the battles beginning which side are you
merchandising merchandising where the
real money from the movie is made
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that make a fortune on
merchandise yeah some real race car what
do you think look at me for this list
we’re taking a look at movies and movie
franchises that weren’t just big hits at
the box office but also went on to
produce profitable toys clothing and
other goods the new cars are here get
ready to start your engines
number 10 the cars franchise seriously
your Driving’s incredible cars isn’t
most people’s favorite Pixar movie and
Cars 2 really isn’t anyone’s favorite
Pixar movie I think you forgot the
insulting part of that insult
nevertheless cars is still among Pixar’s
most marketable franchises that isn’t
too surprising given the marketing
possibilities yeah that is spectacular
advice kids have adored toy cars dating
all the way back to Hot Wheels with
hundreds of new cars ready to roll out
thus turning automobiles into sentient
beings with likable appearances made for
a winning toy line alright that makes
perfect sense as if collecting every toy
car wasn’t enough Disney’s profits
soared even higher when planes came in
for a landing I’m just trying to prove
that maybe just maybe I can do more than
what I was built for with the opening of
Cars Land at Disney California Adventure
this billion dollar franchise isn’t
slowing down anytime soon
June 15 our slang at Disney California
Adventure Park number 9 the despicable
Me franchise wow this is garbage you
actually like this while GRU and his
adoptive daughters are certainly
marketable characters
it’s those adorable yellow minions that
really made this franchise a breakout
success just look at these little guys
you just want to give him a big fat hug
as if they were plush dolls
thus it only makes sense that they would
spawn countless toys not to mention a
ride at Universal Studios and their own
spin-off movie just one minion doll
isn’t gonna cut it though you’re gonna
have to buy your five-year-old a whole
army of minions until they’re satisfied
I have been working on something wow
this pyramid thing out of the water
number 8 the Transformers franchise
transformers has always largely been
about selling toys heck the franchise
started as a Hasbro toy line in the 80s
the action figures went on to inspire an
animated series which would ironically
inspire more action figures Megatron
must be stopped no matter the cost
then when the live-action film franchise
hit the scene in the early 21st century
even more toys hit the shelves Michael
Bay’s an expert when it comes to working
commercials into his movies so he was
the perfect man to bring the Autobots to
the big screens from a marketing
standpoint at least
see what you will about the movies but
Transformers merchandise remains awesome
and will forever keep consumers coming
back
disguised as birth vehicles Optimus
Prime and the whole were like Autobots
have no power to protect the world from
the destruction of the Decepticons
number 7 the Toy Story franchise
toy story must be every ad executives
dream come true the main characters are
already playthings fake yard you are a
child please they practically sell
themselves of course Toy Story didn’t
become one of Disney’s most profitable
franchises based on its marketable
premise alone the filmmakers took these
simple pieces of plastic and molded them
into wonderful timeless and original
characters we truly care about that’s
the reason people keep coming back to
Toy Story and why every generation of
children desires a Woody and Buzz
Lightyear of its own you think you can
take care of him for me ok then plus the
series elevated mr. Potato Head to
another level of Fame mrs. Potato Head
mrs. Potato Head mrs. Potato Head hey I
could dream cannot number 6 the Harry
Potter franchise
through the Harry Potter books JK
Rowling created one of the greatest
fictional worlds in all of literature
the feature film adaptations made
Rowling’s world come to life as did the
merchandise it shows us nothing more or
less than the deepest and most desperate
desires of our hearts if you’re a true
Harry Potter fan then you undoubtedly
purchased a few wands and robes the wand
chooses the wizard mr. Potter and maybe
even some Quidditch gear then if you’re
a really hardcore fan you’ll likely blue
your life savings on expensive prop
replicas and collectibles just thought
wouldn’t come cheap mum to get the full
Hogwarts experience though you’ll have
to visit the Wizarding World of Harry
Potter then explore the classrooms and
corridors of Hogwarts castle the trip is
worth every galleon sickle and Knut at
least no one on the Gryffindor team had
to buy that way and they got it on pure
