Blade II strolled into 2,707 theaters on Oscar weekend and promptly cut the competition down to size by earning over $33.1 million, the second largest March opening ever.

Pioneer Animation announced the August 13 release of the first DVD volume of the anime comedy-drama series Strawberry Eggs .

Serious USA has announced that it has acquired the licenses to produce CD Cardz, rectangular CD-ROMs in trading card size, based on a number of 2002 movie properties.

Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in March 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.

January is a transition month in the pop culture products business, with the first week or two typically showing strong post-Christmas sales, followed by slowing traffic as the winter doldrums set in. But there was a lot of activity in pop culture stores this January, with especially strong releases in the comic category.

An ICv2 release. ICv2, with the support of sponsors Dark Horse Comics and Viz Communications, is launching its 'Tribute to Tezuka' promotion today, which includes free point of purchase display materials for retailers and information on how to market the works of Osamu Tezuka...

Diamond Select showed off a growing collection of licensed products and cool Japanese imports at its showroom at the New York Toy Fair this year.

In Marvel's press conference today, Marketing Manager Bill Rosemann ran down an impressive list of Spider-Man projects scheduled for the spring in order to feed off the heat generated by the Spider-Man movie, which opens May 3.

In contrast to the heady days of the late 90s, Hasbro has pruned back its offerings.

The syndicated television series Mutant X will be back for a second season.