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Times are tough, and comic creator (and Hellboy creator) Mike Mignola is stepping up to help raise some money. Mignola is auctioning off sketches on eBay to help benefit Chef José Andrés‘ World Central Kitchen. 100% of the proceeds are going to the effort.
World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit that began ten years ago that focuses on hunger and poverty. The program responded to 13 disasters in 2019 and has ongoing programs throughout the world.
Currently, the organization is delivering meals to those impacted by COVID-19 through quarantine, school closings, unemployment or more. They’re serving nearly 100,000 meals every day. They’re also helping to put restaurants back to work, feeding frontline healthcare workers, and mapping gaps in meals.
So during these times we have decided to start an eBay auction of my sketches with 100% of the proceeds going to @chefjoseandres' @WCKitchen. They do great things check them out, here: https://t.co/jbYEK6YqgE .
It was a rough weekend at the box office with the lowest earnings in two decades. The fears over the coronavirus kept audiences at home and theaters to close. Despite that, Sony‘s Bloodshot debuted beating expectations. Bloodshot is the latest comic based film, launching a potential new cinematic universe based on Valiant’s comics.
It opened with $9.3 million which actually beat expectations. The audience enjoyed it with a 78% on RottenTomatoes though critics gave it a 31% rating. The opening day audience gave it a “B” CinemaScore.
Internationally, the film opened in 50 markets and was #1 in over half of them. The film brought in $13 million overseas for an international total of $15.1 million. The film opened in Germany in November.
That opening is #154 on the comic film chart. With a budget of $45 million, the film will have a rough time making back its budget due to the current situation. Sony will have to get creative to salvage the situation. Expect an expedited digital release as one solution.
Birds of Preycontinues to fight for every dollar at the box office but it looks like the current situation will impact it as well.
The film dropped to #11 at the weekend box office from last week’s #8. Birds of Prey brought in an estimated $555,000 over the weekend and $1.5 million over the week. It has earned $84 million in its six weeks.
The film has also earned about $1.1 million internationally. That brings the number to $114.3 million. The film nears $200 million worldwide and has earned $198.4 million.
The film opens in Japan on March 20 though it’s unknown if the virus outbreak will change that.
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising continues to bring in the dollars. The film added $600,000 to its domestic total and $12,000 to its international total. It’s earned $28.4 million worldwide so far.
Joker continues to wind down its run at the box office.
Over the past two weeks, the film earned about $100,000 internationally.
The movie’s $1.074 billion is an amazing haul for a movie whose budget was just $55 million. It caps off a record-setting year for films based on comics.
The movie is currently ranked #11 in worldwide total for a comic adaptation. It’s about $6.8 million from passing The Dark Knight Rises and will crack the top ten at that point. It’s unlikely to do so but you never know.
When it comes to DC films, it’s a most interesting one. The film is marching along and it’s possible it will pass Aquaman‘s domestic total by the time its domestic run is over:
Film
Studio
Domestic Gross
Wonder Woman
WB
$412,563,408
Aquaman
WB
$335,061,807
Joker
WB
$335,451,311
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$330,360,194
Suicide Squad
WB
$325,100,054
Man of Steel
WB
$291,045,518
Justice League
WB
$229,024,295
Shazam!
WB
$140,371,656
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$29,790,236
Joker has been doing quite well in international earnings where Warner Bros. has had issues in the past. Aquaman indicates a shift for the company and lessons seem to be continued with Joker.
Film
Studio
International Gross
Aquaman
WB
$813,100,000
Joker
WB
$738,800,000
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$542,900,000
Justice League
WB
$428,900,000
Suicide Squad
WB
$420,500,000
Wonder Woman
WB
$409,283,604
Man of Steel
WB
$377,000,000
Shazam!
WB
$225,600,000
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$22,300,000
The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the movie has a 19.53x return so far. That’s the highest factor for any movie based on a comic beating The Mask which was the previous leader with a 15.29x factor.
The film hasn’t earned the most compared to the budget, that record is held by Avengers: Endgame. Despite a $356 million budget, that movie earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $1.019 billion.
In a head-scratcher, Warner Bros.’ The Kitchen, based of the DC Vertigo comic, saw a massive boost internationally. While the movie had just $3.8 million reported last week, the total is now $106 million. It’s possible the numbers just took a while to come in, which is not uncommon. That has shifted the film from being a complete disaster to about break even.
Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.
Total Domestic Gross: $2.368 billion Total International Gross: $5.066 billion Worldwide Gross: $7.434 billion Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion Total “Profit”: $6.146 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $236.8 million Average International Gross: $506.6 million Average: Worldwide Gross: $743.4 million Average Budget: $128.9 million Average Profit: $614.6 million
Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.
