Top 25 Toys: August 2012
Sep 10, 2012
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Batman: Arkham Asylum is one of the most acclaimed video games of the last decade, and Square-Enix's rendition of the characters of the game gave the manufacturer the top two best-selling Toy products to speciality retailers in August, with the Batman: Arkham Asylum Play Arts ~Kai~: Harley Quinn Action Figure topping the chart, followed by the Armored Batman figure in second place.
Playmates' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retro Collector Action Figures ranked #3 for the month.
Diamond Select Toys had two products in the top ten — the Marvel Select: Avengers Movie: Enemy (Chitauri) Action Figure ranked #4. The Alice: The Madness Returns Select Action Figures, based on the new video game from American Magee, ranked #5.
DC Collectibles' top-selling product in August was the Batman: Black & White: Darwyn Cooke Statue at #6, followed by the Batman: Black & White: Dick Grayson by Jock at #8.
Also in the top ten were products from Kotobukiya (the Avengers Movie: Iron Man Mk. VII ArtFX Statue ranked #7), X-Plus USA (the Forbidden Planet: Robby the Robot 12-Inch Figure ranked #9), and Hasbro (the latest release of the Marvel Universe Action Figures ranked #10).
TOP 25 TOYS
Based on Total Retail Dollar Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2012
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | JAN128132 | BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM PLAY ARTS KAI HARLEY QUINN AF | SQU |
| 2 | 3 | JAN128131 | BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM PLAY ARTS KAI ARM BATMAN AF | SQU |
| 3 | 32 | APR121769 | TMNT RETRO COLLECTOR AF ASST | PLA |
| 4 | 1 | JAN121705 | MARVEL SELECT AVENGERS MOVIE ENEMY AF | DST |
| 5 | 30 | JAN121700 | ALICE MADNESS RETURNS SELECT AF ASST | DST |
| 6 | 21 | APR120307 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE DARWYN COOKE | DC |
| 7 | 29 | MAR121684 | AVENGERS MOVIE IRON MAN MK VII ARTFX STATUE | KOT |
| 8 | 18 | MAY120346 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE DICK GRAYSON BY JOCK | DC |
| 9 | 37 | FEB121668 | FORBIDDEN PLANET ROBBY THE ROBOT 12IN FIG | X P |
| 10 | 53 | JUN121848 | MARVEL UNIVERSE AF ASST 201201 | HAS |
| 11 | 83 | MAY121842 | TMNT BASIC AF ASST 201201 | PLA |
| 12 | 23 | FEB121624 | MARVEL BLACK WIDOW BISHOUJO STATUE COVERT OPS VER | KOT |
| 13 | 13 | JUN098008 | BACK TO THE FUTURE TIME MACHINE CAR | DST |
| 14 | 4 | DEC111596 | MARVEL SELECT AVENGERS MOVIE HULK AF | DST |
| 15 | 24 | FEB121655 | HALO PLAY ARTS KAI PX GOLD SPARTAN AF | SQU |
| 16 | 69 | APR111735 | MARVEL X TOKIDOKI FRENZIES 30PC BMB DS | TOK |
| 17 | 85 | DEC111731 | ROGUE STATUE | BOW |
| 18 | 123 | APR121779 | THOR MOVIE HAMMER OF THOR PROP REPLICA | MUS |
| 19 | 136 | FEB121609 | FANTASTIC FOUR STATUE 3-PACK | BOW |
| 20 | 6 | JUN128108 | JUSTICE LEAGUE AQUAMAN AF WAVE 2 | DC |
| 21 | 94 | DEC111732 | MADELYNE PRYOR STATUE | BOW |
| 22 | 5 | DEC074356 | MARVEL SELECT INCREDIBLE HULK AF | DST |
| 23 | 93 | JAN121771 | MARVEL COMIC AF 2-PK ASST 201201 | HAS |
| 24 | 12 | JUL118067 | DOCTOR WHO WHITE DALEK PX TALKING PLUSH | UND |
| 25 | 87 | MAR121713 | DOCTOR WHO MINI TALKING PLUSH 16PC DS | UND |
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How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, minus any copies that are distributed free of cost.