talent number 5 the Batman franchise
every little boy has dreamed of being
Batman thus all those Batman toys and
accessories have made the folks at
Warner Brothers richer than Bruce Wayne
chicks love the car granted Batman
hasn’t always been easy to market to
young kids Batman Returns was so dark
that McDonald’s pulled out of their
Happy Meal promotion killing sleep it
sure isn’t that a little low
as a result the studio wanted Batman and
Robin to be more toy attic maybe that’s
why mr. freeze looked and talked like an
action figure I’m afraid that the
condition is left be Coleridge to your
breeze of mercy there are so many
memorable incarnations of the Dark
Knight though that the bat-signal
continues to lure us to its products so
what do you think does it come in black
number four the Jurassic Park franchise
[Music]
after Steven Spielberg cooked up the
most realistic dinosaurs audiences had
ever seen in Jurassic Park no child’s
toy chest was complete without a
velociraptor even if some of the sequels
weren’t so hot that’s not always starts
and later there’s running and screaming
it still ordered their parents to buy
the merchandise we can charge anything
we want 2,000 a day 10,000 a day and
people will pay it and then there’s the
merchandise why because dinosaurs might
have gone extinct but their appeal never
will even decades after the initial
blockbuster Jurassic world had us lining
up at the box office and the toy stores
we’re gonna make a fortune with this
place now if you’ll excuse us we’re
gonna go make our t-rex and indominus
rex action figures fight each other
probably not a good idea number three
the frozen franchise open those gates I
may unlock your secrets and exploit your
riches for years it seemed like the
traditional Disney fairy tale was dead
frozen proved however the Disney’s
signature magic is alive and well in the
hearts of children aside from becoming
the highest-grossing animated film of
all time frozen just keeps raking in the
big bucks with Olaf dolls
I heard carrots are good for your eyes
that I think they’re much better for
your nose also and on addresses how
about boots winter boots and dresses and
of course that infectious soundtrack
[Music]
some parents may now be sick of frozen
fever bleeding their wallets dry but
since your parents bought you all that
Little Mermaid and Lion King merchandise
when you were young though well forgive
me for not leaping for joy chances are
you’ll have a hard time telling your
child no especially since a frozen
sequel was announced in March 2015
[Music]
number two
the Marvel Cinematic Universe Rodie I’m
working on something big Marvel has been
part of our popular culture for years
inspiring plenty of merchandise
I hear you’re kind of attached it’s
handier than you might think
with the Marvel Cinematic Universe
launching these superheroes into another
league of popularity though we’ve gotten
several waves of new action figures
courtesy of Hasbro and designer Dave
Bonner
besides giving us detailed action
figures and bobbleheads Marvel
merchandise has exploded in recent years
with t-shirts backpacks and of course
costumes are you keeping the outfit
right you know what it’s kind of growing
on me
the universe offers a wide variety of
characters making the marketing
possibilities endless so is this how you
normally look more or less it’s a good
luck you’re never too old to collect
every piece of Marvel memorabilia
although you may not be rich enough I
know guys with none of that worth 10
years before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions my
old sword sting take it take it it’s so
light yeah yeah made by the elves you
know
the Ducks where the jokes van Wyk bring
did your came up with that name a Jose
Canseco Pat tell me you didn’t pay money
for this let’s see if I remember how to
do this with the exception of dr. Stromm
our entire staff certifies the product
ready for human testing number one the
Star Wars franchise
[Applause]
[Music]
since studios didn’t have the best grasp
on creative movie marketing in 1977 20th
Century Fox actually sold the
merchandise rights for Star Wars to
George Lucas big mistake on their behalf
since Star Wars now holds the Guinness
World Record for most successful film
merchandising franchise Star Wars just
keeps enduring with action figures and
plastic lightsabers remaining hot ticket
items father’s light saber this is the
weapon of a Jedi Knight before the
Phantom Menace even came out in 1999 it
already made a killing in early toy
sales oh and you’d better believe we all
added a bb-8 droid to our Christmas list
in anticipation for the force awakens
[Music]
do you agree with our list
what movie made you spend a fortune in
merchandise
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
