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Diamond Select Toys’ New York Toy Fair Sneak Peek: Black Widow, IT, Star Wars and More!

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The annual New York International Toy Fair is fast approaching, and Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant Ltd. have hundreds of new items on their way to the Big Apple to show off to toy buyers and press. So now it’s time for a sneak peek! New items from Marvel Comics, DC Comics, the Black Widow movie, the Justice League cartoon, Ghostbusters, IT, Predator 2, The Exorcist, The Nun, Annabelle, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and The Mandalorian can be seen below (most shipping this fall), and look for more new items to be revealed at the show!

DC Comic Gallery Dark Nights Metal Batman PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! That’s some heavy metal! Batman dons Tenth Metal armor for his battle against the Dark Nights in this exclusive 1:8 scale PVC diorama based on the epic Dark Nights: Metal storyline! Wielding a sword and shield as he steps over cleaved tentacles, this approximately 9-inch sculpture is made of high-grade plastic and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. Packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Shawn Knapp, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella. Formerly a GameStop exclusive. (Item #FEB202413, SRP: $49.99)

DC Comic Gallery Poison Ivy PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! Every rose has its thorn, and this one has Poison Ivy! Rising out of a giant flower, a green-skinned Pamela Isley greets the morning sun in this sultry sculpture from the DC Gallery Diorama line. Based on her comic-book appearance, this approximately 9-inch diorama is made of high-quality PVC and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. Packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Shawn Knapp, sculpted by James Marsano. Formerly a GameStop exclusive. (Item #FEB202412, SRP: $49.99)

DC Comic Gallery Scarecrow PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! The Scarecrow stalks in this new PVC diorama in the DC Comics Gallery line! Standing approximately 10” tall, Jonathan Crane wields a pitchfork and spreads fear as the latest sculpture from DST. Made of high-quality PVC and featuring detailed sculpting and paint applications, it comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Alterton. (Item #FEB202401, SRP: $49.99)

DC TV Premier Collection Justice League Wonder Woman Statue

A Diamond Select Toys release! Complete the Trinity! Wonder Woman joins Superman and Batman as the next animated-style statue in the Premier Collection! Measuring approximately 12 inches tall, this dynamic sculpture shows the Amazonian warrior wielding her golden lasso, and is limited to only 3,000 pieces. Featuring detailed sculpting and paint applications, it comes packaged in a full-color box with a certificate of authenticity. Designed by Barry Bradfield, sculpted by Varner Studios. (Item #FEB202402, SRP: $150.00)

Horror Movie Gallery It Classic Pennywise PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! He’s come back! The original Pennywise the Clown, played by Tim Curry in the 1990 TV Mini-Series IT, is now the newest character in the line of horror-inspired Gallery Dioramas. Depicting the clown in mid-transformation, this approximately 9-inch sculpture is made of high-quality PVC, and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. Packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella. (Item #FEB202403, SRP: $49.99)

Horror D-Formz PVC Figurines Series 1 Asst.

A Diamond Select Toys release! The horror, the horror! Three horror legends unite for the first assortment of Stylized D-Formz PVC figurines! Pennywise, Annabelle, the Nun and Regan from The Exorcist fill out the assortment, along with rare variant Nun and Regan figures! Each figurine comes packaged in a blind box, with 12 boxes in each counter display. Designed by Barry Bradfield, sculpted by Gentle Giant Ltd. (Item #FEB202404, SRP: $7.99/ea. )

Legends in 3D Movie Ghostbusters Mr. Stay-Puft Half-Scale Bust

A Diamond Select Toys release! That’s a big Marshmallow Man! The Villain of the original Ghostbusters film gets captured in his largest scale ever, with this approximately 10-inch resin bust! Sculpted in half-human-scale, this portrait features detailed sculpting and paint applications, and comes packaged in a full-color, hand-numbered box. Limited to only 1,000 pieces! Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella. (Item #FEB202405, SRP: $175.00)

Marvel Animated Doctor Strange Statue

A Gentle Giant Ltd. release! By the Vishanti! Doctor Strange wields an adorable axe and casts a super-cute spell in this, the latest animated-style statue from the Marvel line! Based on the variant cover artwork of Marvel Comics, this approximately 5-inch statue comes packaged in a full-color box with a certificate of authenticity. Sculpted by Paul Harding. (Item #FEB202409, SRP: $49.99)

Marvel Comic Gallery Jigsaw PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! He’s gunning for the Punisher! Wearing his iconic white suit, the scarred assassin once known as “Billy the Beaut,” now known as Jigsaw, steps over broken glass with knife and pistol in hand in this new Marvel Gallery Diorama. Based on his comic-book appearance and made of high-quality PVC, this approximately 9-inch sculpture features detailed sculpting and paint applications and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Alterton. (Item #FEB202407, SRP: $49.99)

Marvel Comic Gallery Star-Lord PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! Who? He’s Star-Lord, guardian of the galaxy and all-around cool guy! Leaning against a wall and listening to his Walkman, Peter Quill is the newest exclusive PVC diorama in the Marvel Gallery line! Measuring approximately 10 inches tall, this high-quality plastic sculpture features detailed sculpting and paint applications, and comes packaged in a full-color window box with a fifth-panel flap. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Cortes Studios. Formerly a GameStop exclusive. (Item #FEB202411, SRP: $49.99)

Marvel Comic Premier Collection Archangel Statue

A Diamond Select Toys release! The X-Man, X-Factor member and former Horseman of the Apocalypse takes to the skies in this new statue of Warren Worthington III, a.k.a. Archangel! With his metal wings extended, Archangel stands approximately 14 inches tall, and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. Limited to 3,000 pieces, it comes packaged in a full-color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Alejandro Pereira. (Item #FEB202408, SRP: $400.00)

Marvel Select Black Widow Movie Taskmaster Action Figure

A Diamond Select Toys release! The long-awaited Black Widow movie is almost here, and the villain is just as cool as the heroine! Taskmaster arrives on the big screen to menace Natasha this spring, and he’ll be on toy shelves this summer, as part of the Marvel Select toy line! This approximately 7-inch action figure includes multiple accessories and 16 points of articulation and comes packaged on display-ready Select action figure packaging. Designed by Eamon O’Donoghue, sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios! (Item #FEB202410, SRP: $29.99

Nightmare Before Christmas Select Action Figures Series 9 Asst.

