The Zombie Industry Is Worth $6 Billion

According to a study by people who study stuff and try to pretend it's a job (like blogging!), the zombie industry is worth almost $6-billion. My life? My life is worth nothing. "I'll take it." Haha -- nice try, Lucifer!

Regardless of the reason, zombies are worth billions of dollars. The figure that we were able to piece together: $5.74 billion. In all honesty, this tab is grossly undercalculated in each category. By the time you add the money spent in total around the zombie genre, the figure is much higher.

Movies: $2.5 billion

Video games: $2.5 billion

Comic books, magazines and TV: $50 million

Books and novels: $100 million

Halloween costumes: $500 million (over a 4-year period)

Conventions, events and walks: $10 million

Merchandise: $50 million

The digital world: $10 million

Music: $10 million

Art: $10 million

You can check out MSNBC's whole long-ass article for details on each segment of the market, or, if you're like me, you can just go, "damn, $6-billion, that's a lot." You have no idea how pissed I am for investing my entire life savings in aliens. THEY were supposed to be the next big thing!

Zombies worth over $5 billion to economy [msnbc]

Thanks to Sherry, who's trying to score a piece of the market with a line of zombie inspired cosmetics. OMG -- can you make it look like my eyes are bleeding?!

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The Zombie Industry Is Worth \$6 Billion

\n\nAccording to a study by people who study stuff and try to pretend it's a job (like blogging!), the zombie industry is worth almost \$6-billion. My life? My life is worth nothing. \"I'll take it.\" Haha -- nice try, Lucifer!\n\n

Regardless of the reason, zombies are worth billions of dollars. The figure that we were able to piece together: \$5.74 billion. In all honesty, this tab is grossly undercalculated in each category. By the time you add the money spent in total around the zombie genre, the figure is much higher.\n\nMovies: \$2.5 billion\n\nVideo games: \$2.5 billion\n\nComic books, magazines and TV: \$50 million\n\nBooks and novels: \$100 million\n\nHalloween costumes: \$500 million (over a 4-year period)\n\nConventions, events and walks: \$10 million\n\nMerchandise: \$50 million \n\nThe digital world: \$10 million\n\nMusic: \$10 million\n\nArt: \$10 million

\n\nYou can check out MSNBC's whole long-ass article for details on each segment of the market, or, if you're like me, you can just go, \"damn, \$6-billion, that's a lot.\" You have no idea how pissed I am for investing my entire life savings in aliens. THEY were supposed to be the next big thing!\n\nZombies worth over \$5 billion to economy [msnbc]\n\nThanks to Sherry, who's trying to score a piece of the market with a line of zombie inspired cosmetics. OMG -- can you make it look like my eyes are bleeding?!