View Full Version : Marvel Entertainment Is Rolling In The Dough!
iSteve
08-07-2007, 05:10 PM
MARVEL ANNOUNCES Q2 2007 NUMBERS (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=124308)
Marvel Entertainment today released its Second Quarter 2007 numbers, reporting that net income rose 78% from one year ago, due to growth in all three divisions: licensing, comics and toys. Q2 2007 net income for the company was $29.1 million vs. Q2 2006 of $16.3 million...
mikegraham6
08-07-2007, 05:17 PM
weren't they bankrupt a few years ago???:rolleyes:
how'd that happen?
mrugly
08-07-2007, 05:51 PM
weren't they bankrupt a few years ago???:rolleyes:
how'd that happen?
Movies, toys for the movies, comic books that are loosely based on the movies (example: Spider-Man's "Black in Black" arc coming out the same year as Spider-Man 3), video games, a bunch of cross overs (Civil-War, World Wide Hulk), blah blah blah. I swear, it is insane.
sullivan85
08-07-2007, 06:30 PM
I've got to think that the comics don't directly make too much cash for them and the REAL money comes from all the licensing and movie-rights sales. But without the comic characters, they'd have nothing to license!
senoj1
08-07-2007, 08:40 PM
What do you think will make more money "The Dark Knight" or "Iron Man"?
That is awesome. Hopefully they get enough to make comics got back down to a dollar.
jaflanagan
08-07-2007, 08:42 PM
I've got to think that the comics don't directly make too much cash for them and the REAL money comes from all the licensing and movie-rights sales. But without the comic characters, they'd have nothing to license!
I think you're absolutely right.
kafkaesque
08-07-2007, 08:49 PM
When I first saw the thread title, I was expecting to see Marvel licensed cookie dough that came in that shapes of Spider-Man or Captain America.
I'm a bit disappointed to not find it here, really.
horatio616
08-07-2007, 08:53 PM
What do you think will make more money "The Dark Knight" or "Iron Man"?
That is awesome. Hopefully they get enough to make comics got back down to a dollar.
Hmm, that's a good question. Batman Begins grossed about 371 mil worldwide but only 48 mil opening the first weekend in the US. Sequels tend to do better, so I'd say we're looking at 450-500 million worldwide. It would be tough for Iron Man to top that.
horatio616
08-07-2007, 08:54 PM
I've got to think that the comics don't directly make too much cash for them and the REAL money comes from all the licensing and movie-rights sales. But without the comic characters, they'd have nothing to license!
I'd heard before somewhere that Warner wouldn't even publish comic books if it weren't for the profits from merchandise.