Top 25 Toys: May 2013
Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy lives on with Square-Enix' The Dark Knight Trilogy Play Arts ~Kai~: Batman Action Figure, the best-selling toy product to comic book specialty retailers in May. Also in the top ten was the matching Dark Knight Trilogy Play Arts ~Kai~: Bane Action Figure at #4.
Diamond Select Toys had three products in the top ten — the Marvel Select: Nightcrawler Action Figure ranked #2, the Star Trek: The Original Series – USS Enterprise Cutaway Model ranked #6, and the Knight Rider: 1/15-Scale KITT ranked #10.
DC Collectibles had three products in the top ten as well — the Man of Steel: Superman 1/6-Scale Iconic Statue (based on the new film) ranked #3, the Green Lantern: Simon Baz Action Figure ranked #5, and the Batman: Black & White Statue by Mike Allred ranked #7.
Rounding out the top ten, Kotobukiya placed two products at the top of the charts, the Mass Effect: Commander Shepard Bishoujo Statue at #8 and the DC Comics: Aquaman "New 52" ArtFX+ Statue at #9.
TOP 25 TOYS
Based on Total Retail Dollar Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2013
DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 3 | SEP128219 | DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY PLAY ARTS KAI BATMAN AF | $64.99 | SQU |
2 | 1 | MAY121672 | MARVEL SELECT NIGHTCRAWLER AF | $24.99 | DST |
3 | 13 | FEB130255 | MAN OF STEEL SUPERMAN 1:6 SCALE ICONIC STATUE | $129.95 | DC |
4 | 5 | SEP128218 | DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY PLAY ARTS KAI BANE AF | $64.99 | SQU |
5 | 2 | JAN130349 | GREEN LANTERN SIMON BAZ AF | $24.95 | DC |
6 | 21 | FEB131540 | ST TOS ENTERPRISE CUTAWAY MODEL | $174.99 | DST |
7 | 15 | FEB130260 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY MIKE ALLRED | $79.95 | DC |
8 | 18 | OCT121708 | MASS EFFECT COMMANDER SHEPARD BISHOUJO STATUE | $64.99 | KOT |
9 | 7 | APR131844 | DC COMICS AQUAMAN ARTFX+ STATUE NEW 52 VER | $39.99 | KOT |
10 | 8 | MAY121668 | KNIGHT RIDER 1/15 SCALE KITT | $59.99 | DST |
11 | 23 | AUG120308 | WE CAN BE HEROES JUSTICE LEAGUE 7 PACK BOX SET | $99.95 | DC |
12 | 28 | FEB130258 | MAN OF STEEL FAORA 1:6 SCALE ICONIC STATUE | $129.95 | DC |
13 | 31 | FEB130257 | MAN OF STEEL ZOD 1:6 SCALE ICONIC STATUE | $129.95 | DC |
14 | 30 | FEB130256 | MAN OF STEEL JOR EL 1:6 SCALE ICONIC STATUE | $129.95 | DC |
15 | 42 | JAN130345 | ARROW 1:6 SCALE OLIVER QUEEN STATUE | $149.95 | DC |
16 | 26 | OCT121694 | GENTLE GIANT VENOM MINI-BUST | $85.00 | GEN |
17 | 59 | APR111735 | MARVEL X TOKIDOKI FRENZIES 30PC BMB DS | $178.50 | TOK |
18 | 4 | SEP083651 | MARVEL SELECT ANTI-VENOM AF | $24.99 | DST |
19 | 16 | DEC128196 | SCI-FI REVOLTECH #043 DKR TUMBLER VEHICLE | $44.99 | KAI |
20 | 25 | JAN131810 | HALO 4 PLAY ARTS KAI SPARTAN SARAH PALMER AF | $69.99 | SQU |
21 | 41 | JAN131632 | MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 49 ASST IRON MAN 3 | $119.88 | DST |
22 | 6 | OCT128272 | DC UNLIMITED 6-IN INJUSTICE JOKER AF | $21.99 | MAT |
23 | 33 | JAN131811 | HALO 4 PLAY ARTS KAI SPARTAN SOLDIER AF | $69.99 | SQU |
24 | 78 | OCT121690 | ICEMAN CLASSIC STATUE | $200.00 | BOW |
25 | 12 | JAN138219 | INJUSTICE WONDER WOMAN VS SOLOMON GRUNDY 2 PACK AF | $29.95 | DC |
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