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.
As President of Entertainment
July 13, 2005
According to the Hollywood Reporter , Reginald Hudlin, who is currently writing Black Panther and Marvel Knights Spider-Man for Marvel, has been named chief programmer for Robert Johnson's BET cable network.
At the Wholesale Level
July 11, 2005
Some direct market retailers might want to quibble with Avi Arad's recent assertion that the success of Marvel-based movies translates into more readers for Marvel comics.
'Disheartening'
July 10, 2005
Now Comics publisher Tony Caputo saw the comment by John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics on the most recent Wizard cover, and adds his comments.
But Box Office Declines for 19th Straight Week
July 4, 2005
Steven Spielberg's version of H.G. Wells' science fiction classic War of the Worlds overcame stout action picture competition to annihilate the competition over the four-day Fourth of July holiday weekend.
'Make You Sweat'
June 30, 2005
John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the cover of this week's Wizard magazine and thought it went too far.
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 ).
More Than Doubling the Number of Digital Projection Systems
June 28, 2005
Walt Disney Studios is partnering with Dolby Laboratories to bring digital projection to 100 specially selected, high profile theaters in 25 top North American markets.
With Five Different Covers
June 27, 2005
Fox is mounting a major marketing campaign for its Fantastic Four adaptation including 5 TV Guide covers.
Column by Steven Bates
June 21, 2005
This week Bates takes another look at the relationship between comics and film.