merchandising merchandising where the
real money from the movie is made
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that make a fortune on
merchandise yeah some real race car what
do you think look at me for this list
we’re taking a look at movies and movie
franchises that weren’t just big hits at
the box office but also went on to
produce profitable toys clothing and
other goods the new cars are here get
ready to start your engines
number 10 the cars franchise seriously
your Driving’s incredible cars isn’t
most people’s favorite Pixar movie and
Cars 2 really isn’t anyone’s favorite
Pixar movie I think you forgot the
insulting part of that insult
nevertheless cars is still among Pixar’s
most marketable franchises that isn’t
too surprising given the marketing
possibilities yeah that is spectacular
advice kids have adored toy cars dating
all the way back to Hot Wheels with
hundreds of new cars ready to roll out
thus turning automobiles into sentient
beings with likable appearances made for
a winning toy line alright that makes
perfect sense as if collecting every toy
car wasn’t enough Disney’s profits
soared even higher when planes came in
for a landing I’m just trying to prove
that maybe just maybe I can do more than
what I was built for with the opening of
Cars Land at Disney California Adventure
this billion dollar franchise isn’t
slowing down anytime soon
June 15 our slang at Disney California
Adventure Park number 9 the despicable
Me franchise wow this is garbage you
actually like this while GRU and his
adoptive daughters are certainly
marketable characters
it’s those adorable yellow minions that
really made this franchise a breakout
success just look at these little guys
you just want to give him a big fat hug
as if they were plush dolls
thus it only makes sense that they would
spawn countless toys not to mention a
ride at Universal Studios and their own
spin-off movie just one minion doll
isn’t gonna cut it though you’re gonna
have to buy your five-year-old a whole
army of minions until they’re satisfied
I have been working on something wow
this pyramid thing out of the water
number 8 the Transformers franchise
transformers has always largely been
about selling toys heck the franchise
started as a Hasbro toy line in the 80s
the action figures went on to inspire an
animated series which would ironically
inspire more action figures Megatron
must be stopped no matter the cost
then when the live-action film franchise
hit the scene in the early 21st century
even more toys hit the shelves Michael
Bay’s an expert when it comes to working
commercials into his movies so he was
the perfect man to bring the Autobots to
the big screens from a marketing
standpoint at least
see what you will about the movies but
Transformers merchandise remains awesome
and will forever keep consumers coming
back
disguised as birth vehicles Optimus
Prime and the whole were like Autobots
have no power to protect the world from
the destruction of the Decepticons
number 7 the Toy Story franchise
toy story must be every ad executives
dream come true the main characters are
already playthings fake yard you are a
child please they practically sell
themselves of course Toy Story didn’t
become one of Disney’s most profitable
franchises based on its marketable
premise alone the filmmakers took these
simple pieces of plastic and molded them
into wonderful timeless and original
characters we truly care about that’s
the reason people keep coming back to
Toy Story and why every generation of
children desires a Woody and Buzz
Lightyear of its own you think you can
take care of him for me ok then plus the
series elevated mr. Potato Head to
another level of Fame mrs. Potato Head
mrs. Potato Head mrs. Potato Head hey I
could dream cannot number 6 the Harry
Potter franchise
through the Harry Potter books JK
Rowling created one of the greatest
fictional worlds in all of literature
the feature film adaptations made
Rowling’s world come to life as did the
merchandise it shows us nothing more or
less than the deepest and most desperate
desires of our hearts if you’re a true
Harry Potter fan then you undoubtedly
purchased a few wands and robes the wand
chooses the wizard mr. Potter and maybe
even some Quidditch gear then if you’re
a really hardcore fan you’ll likely blue
your life savings on expensive prop
replicas and collectibles just thought
wouldn’t come cheap mum to get the full
Hogwarts experience though you’ll have
to visit the Wizarding World of Harry
Potter then explore the classrooms and
corridors of Hogwarts castle the trip is
worth every galleon sickle and Knut at
least no one on the Gryffindor team had
to buy that way and they got it on pure
talent number 5 the Batman franchise
every little boy has dreamed of being
