday, pulling in over $26 million from some 3,600 screens in just one day.
Release Set For Q4
January 19, 2003
Sabertooth Games has announced the Christmas 2003 release of its Lord of the Rings Tradeable Miniatures Game .
Plus Three Other 2003 Releases
February 11, 2003
Eagle Games has announced the April release of a Lord of the Rings board game for kids six and up.
Also Massive 'War Of The Rings' Boardgame
February 12, 2003
Fantasy Flight, Inc. of Roseville, Minnesota has announced the May publication of the official Lord of the Rings Trivia Game .
Regular and Special Extended Editions
April 21, 2003
New Line has announced the release dates for the three DVD editions of the second Lord of the Rings feature, The Two Towers .
MMORPG Debuts In 2005
May 15, 2003
Atari and Turbine Entertainment announced plans to bring Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons to the world of massively multiplayer games with Dungeons & Dragons Online .
