Via the Hollywood Reporter, Marvel’s profits for this quarter have gone down a significant amount, mainly due to the fact that there was not a movie released this year. Last year, they had two: “Iron Man” and “The Incredible Hulk” and that helped generate plenty of additional revenue.
“Despite the absence of any Marvel Studios feature film releases in 2009, Marvel continued to deliver solid operating performance across all our operating segments,” Marvel chairman Morton Handel said. “Anticipation for the high profile “Iron Man 2″ feature film continues to build, and we are focusing our efforts on the film’s May 2010 release and the related licensing opportunities.”
I’m sure also, with the addition of the “Iron Man” sequel, they have “Thor”, “The First Avenger: Captain America”, and “The Avengers” on the horizon, so this is probably a momentary lapse.
