This chart was most recencently updated November 2019 in conjunction with an analysis of entertainment/character properties generating more than $100 million in licensed retail sales in the U.S. and Canada. For more information on TLL's methodology, click here. … [Read more...] about Retail Sales of Licensed Merchandise Based on $100MM+ Entertainment/Character Properties
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Experiential Roundup: Garfield, Scooby-Doo, YooHoo & More
Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Warner Bros. and Monlove are bringing Scooby-Doo and the gang on tour in 2020. The Canadian prodco is touring live show Scooby-Doo and the Lost City of Gold across 30 countries over 5 years. GarfieldEATS his way to Canada after the concept restaurant launched last year in Dubai in a partnership between Paws Inc. and venture … [Read more...] about Experiential Roundup: Garfield, Scooby-Doo, YooHoo & More
37 Entertainment/Character Brands Earned Over $100 MM in the U.S./Canada
Karina Masolova, karina@plainlanguagemedia.com This year, a total of 37 properties made TLL’s annual list of entertainment/character brands that generated over $100 million in licensed retail sales in the U.S./Canada for 2017. Last year, TLL tracked 46 brands that qualified for the list based on 2016 sales. And the year before that, 44 brands made the list based on estimated … [Read more...] about 37 Entertainment/Character Brands Earned Over $100 MM in the U.S./Canada
Birthday Cheer
Jim Davis’ Garfield celebrates his 40th birthday this year with a new TV series, book, feature film, and merchandise with the help of Paws, Inc. Later this year, a new animated series of 120 30-second shorts titled Garfield Originals will be released. An animated Garfield movie is also in development with Alcon Entertainment. The sarcastic fat cat is also collaborating with … [Read more...] about Birthday Cheer
44 Entertainment/Character Brands Make the $100 Million List
Karina Masolova, additional reporting by Glenn Demby and Marcy Magiera Forty-four entertainment/character properties make our list of brands that generate over $100 million in retail sales of licensed merchandise in the U.S. and Canada—accounting for a total of $41 billion in sales worldwide in 2015. See the full list here. Three brands cleared $1 billion in the U.S./Canada … [Read more...] about 44 Entertainment/Character Brands Make the $100 Million List
Garfield Gets Global Push
Fat cat Garfield will grow a bit more this year with new direct-to-retail deals in Europe and Asia, a new licensing agent in Japan, and stepped up activity in the U.S. Licensor Paws Inc., is taking Garfield direct-to-retail with new programs with Original Marines in Italy, Undiz in France, and C&A and Rei do Mate in Brazil. In Japan, Tohokushinsha Film Corp. is its new … [Read more...] about Garfield Gets Global Push