Batman thus all those Batman toys and
accessories have made the folks at
Warner Brothers richer than Bruce Wayne
chicks love the car granted Batman
hasn’t always been easy to market to
young kids Batman Returns was so dark
that McDonald’s pulled out of their
Happy Meal promotion killing sleep it
sure isn’t that a little low
as a result the studio wanted Batman and
Robin to be more toy attic maybe that’s
why mr. freeze looked and talked like an
action figure I’m afraid that the
condition is left be Coleridge to your
breeze of mercy there are so many
memorable incarnations of the Dark
Knight though that the bat-signal
continues to lure us to its products so
what do you think does it come in black
number four the Jurassic Park franchise
[Music]
after Steven Spielberg cooked up the
most realistic dinosaurs audiences had
ever seen in Jurassic Park no child’s
toy chest was complete without a
velociraptor even if some of the sequels
weren’t so hot that’s not always starts
and later there’s running and screaming
it still ordered their parents to buy
the merchandise we can charge anything
we want 2,000 a day 10,000 a day and
people will pay it and then there’s the
merchandise why because dinosaurs might
have gone extinct but their appeal never
will even decades after the initial
blockbuster Jurassic world had us lining
up at the box office and the toy stores
we’re gonna make a fortune with this
place now if you’ll excuse us we’re
gonna go make our t-rex and indominus
rex action figures fight each other
probably not a good idea number three
the frozen franchise open those gates I
may unlock your secrets and exploit your
riches for years it seemed like the
traditional Disney fairy tale was dead
frozen proved however the Disney’s
signature magic is alive and well in the
hearts of children aside from becoming
the highest-grossing animated film of
all time frozen just keeps raking in the
big bucks with Olaf dolls
I heard carrots are good for your eyes
that I think they’re much better for
your nose also and on addresses how
about boots winter boots and dresses and
of course that infectious soundtrack
[Music]
some parents may now be sick of frozen
fever bleeding their wallets dry but
since your parents bought you all that
Little Mermaid and Lion King merchandise
when you were young though well forgive
me for not leaping for joy chances are
you’ll have a hard time telling your
child no especially since a frozen
sequel was announced in March 2015
[Music]
number two
the Marvel Cinematic Universe Rodie I’m
working on something big Marvel has been
part of our popular culture for years
inspiring plenty of merchandise
I hear you’re kind of attached it’s
handier than you might think
with the Marvel Cinematic Universe
launching these superheroes into another
league of popularity though we’ve gotten
several waves of new action figures
courtesy of Hasbro and designer Dave
Bonner
besides giving us detailed action
figures and bobbleheads Marvel
merchandise has exploded in recent years
with t-shirts backpacks and of course
costumes are you keeping the outfit
right you know what it’s kind of growing
on me
the universe offers a wide variety of
characters making the marketing
possibilities endless so is this how you
normally look more or less it’s a good
luck you’re never too old to collect
every piece of Marvel memorabilia
although you may not be rich enough I
know guys with none of that worth 10
years before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions my
old sword sting take it take it it’s so
light yeah yeah made by the elves you
know
the Ducks where the jokes van Wyk bring
did your came up with that name a Jose
Canseco Pat tell me you didn’t pay money
for this let’s see if I remember how to
do this with the exception of dr. Stromm
our entire staff certifies the product
ready for human testing number one the
Star Wars franchise
[Applause]
[Music]
since studios didn’t have the best grasp
on creative movie marketing in 1977 20th
Century Fox actually sold the
merchandise rights for Star Wars to
George Lucas big mistake on their behalf
since Star Wars now holds the Guinness
World Record for most successful film
merchandising franchise Star Wars just
keeps enduring with action figures and
plastic lightsabers remaining hot ticket
items father’s light saber this is the
weapon of a Jedi Knight before the
Phantom Menace even came out in 1999 it
already made a killing in early toy
sales oh and you’d better believe we all
added a bb-8 droid to our Christmas list
in anticipation for the force awakens
[Music]
do you agree with our list
what movie made you spend a fortune in
merchandise
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
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