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Black Panther misses merchandise bonanza

by Renata Sago
Mar 9, 2018
The Black Panther phenomenon continues. The Marvel — really, the Disney — blockbuster opened in China today, bringing its estimated box office to $920 million worldwide. It’s the perfect time for retailers to cash in on the movie’s success with a slew of Panther-themed merchandise: toys, t-shirts, tote bags and more. Turns out, though, that […]
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"Black Panther" soundtrack soars

by Renata Sago
Feb 19, 2018
While the movie breaks box office records, its soundtrack debuted at number-one on the Billboard charts.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park to end extreme poverty by 2030 at Central Park on September 24, 2016 in New York City.
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Is "Black Panther" a billion-dollar movie?

by Ryan Kailath
Jan 11, 2018
The new Marvel superhero movie “Black Panther” is breaking records — and it’s not even out yet. Fandango says the first 24 hours of advanced ticket sales beat the sales for “Captain America: Civil War,” thus setting a new bar for Marvel. Disney, which owns Marvel, has been promoting the movie heavily. But there’s also […]
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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ writers on why their film is different than all the other Spider-Man movies

by Adriene Hill and Robert Garrova
Jul 4, 2017
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley say it’s more about teen angst than a grown-up Spidey.
John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, writers on "Spider-Man: Homecoming" 
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Chart of the Day: Disney is cleaning up with Marvel

by Marketplace Staff
Nov 7, 2016
The Disney-Marvel business model relies on d-list heroes making a-list money.
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The empire orders re-shoots

by Jed Kim
Jun 1, 2016
How significant is it if, as reported, Disney wants re-shoots on the next Star Wars movie?
Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios Alan Horn.
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Long and Short: Credit, GMOs, millennial housing and Captain America

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
May 27, 2016
Marketplace’s Jed Kim and The Atlantic’s Gillian White talk about their best bets of the week.
Actor Chris Evans arrives at the premiere Of Marvel's 'Captain America:The Winter Soldier on March 13, 2014 in Hollywood, California.
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Disney vs movie theaters in the next box office fight

by Gigi Douban
May 6, 2015
Exploring the relationship between studios and theater owners.
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