Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War finished its third weekend at the box office with $1.606 billion in global ticket sales after earning another $61.8 million in North America and launching in China to a near-record $200 million.The movie’s domestic weekend take of $61.8 million was the fourth-biggest gross for …
Read More »Netflix Announces Its First Anime Original Series Set In Mexico
Netflix announced Seis Manos, its first original anime series set in Mexico, launching on Netflix globally in 2019. The series is produced by VIZ Media, LLC. Set in Mexico in the 1970’s era, Seis Manos centers on three orphaned martial arts warriors who join forces with a DEA agent and a Mexican …
Read More »Funimation Acquires ‘Attack On Titan’ Season 3
Funimation announced its acquisition of Season 3 of “Attack on Titan,” one of the top global anime franchises and a fan favorite with North American audiences from the moment it first premiered in 2013. As part of its agreement with Kodansha, Funimation has secured the international rights to home entertainment, …
Read More »‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Breaks Billion Dollar Record And Crushes Box Office
Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War continued to dominate the early summer box office over the weekend, earning $112.5 million domestically from 4,474 theaters to score the second-biggest sophomore outing ever as it topped the $1 billion mark globally faster than any film in history. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, …
Read More »Scrap And VIZ Media Debut Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Real Escape Game For The U.S.
SCRAP Entertainment, the leading pioneer of live escape entertainment, and VIZ Media have partnered to bring a Real Escape Game set in the world of JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE to the United States. The chance for fans to immerse themselves in the JOJO’S BIZARRE ESCAPE: THE HOTEL live experience hits the …
Read More »Lady Luck Smiles On Readers With Slots, Vol. 1
Writer/artist Dan Panosian (Daredevil: Back in Black, Conan/Red Sonja) will release a trade paperback collection of the first six issues of his gritty crime series SLOTS this June from Image/Skybound. You can say this about the life of Stanley Dance: he did it his way. Unfortunately, his way never took …
Read More »VIZ Media Releases First Volume Of The RWBY Official Manga Anthology Series
VIZ Media adds a new title to its RWBY roster with the release of the RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY on May 15 th. The RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY: RED LIKE ROSES will debut in print and digital editions under the VIZ Signature imprint with a rating of ‘T’ for Teens. …
Read More »Ice Cream Man, Vol. 1 Delivers Chills, Thrills, And Kills
Writer W. Maxwell Prince (ONE WEEK IN THE LIBRARY, The Electric Sublime), artist Martín Morazzo (SNOWFALL, GREAT PACIFIC, The Electric Sublime), and colorist Chris O’Halloran (GENERATION GONE, Black Panther) team up for ICE CREAM MAN, VOL. 1: RAINBOW SPRINKLES this June. The trade paperback will collect issues #1-4 of the …
Read More »VIZ Media Announces The Acquisition Of Magic: The Gathering—Concepts And Legends
VIZ Media dives into the legend, lore, and origins of the bestselling strategy card game, Magic: The Gathering, with the acquisition of MAGIC: THE GATHERING—CONCEPTS AND LEGENDS. Written by bestselling author and Magic: The Gathering Senior Game Designer James Wyatt, the slipcased, hardcover volume is slated for release in print this …
Read More »‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Breaks Box Office Records
Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War conquered the box office with a record breaking $250 million opening weekend. The film, which was the culmination of ten years of Marvel movies, became the biggest domestic opening of all time beating Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It also broke records overseas becoming the biggest worldwide …
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