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Marvel Net Income Declines 60% on Lower Film Revenue (Update2)
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Marvel Entertainment Inc. , the comic book publisher that agreed to be acquired by Walt Disney Co. , reported third-quarter profit fell 60 percent on a drop in film revenue and licensing sales. Net income declined to $20.4 million, or 26 cents a share, from $50.6 million, ...
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Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — Marvel Business | Marvel Entertainment's third-quarter profits plunged 60 percent because of a steep decline in film revenue and licensing sales for the period. The publishing division declined 6 percent, or $2 million, compared to the third quarter of 2008, which the company attributes to a drop in custom ...

Comics A.M. - The Comics Internet in 2 Minutes
Comic Book Resources — Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes Business | Marvel Entertainment's third-quarter profits plunged 60 percent because of a steep decline in film revenue and licensing sales for the period. The publishing division declined 6 percent, or $2 million, compared to the third quarter of 2008, which the company attributes to a drop in custom publishing offset by an increase in book-market revenue. [ Bloomberg ...

Marvel's Q3 Earnings: Enough To Make Mickey Sweat?
io9: comics — ... as well as the volume of releases and successful "mini-events" like Dark Avengers/X-Men, Dark Reign, the relaunch of the Ultimate line and Captain America: Reborn, which most would've thought should've kept earnings level at least. Is this just another sign that Marvel's strength is now movie making and IP library? And if so, what happens if future movies are more Hulk or X-Men Origins: Wolverine than Iron Man? Marvel Net Income Declines 60% on Lower Film Revenue [Bloomberg]

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