Mantic Games has announced a new limited-edition expansion for Hellboy: The Board Game is in stores now. Working with visionary creator Mike Mignola and Dark Horse Comics, Mantic has created Hellboy in Mexico featuring new heroes, new missions and new terrifying villains.
Previously only available as an optional extra in the Kickstarter campaign, this limited-edition expansion tells the story of Hellboy’s lost period in Mexico, when he became a Mexican wrestler, fought vampires alongside three luchador brothers and faced off against the horrifying Camazotz – a giant wrestling vampire bat!
Available direct from Mantic Games or from gaming stores around the world, Hellboy in Mexico is a limited-edition, one-print expansion that will not be available again once it has sold out.
Hellboy: The Board Game is a cooperative experience in which players face off against some of the comic’s most famous foes. Up to four people take control of iconic B.R.P.D. members – Hellboy, Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and Johann Kraus – before exploring gothic locations, uncovering ancient artifacts and battling one of Hellboy’s most notorious foes, Rasputin! After launching in April 2019, the game is now available in multiple languages (French, Italian, Brazilian and Russian) and is on its third reprint after selling out worldwide.
It’s a tale of two R-rated films based on DC properties and an anime at the weekend box office. Despite positive reviews and a push from fans, Birds of Preycontinues to fight for every dollar at the box office.
With a drop of two spots to come in at #8 for the weekend, Birds of Prey brought in an estimated $2.2 million domestically. It has earned $82.6 million in its five weeks.
Over two weeks (we missed last week’s update) the film has earned about $10 million domestically and $12 million internationally. Along with its $113.2 million internationally, the film nears $200 million worldwide and has earned $195.8 million.
The film opens in Japan on March 20.
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising debuted in fourth place last week. The film opened with $5.9 million domestically. It opened in Japan in December. This past weekend, the anime was #10 after last week’s debut at #4. The film added $1.5 million to its domestic total to bring that to $12.7 million. With $15.1 million internationally, the film has earned $27.8 million worldwide.
Joker continues to wind down its run at the box office.
Over the past two weeks, the film earned about $100,000 domestically. The film’s total now stands at $335.5 million.
Internationally, the film added $800,000 over the two weeks. It’s earned $738.7 million internationally.
The movie’s $1.074 billion is an amazing haul for a movie whose budget was just $55 million. It caps off a record-setting year for films based on comics.
The movie is currently ranked #11 in worldwide total for a comic adaptation. It’s about $6.9 million from passing The Dark Knight Rises and will crack the top ten at that point. It’s unlikely to do so but you never know.
When it comes to DC films, it’s a most interesting one. The film is marching along and it’s possible it will pass Aquaman‘s domestic total by the time its domestic run is over:
Film
Studio
Domestic Gross
Wonder Woman
WB
$412,563,408
Aquaman
WB
$335,061,807
Joker
WB
$335,451,311
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$330,360,194
Suicide Squad
WB
$325,100,054
Man of Steel
WB
$291,045,518
Justice League
WB
$229,024,295
Shazam!
WB
$140,371,656
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$29,790,236
Joker has been doing quite well in international earnings where Warner Bros. has had issues in the past. Aquaman indicates a shift for the company and lessons seem to be continued with Joker.
Film
Studio
International Gross
Aquaman
WB
$813,100,000
Joker
WB
$738,700,000
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$542,900,000
Justice League
WB
$428,900,000
Suicide Squad
WB
$420,500,000
Wonder Woman
WB
$409,283,604
Man of Steel
WB
$377,000,000
Shazam!
WB
$225,600,000
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$22,300,000
The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the movie has a 19.53x return so far. That’s the highest factor for any movie based on a comic beating The Mask which was the previous leader with a 15.29x factor.
The film hasn’t earned the most compared to the budget, that record is held by Avengers: Endgame. Despite a $356 million budget, that movie earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $1.019 billion.
Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.
Total Domestic Gross: $2.368 billion Total International Gross: $4.964 billion Worldwide Gross: $7.332 billion Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion Total “Profit”: $6.043 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $236.8 million Average International Gross: $496.4 million Average: Worldwide Gross: $733.2 million Average Budget: $128.9 million Average Profit: $604.3 million
Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.
It’s a tale of two R-rated films based on DC properties at the weekend box office. Despite positive reviews and a push from fans, Birds of Preycontinues to fight at the box office.
With a drop about 59%, the film brought in an estimated $7 million over the three days. That brings the domestic total to $72.5 million. Internationally, the film added $10 million from 78 markets. The international total now stands at $101.2 million for a worldwide total of $173.7 million. The film should be well profitable by the time its run is over but the film will definitely send Warner Bros. back to the drawing board. The film opens in Japan on March 20.
Joker continues to wind down its run but saw its post Oscar boost slow down.
Over the past week, the film earned about $104,000 domestically which is a decrease from the $170,000 it earned over the previous week. The film’s total now stands at $335.4 million.
