Cinema typically prospers during slowdowns, and insiders think new films will turn box offices to gold, Xu Fan reports. China's box-office chart has seen new records set frequently in recent months. The latest big high-this year's first ...
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LEGO believes the success of LEGO Star Wars as a property in its own right means the brand will “stay with us forever”. LEGO Group CEO Jørgen Von Knudstorp told ToyNews that Star Wars fit the firm’s remit for ...
Smaug, Tauriel and Sauron each undergo the Pop makeover in celebration of the final movie installment this December. Funko has revealed its new line of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Pop vinyl figures. Following the white ...
The massive Consumer Electronics Show (CES), hosted annually in Las Vegas, showcases the latest discoveries and innovations, including audiovisual, gaming, smartphones, computing, household appliances and in-car technologies. While we see ...
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The DEG: Digital Entertainment Group used its annual cocktail reception here Tuesday to honor 2013's top contributors to the field of digital video entertainment, led by Target as the nation's leading retailer. Target was singled out for ...
The boy band secured the position in a list of top sellers including the likes of Peppa Pig, Moshi Monsters and Monster High It may not be the download chart, but One Direction has still taken the Christmas number one spot by topping the ...
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Spin Master has teamed up with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to create Stratego - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Created for ages eight and up, the game combines Classic Stratego battlefield strategy with the world of The Hobbit ...
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Warner Bros is showcasing a huge toy programme this Toy Fair season. The Hollywood giant has products inspired by the new Superman movie, Man of Steel, plus other DC Super Heroes, The Hobbit trilogy, plus The Big Bang Theory and Looney ...
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Underground Toys is to continue making its Star Wars Talking Plush toys (previously a ‘Best Toy’ at the Licensing Awards) after resigning with Lucas Licensing. Also showcasing on the Undergound stand will be the new four-inch ...
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Hobbit hole and Bilbo Baggins recreated in two million 1x1 LEGO-brick . A LEGO representation of Bilbo Baggins' famous fictional Hobbit hole have been faithfully recreated in an incredible two million LEGO-brick construction. Joining ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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ToyNews' Warner Bros. Consumer Products brand special is essential reading ahead of BLE 2012. The six-page feature includes an interview with UK general manager Paul Bufton, as well as close looks at big brands including The Hobbit, Man ...
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The much anticipated prequel to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the Hobbit (Part 1) will be in our cinemas this November, but until then, the kind toy land elves have brought us all the toys, statues, rings and replicas that our hearts ...
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Christie digital projection systems have been chosen for the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey presented by Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), and New Line Cinema. To do justice to Academy Award-winning ...
Warner Bros.Consumer Products(WBCP)returns to Brand Licensing Europe 2012 with a showcase of some of today's hottest properties,including tentpole films,"The Hobbit:An Unexpected Journey"(December 2012)and"Man of Steel"(June 2013). WBCP ...
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