Batman Top Title, Marvel 19 of Top 25
August 11, 2003
Comic sales in July stayed true to form, with Batman topping the list, Marvel taking the most slots (19 out of the top 25), and roughly the same number of titles up as down in the top 25.
Due On October 21
August 7, 2003
Universal Home Video is planning to release The Incredible Hulk: The Television Series Ultimate Collection , a six-disk box set on October 21.
Alonso and Marts Get Promotions
July 30, 2003
Marvel today announced that it was extending the contract of Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada.
Actual Financials Out On August 12
July 28, 2003
Buoyed by increased licensing revenues, Marvel announced that, '...based on preliminary figures, the company will exceed the high end of financial guidance for revenue, EBITDA, Net Income, EPS and Free Cash Flow for Q2 2003.'
Two Series Ship This Fall
July 24, 2003
Wizards of the Coast unveiled the details of its new Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game .
A Retailers' Poll Will Decide The Date
July 23, 2003
Marvel Comics has released a statement declaring: 'Marvel fully intends to participate in a 2004 Free Comic Book Day.'
But Pirates Doesn't Walk The Plank
July 20, 2003
The R-Rated Bad Boys II , featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, bludgeoned its way to the top of the box office with a stellar $46.7 million dollar opening weekend.
Marvel Has Eight Of The Top Ten Titles
July 15, 2003
Diamond Comic Distributors' tally of comics shipped during June showed declines in nineteen of the top 25 comics. Only four comics out of the top 25 showed gains and they were all Marvels.
But DVD Sales & Rentals Are Up 61%
July 13, 2003
In spite of a strong set of May releases including X2 , The Matrix Reloaded , and Finding Nemo , Hollywood's box office revenues were down some 4.6% during the first half of 2003.
League Respectable, Not Extraordinary
July 13, 2003
Johnny Depp enjoyed his biggest opening ever as Pirates of the Caribbean took the weekend box office with an estimated gross of $46.4 million and a smashing five-day total of $70.4 million.