Internationally, the film added $500,000 over the week which is down from the previous week’s $600,000. It’s earned $737.9 million internationally.
The movie’s $1.073 billion is an amazing haul for a movie whose budget was just $55 million. It caps off a record-setting year for films based on comics.
The movie is currently ranked #11 in worldwide total for a comic adaptation. It’s about $7.8 million from passing The Dark Knight Rises and will crack the top ten at that point. It’s unlikely to do so but you never know.
When it comes to DC films, it’s a most interesting one. The film is marching along and it’s possible it will pass Aquaman‘s domestic total by the time its domestic run is over:
Film
Studio
Domestic Gross
Wonder Woman
WB
$412,563,408
Aquaman
WB
$335,061,807
Joker
WB
$335,355,159
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$330,360,194
Suicide Squad
WB
$325,100,054
Man of Steel
WB
$291,045,518
Justice League
WB
$229,024,295
Shazam!
WB
$140,371,656
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$29,790,236
Joker has been doing quite well in international earnings where Warner Bros. has had issues in the past. Aquaman indicates a shift for the company and lessons seem to be continued with Joker.
Film
Studio
International Gross
Aquaman
WB
$813,100,000
Joker
WB
$737,900,000
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$542,900,000
Justice League
WB
$428,900,000
Suicide Squad
WB
$420,500,000
Wonder Woman
WB
$409,283,604
Man of Steel
WB
$377,000,000
Shazam!
WB
$225,600,000
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$22,300,000
The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the movie has a 19.51x return so far. That’s the highest factor for any movie based on a comic beating The Mask which was the previous leader with a 15.29x factor.
The film hasn’t earned the most compared to the budget, that record is held by Avengers: Endgame. Despite a $356 million budget, that movie earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $1.018 billion.
Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.
Total Domestic Gross: $2.368 billion Total International Gross: $4.963 billion Worldwide Gross: $7.331 billion Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion Total “Profit”: $6.042 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $236.8 million Average International Gross: $496.3 million Average: Worldwide Gross: $733.1 million Average Budget: $128.9 million Average Profit: $604.2 million
Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.
It’s a tale of two R-rated films based on DC properties at the weekend box office. Despite positive reviews and a push from fans, Birds of Preycontinues to struggle at the box office.
With about a 48% drop, the film brought in an estimated $17.1 million over the three days and $19.6 million for the four days. That brings the domestic total to $61.7 million. Internationally, the film added $23 million from 78 markets, about a 46% drop. The international total now stands at $83.6 million for a worldwide total of $145.3 million. The film should be well profitable by the time its run is over but the film will definitely send Warner Bros. back to the drawing board. The film opens in Japan on March 20.
Joker continues to wind down its run but saw a bit of a boost going into the Oscars.
Over the past week, the film earned about $170,000 domestically which is a decrease from the $200,000 it earned over the previous week. It’s the same amount as of two weeks ago. The film’s total now stands at $335.3 million.
Internationally, the film added $600,000 over the week which is up from the previous week’s $500,000. It’s earned $737.4 million internationally.
The movie’s $1.073 billion is an amazing haul for a movie whose budget was just $55 million. It caps off a record-setting year for films based on comics.
The movie is currently ranked #11 in worldwide total for a comic adaptation. It’s about $8.4 million from passing The Dark Knight Rises and will crack the top ten at that point. It’s unlikely to do so but you never know.
When it comes to DC films, it’s a most interesting one. The film is marching along and it’s possible it will pass Aquaman‘s domestic total by the time its domestic run is over:
Film
Studio
Domestic Gross
Wonder Woman
WB
$412,563,408
Aquaman
WB
$335,061,807
Joker
WB
$335,251,773
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$330,360,194
Suicide Squad
WB
$325,100,054
Man of Steel
WB
$291,045,518
Justice League
WB
$229,024,295
Shazam!
WB
$140,371,656
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$29,790,236
Joker has been doing quite well in international earnings where Warner Bros. has had issues in the past. Aquaman indicates a shift for the company and lessons seem to be continued with Joker.
Film
Studio
International Gross
Aquaman
WB
$813,100,000
Joker
WB
$737,400,000
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$542,900,000
Justice League
WB
$428,900,000
Suicide Squad
WB
$420,500,000
Wonder Woman
WB
$409,283,604
Man of Steel
WB
$377,000,000
Shazam!
WB
$225,600,000
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$22,300,000
The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the movie has a 19.5x return so far. That’s the highest factor for any movie based on a comic beating The Mask which was the previous leader with a 15.29x factor.
The film hasn’t earned the most compared to the budget, that record is held by Avengers: Endgame. Despite a $356 million budget, that movie earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $1.018 billion.
Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.
