Top 25 Toys: May 2016
Jun 20, 2016
Square Enix's DC Comics Variant Play Arts Kai: Timeless Batman "Sparta" Figure, a redesign of the Dark Knight as an ancient Spartan warrior, was May's best-selling toy product.
DC Entertainment had three products in the top ten — the Batman Arkham Knight: Red Hood Figure at #2, the DC Comics Bombshells: Cheetah Statue at #6, and the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Superman Statue at #7.
Diamond Select Toys' top product for the month, Marvel Minimates Series 66: Captain America: Civil War, ranked #21 for May.
Also in the top ten, with one product each were Bluefin, Funko, Kotobukiya, and Square-Enix.
TOP 25 TOYS
Based on Total Retail Dollar Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2016
| RANK | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | VENDOR |
| 1 | AUG158823 | DC COMICS VARIANT PLAY ARTS KAI BATMAN TIMELESS SPARTA AF | SQU |
| 2 | SEP150345 | BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT RED HOOD AF | DC |
| 3 | SEP158902 | POP STAR WARS 6IN RANCOR W/LUKE & SLAVE OOLA PX VIN FIG 3PK | FUN |
| 4 | NOV152442 | STAR WARS E7 FORCE AWAKENS CAPTAIN PHASMA ARTFX+ STATUE | KOT |
| 5 | DEC158120 | FFG DC COMICS COLL POISON IVY STATUE | YAM |
| 6 | SEP150344 | DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS CHEETAH STATUE | DC |
| 7 | AUG150304 | BATMAN V SUPERMAN DOJ SUPERMAN STATUE | DC |
| 8 | JUL158665 | FINDING DORY FEATURE FIGURE | BAN |
| 9 | NOV152445 | ALIEN WARRIOR DRONE ALIEN ARTFX+ STATUE | KOT |
| 10 | JAN162289 | STAR TREK STARSHIPS SET #2 SHUTTLECRAFT | EAG |
| 11 | OCT150300 | DC COMICS SUPER VILLAINS THE JOKER BUST | DC |
| 12 | JUN158283 | ONE-12 COLL JUDGE DREDD W/BIKE PX AF BOX SET | MEZ |
| 13 | JUL158661 | FINDING DORY SWIGGLEFISH | BAN |
| 14 | JAN162288 | STAR TREK STARSHIPS SPECIAL #6 SS ENTERPRISE NX-01 REFIT | EAG |
| 15 | JUN150336 | BATMAN ANIMATED SERIES BATMAN AF (RES) | DC |
| 16 | FEB168551 | CAPTAIN AMERICA CW 6IN LEGENDS AF ASST 201602 | HAS |
| 17 | JUL158670 | FINDING DORY MINI PLUSH | BAN |
| 18 | JUL158675 | FINDING DORY BATH WIND-UPS | BAN |
| 19 | DEC158439 | CAPTAIN AMERICA 3 CIVIL WAR MYSTERY MINIS | FUN |
| 20 | NOV158374 | PREDATORS SERIES 15 AF | NEC |
| 21 | JAN162251 | MARVEL MINIMATES SER 66 CAP MOVIE 3 | DST |
| 22 | JUN150355 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE DAVE MAZZUCCHELLI 2ND ED | DC |
| 23 | DEC158615 | BEST OF ANIME SERIES 2 MYSTERY MINIS | FUN |
| 24 | JUL158059 | GODZILLA KAIJU 12IN SER BARAGON PX FIG 1965 VER | X P |
| 25 | AUG121762 | MARVEL SELECT VENOM AF | DST |
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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.
Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.
