Marvel’s usual post-Spidey decline kicks in
As we've mentioned, historically, when a SPIDER-MAN film comes out and sets box office records, Marvel's stock usually takes a tumble as people rush to sell off. This is no different, than last time,...
I’m a Marvel and I’m a DC
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Just in case you haven't seen this...funny on so many levels.
Comics attract wordsmiths, too
First it was the actors; then it was the directors and musicians and TV show staff writers. Now it's the famous novelists who think comics are the bees knees, as the AP reports....
Marvel sitting pretty in 1Q
Well here's a shocking fact you never would have suspected: Marvel's 1Q profits were way up due to Spider-man!:
Comic book publisher Marvel Entertainment Inc., which owns the licensing rights to characters such as Spider-Man...
‘Spider-Man 3 — biggest ever
Yes, Spider-Man 3 had the biggest opening weekend of alllll tiiiiiiimes:
Landing on the same early May slot as the original, Spider-Man 3 spun an estimated $148 million on over 10,000 screens at 4,252 locations,...
SPIDEY 3 has biggest opening day ever
To the surprise of no one, 'Spider-Man 3' set a new record for biggest opening day:
Spider-Man 3 cast the widest web ever—over 10,000 screens at 4,252 theaters—and nabbed the all-time biggest gross for a...
A little bit more on Spidey 3
In our review of SPIDER-MAN 3 we noted that the Venom storyline didn't seem to be developed as much as it should. Reading this interview with director Sam Raimi at CBR supplied some clues...
Arad: Fanboys like a beautiful, passionate woman
Wired interviews Avi Arad, tagging him "the Man Who Launched the Superhero Craze", and mentions he was on the 10 City Spider-Man premiere tour, but not that he doesn't actually work for Marvel any...
REVIEW: A Spider-Man is Born
SPIDER-MAN 3 is a touching musical about a young couple whose struggles to keep their relationship going increase as they face the challenges of career, money and maturing in a fast paced world where...
IRON MAN waits in the wings
While Marvel is assured of a record year at the box office with Spidey 3, and FF 2, the real excitement begins WITH IRON MEN, the first Marvel-financed superhero movie. To keep...
Spider-Man 3 already setting records
Opening internationally, in advance of its US premiere tomorrow, SPIDEY 3 has already broken records on two continents:
"Spider-Man 3" cast a worldwide web with a blockbuster first day, hauling in $29.15 million in...
