For Pirated DVDs
July 21, 2005
Investigators for the MPAA attended the San Diego Comic-Con and fingered several vendors selling illegally made DVDs.
Column by Steven Bates
July 19, 2005
This week, Bates returns to the topic of the bond between retailer and customer.
To Compete With Market Leaders
July 12, 2005
The French game manufacturer Rackham is planning a public stock offering to raise capital.
Sketches on Display at San Diego
July 11, 2005
Southern Island, LLC. has released some sketches for its line of Full Metal Alchemist action figures.
First Overall Weekend Gain in 20 Weeks
July 10, 2005
The heavily-promoted Marvel Comics-based Fantastic Four film triumphed at the box office this weekend earning an estimated $56 million.
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 ).
For the Quarter
June 29, 2005
Games and non-sports products were bright spots that partially offset poor performance in other areas in Topps' Q1..
Only Drops 45% in Second Weekend
June 26, 2005
Batman Begins won the box office derby for the second week in a row, dropping only 45% to earn an estimated $26.7 million.
The Dark Knight Makes His Appearance
June 23, 2005
Fruits Basket Vol. 9 has now spent 4 weeks atop the BookScan list and Batman has begun his climb up the charts.
Over 'Zoom'
June 21, 2005
Fox and Marvel Enterprises have filed suit against Sony Pictures and Revolution Studios alleging that Sony's Zoom is confusingly similar to the X-Men franchise.
