Top 25 Toys: October 2012
Nov 12, 2012
With his shield at the ready, Captain America leaps into action for Bowen Designs' Captain America Action Statue, the best-selling toy product to comic book specialty retailers in October. Also from Bowen Designs in the top ten was the PREVIEWS exclusive Classic Wasp Statue at #8.
Kotobukiya's The Dark Knight Returns: Batman Vs. The Joker ArtFX Statue ranked #2 for the month.
Diamond Select Toys had two products in the top ten — The Walking Dead Minimates Series 1 at #3 and the Back to the Future: Time Machine Mark I Car at #6.
Square Enix's Mass Effect 3 Play Arts ~Kai~: Kai Garrus Vakarian Action Figure ranked #4.
DC Collectibles had three products in the top ten — the Batman: Black & White: Batman Beyond Statue ranked #5, The Dark Knight Returns: Superman Vs. Batman Statue ranked #7, and Batman: Arkham Asylum: Deluxe Titan Joker Action Figure ranked #9.
Rounding out the top ten, Big Chief Studios' Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor 1/6-Scale Figure ranked #10 for the month.
TOP 25 TOYS
Based on Total Retail Dollar Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2012
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | VENDOR |
| 1 | 56 | MAR121666 | CAPTAIN AMERICA ACTION STATUE | BOW |
| 2 | 29 | APR121799 | DARK KNIGHT RETURNS BATMAN VS JOKER ARTFX STATUE | KOT |
| 3 | 23 | APR121687 | WALKING DEAD MINIMATES SER 1 ASST | DST |
| 4 | 15 | JUN122004 | MASS EFFECT 3 PLAY ARTS KAI GARRUS VAKARIAN | SQU |
| 5 | 17 | AUG120312 | BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE BATMAN BEYOND STATUE | DC |
| 6 | 9 | MAR094739 | BTTF TIME MACHINE MARK I CAR | DST |
| 7 | 69 | AUG120309 | DARK KNIGHT RETURNS SUPERMAN VS BATMAN STATUE | DC |
| 8 | 62 | JAN128256 | CLASSIC WASP PX STATUE | BOW |
| 9 | 19 | JUL120272 | ARKHAM ASYLUM DELUXE TITAN JOKER AF | DC |
| 10 | 63 | JAN128153 | DOCTOR WHO 11TH DOCTOR 1/6 SCALE FIG | BIG |
| 11 | 24 | JUN122003 | MASS EFFECT 3 PLAY ARTS KAI COMMANDER SHEPARD | SQU |
| 12 | 1 | JUL128115 | JUSTICE LEAGUE BATMAN ACTION FIGURE | DC |
| 13 | 82 | MAY121874 | TASKMASTER STATUE | BOW |
| 14 | 3 | JUN118040 | UNIVERSAL MONSTERS WAVE 3 RETRO AF ASST | DST |
| 15 | 119 | JUL111885 | GENTLE GIANT DEADPOOL STATUE | GEN |
| 16 | 27 | JUN122005 | MASS EFFECT 3 PLAY ARTS KAI ASHLEY WILLIAMS | SQU |
| 17 | 5 | APR121682 | UNIVERSAL MONSTERS SELECT METALUNA MUTANT AF | DST |
| 18 | 4 | APR121683 | UNIVERSAL MONSTERS SELECT PHANTOM O/T OPERA AF | DST |
| 19 | 6 | DEC111596 | MARVEL SELECT AVENGERS MOVIE HULK AF | DST |
| 20 | 28 | JUL120271 | DC COMICS SUPER HEROES SUPERMAN BUST | DC |
| 21 | 55 | MAY121676 | MAD MONSTER PARTY AF ASST | DST |
| 22 | 7 | MAR121601 | MARVEL SELECT AVENGERS MOVIE IRON MAN MK VI AF | DST |
| 23 | 60 | MAY121679 | UNIVERSAL MONSTERS SERIES 3 RETRO CLOTH AF ASST | DST |
| 24 | 35 | JUN121773 | MUNSTERS BLACK & WHITE FIGURE SET | DST |
| 25 | 33 | JUL120277 | AME COMI HARLEY QUINN V2 PVC FIGURE | DC |
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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.
