Archive for April, 2008

Fri
Apr
25

Like Batman, memories leap from summer’s silver screen (USA Today)


This summer, Hollywood reaches back to tap into our affections for comics, novels, old TV shows, nearly forgotten films and more. For some fans, that’s reason to cheer. Here’s a selection of readers’ fondest memories, along with some film history and the latest on the new installments.

Fri
Apr
25

City will be Transformed (The Cincinnati Enquirer)


Thousands of fans won’t hide their love of robots in disguise this weekend. For the first time, Cincinnati will host BotCon, the 14-year-old annual convention celebrating Transformers toys, TV shows and movies.

Fri
Apr
25

Autobots transform to bling-bling for Hasbro (Comics2Film)


A report from Hollywood Reporter on the power of films to boost the toy business reveals that Hasbro is feeling mighty after high sales, due in large part to ‘ Transformers ‘ toys.

Fri
Apr
25

Hasbro outshines toys rival (Toronto Star)


NEW YORK–The world’s two largest toy makers posted sharply different quarterly results yesterday, with Hasbro Inc. riding its hot Transformers line to a strong profit, while legal expenses and rising costs hurt Mattel Inc.’s bottom line.

Fri
Apr
25

Hasbro 1Q profit rises 14 pct on strong Transformers sales (AP via Yahoo! News)


The toymaker Hasbro Inc. said Monday its earnings rose 14 percent in the first quarter on growth in brands such as Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop. The results beat expectations and drove its shares up almost 10 percent in morning trading.

Fri
Apr
25

‘Transformers’ lead Hasboro to strong profits (Chicago Sun-Times)


PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The toymaker Hasbro Inc. said Monday its earnings rose 14 percent in the first quarter on growth in brands such as Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop. The results beat expectations and drove its shares almost 5 percent higher in premarket trading.

Fri
Apr
25

Hasbro 1Q profit rises 14 pct on strong Transformers sales (Lexington Herald-Leader)


The toymaker Hasbro Inc. said Monday its earnings rose 14 percent in the first quarter on growth in brands such as Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop. The results beat expectations and drove its shares up almost 10 percent in morning trading. The world’s second biggest toy company said it earned $37.5 million, or 25 cents per share, for the three months ended March 30, up from $32.9 million, or …

Fri
Apr
25

Transformers drive Hasbro growth (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)


Toys and board games company Hasbro saw strong first quarter growth on the back of vibrant demand for Transformers and its Littlest Pet Shop lines.

Fri
Apr
25

Hasbro 1Q profit rises 14 pct on strong Transformers sales (San Francisco Chronicle)


The toymaker Hasbro Inc. said Monday its earnings rose 14 percent in the first quarter on growth in brands such as Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop. The results beat expectations and drove its shares up almost 10 percent in morning trading. The world’s…

Fri
Apr
25

Strong growth of Transformers, Littlest Pet Shop brands boost Hasbro’s 1Q profit by 14 percent (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)


PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The toymaker Hasbro Inc. said Monday its earnings rose 14 percent in the first quarter on growth in brands such as Transformers and Littlest Pet Shop.