Total Domestic Gross: $2.368 billion Total International Gross: $4.962 billion Worldwide Gross: $7.330 billion Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion Total “Profit”: $6.042 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $236.8 million Average International Gross: $496.2 million Average: Worldwide Gross: $733.0 million Average Budget: $128.9 million Average Profit: $604.2 million
Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.
Legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Dark Horse Direct and Mantic Games have announced the first Hellboy Statue based on Mantic Games’ bestselling Hellboy: The Board Game miniature. Limited to 500 and available now for pre-order, the Hellboy Statue—Mantic Series is expected to ship this summer.
This exclusive statue was meticulously sculpted by the creative team at Mantic Games and painted by Ed Bradley as if you lifted our hero right out of the pages of the acclaimed graphic novels and comics. Posed to pack quite a punch, Hellboy stands approximately 9” tall on a hellscape terrain base approximately 7.5” wide. Level 52 Studios did the statue prototype and base sculpt for The Hellboy Statue—Mantic Series.
On sale now, Hellboy: The Board Game is a co-operative experience in which players face off against some of the comic’s most famous foes. Up to four people take control of iconic BRPD members – Hellboy, Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and Johann Kraus – before exploring gothic locations, uncovering ancient artifacts and battling one of Hellboy’s most notorious foes, Rasputin!
It was a tale of two R-rated films based on DC properties at the weekend box office. Despite positive reviews, Birds of Prey fell short with an estimated $33.3 million opening weekend. This was far below the studio’s expected $45 million.
This is despite good reviews, even from critics. The film received an 81% on RottenTomatoes and a 60 on Metacritic. Opening day audiences gave it a “B+” CinemaScore and audiences have given it an 83% score on RottenTomatoes.
The film’s audience was 51% female and 65% of the audience was age 25 or older. Theories blame the R-rating for the struggles but that’s easily blown out of the water by the earnings of Deadpool, Logan, and last year’s Joker. The latter film has earned over $1 billion at the box office with a similar budget. The fact it’s a female lead film is also debunked when one can point to Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel as recent successes.
Internationally, the film opened in 78 markets earning $48 million. Japan will be the final market and opens on March 20.
With a budget of $84.5 million, Birds of Prey should make its money back easily but the debut will surely get studios to rethink their future plans.
Joker continues to wind down its run but saw a bit of a boost going into the Oscars.
Over the past week, the film earned about $200,000 domestically which is an increase from the $170,000 it earned over the previous week. The film’s total now stands at $335.1 million.
Internationally, the film added $500,000 over the week down from the previous week’s $600,000. It’s earned $736.8 million internationally.
The movie’s $1.072 billion is an amazing haul for a movie whose budget was just $55 million. It caps off a record-setting year for films based on comics.
The movie is currently ranked #11 in worldwide total for a comic adaptation. It’s about $9.2 million from passing The Dark Knight Rises and will crack the top ten at that point. It’s unlikely to do so but you never know.
When it comes to DC films, it’s a most interesting one. The film is marching along and it’s possible it will pass Aquaman‘s domestic total by the time its domestic run is over:
Film
Studio
Domestic Gross
Wonder Woman
WB
$412,563,408
Aquaman
WB
$335,061,807
Joker
WB
$335,084,607
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$330,360,194
Suicide Squad
WB
$325,100,054
Man of Steel
WB
$291,045,518
Justice League
WB
$229,024,295
Shazam!
WB
$140,371,656
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$29,790,236
Joker has been doing quite well in international earnings where Warner Bros. has had issues in the past. Aquaman indicates a shift for the company and lessons seem to be continued with Joker.
Film
Studio
International Gross
Aquaman
WB
$813,100,000
Joker
WB
$736,800,000
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
WB
$542,900,000
Justice League
WB
$428,900,000
Suicide Squad
WB
$420,500,000
Wonder Woman
WB
$409,283,604
Man of Steel
WB
$377,000,000
Shazam!
WB
$225,600,000
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
WB
$22,300,000
The film is now one of the most profitable comic film adaptations of all time. With a reported budget of $55 million, the movie has a 19.49x return so far. That’s the highest factor for any movie based on a comic beating The Mask which was the previous leader with a 15.29x factor.
The film hasn’t earned the most compared to the budget, that record is held by Avengers: Endgame. Despite a $356 million budget, that movie earned a “profit” of $2.442 billion. Joker has cracked the top ten though having so far earned a “profit” of $1.017 billion.
Here’s where 2019’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.
Total Domestic Gross: $2.368 billion Total International Gross: $4.962 billion Worldwide Gross: $7.329 billion Total Reported Budgets: $1.289 billion Total “Profit”: $6.041 billion
Average Domestic Gross: $236.8 million Average International Gross: $496.2 million Average: Worldwide Gross: $732.9 million Average Budget: $128.9 million Average Profit: $604.1 million
Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. The bold numbers are above average while those below average are not.
