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.

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Free Comic Book Day is gaining strength as more publishers have agreed to participate and as the promotional heat picks up.

For 2003 Tide-Mark has stepped to the plate and acquired a number of key titles based on properties published by Dark Horse and Image Comics.

Lord of Rings: Fellowship of the Ring finished number one at the U.S. domestic box office for the third week in a row, earning some $23 million and pushing its cumulative total past $200 million in just 19 days.

Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure topped the comic charts for January 2002, with over 650,000 copies ordered from Diamond U.S. prior to any late orders or reorders.

Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in January 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond U.S..

ICv2 is pleased to present our top five Movie/TV Merchandise stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Retro cartoons drive sales.

Fellowship of the Rings had a $45 million weekend, bringing its five day gross to $73.1 million, the best-ever for December. LOTR fell far below the Harry Potter all-time record of over $92 million in its first weekend, but also showed on about 30% fewer screens and had a longer runtime.