Marvel releases sales report, dates upcoming games

Posted May 5, 2008 at 9:57AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Magazines, News Tags: Marvel Entertainment, North America
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Spiderman-Hulk-Ironman - Image 1A press release from Marvel Entertainment has revealed that their total first quarter sales have dropped to US$ 112.6 million from last year's US$ 151.4 million.

Interestingly enough, this drop didn't seem to faze the company as it revealed that it is raising fiscal year sales guidance to US$ 370 million to US$ 400 million with profits ranging anywhere from US$ 104 to US$ 122 million.

Some may be wondering what prompted the company to raise its financial guidance despite the drop of revenue in the first quarter. The answer is simple really, they're banking on both the Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk franchises to make them money.

The release (and revenue) of the Iron Man movie and video games (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation Portable) did not make it into the first quarter report since the cut-off was March 31, 2008. We've been hearing good things about it though, with the movie generating US$100.75 million in North America and US$ 201million globally.

The same press release also revealed the release date of their upcoming video games. The Incredible Hulk (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation Portable) is expected to be out by June 3 2008 while Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable) should come out by Fall this year.

 
 
 

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by CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2008-05-05 09:00
» What Do You Guys Think About The Iron Man Movie?

I liked it but feel that they rushed it a bit at the end. I would have liked to see more crazy fighting. I guess thats what sequels are for. I can't wait for the sequel!

by The Obsidian - 2008-05-06 03:09
» Iron man

Havnt seen it so its good eh? i was hoping it would be. So it has some cool fights too?? i want to see it Hulk and Narnia then im done for this summer i think.

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