A Diamond Select Toys release! The Nightmare continues! Series 9 of the hit Nightmare Before Christmas action figure line brings the music with the Halloween Town band! Three figure sets feature Jimi the Bass Player, Jimmy the Accordion Player (with James the Sax Player), and Snowmobile Jack Skellington in his goggles! Plus, when you collect all three sets, you can build the Snowmobile, sled and gift sack! Each 7-inch scale figures features multiple points of articulation and comes packaged in display-ready Select action figure packaging. Sculpted by Cortes Studios. (Item #FEB202398, SRP: $29.99/ea.)

Predator Gallery City Hunter PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! The hunt continues! The Predator line of Gallery Dioramas moves on to Predator 2, capturing that movie’s City Hunter in a moment of triumph! Raising a skull and spine over his head, this sculpture of a masked Yautja warrior stands approximately 11 inches tall with detailed sculpting and paint applications. Made of high-quality PVC, it comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar, hand-sculpted by Eli Livingston. (Item #FEB202406, SRP: $49.99)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Sith Trooper 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust

A Gentle Giant Ltd. release! Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has come! The new Star Wars movie introduced the world to Sith Troopers, with their distinctive red armor, and this new mini-bust depicts one wielding a matching blaster rifle. Measuring approximately 6 inches tall, this 1/6 scale bust features detailed sculpting and paint applications and comes packaged in a full-color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios. (Item #FEB202400, SRP: $120.00)

The Mandalorian MK1 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust

A Gentle Giant Ltd. release! People can’t stop talking about The Mandalorian on Disney+, and now the highly requested mini-bust is here! Measuring approximately 6 inches tall, this 1/6 scale bust depicts the bounty hunter with blaster and flamethrower at the ready, and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. Bust comes packaged in a full-color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios. (Item #FEB202399, SRP: $120.00)

Thor: Ragnarok Repeats at the Top of the Box Office

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It’s not surprising, but Thor: Ragnarok repeated at the top of the box office with an estimated $56.6 million over the weekend. The film also added $76 million to its international total as well.

The film has earned $211.6 million domestically, $438.5 million internationally, and $650.1 million worldwide. That domestic total in ten days is more than the first two films’ entire domestic run. It will easily pass Doctor Strange‘s $232 million which opened the same weekend last year. It has also passed the worldwide totals of the first two films.

In second place was Daddy’s Home 2 which earned $30 million off of a $69 million budget. That’s $8.7 million less than the original film when it debuted.

In third place was another new film, Murder on the Orient Express which brought in an estimated $28.2 million. That film has a $55 million budget. At the foreign box office the film has earned $57.2 million.

In fourth place was A Bad Moms Christmas which dropped from last weekend’s second place. It added an estimated $11.5 million to its domestic total to bring it to $39.9 million.

In fifth place was Jigsaw which dropped from third. It added $3.4 million to its total to bring it to $79.1 million worldwide on a $10 million budget.

In other comic movie numbers…

Kingsman: The Golden Circle earned $420,000 after 8 weeks to bring its worldwide total to $393.1 million.

My Friend Dahmer expanded its theater count and brought in $190,000 from 45 theaters. It has now brought in $243,207.

Blade of the Immortal decreased its theater count to bring in $18,000 to up its domestic total to $98,581.

We’ll be back in an hour to dive deeper into this year’s comic movie earnings.

Thor: Ragnarok Smashes with $121 Domestic Opening & Record Debut in China

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Thor: Ragnarok is the beginning of the holiday movie season and it started out strong with a little over $121 million opening in North America. That’s the seventh largest opening for a Marvel Cinematic film and beat this year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming which opened with $117 million. Thor opened with $65.7 million to go on and gross $181 million (not adjusted) domestically and $449.3 million worldwide in 2011 while Thor: The Dark World opened with $85.7 million and went on to gross $206.3 million (not adjusted) domestically and $644.6 million worldwide in 2013.

The film received an “A” Cinemascore with an audience that was 56% male and 44% female, and 63% over the age of 25.

Overseas, the film opened with an estimated $55.6 million in China, the largest ever for a November release. It also debuted with $5.2 million in India, $10.8 million in Mexico, $8.9 million in Germany, $3.5 million in Japan, and $3.7 million in Russia.

The film’s debut has pushed Marvel over $13 billion globally and $5 billion domestically.

It was a given this film would debut in first place and A Bad Moms Christmas took second with a $21.5 million five day domestic gross, it opened on Wednesday, and $17 million weekend. Internationally, the film brought in $6.67 million. Last year, the original film opened with $23.8 million and the sequel has an $8 million higher budget and debuted in more theaters, so it’s a slightly worse debut. That’s domestically, internationally, the film is ahead of the original.

Jigsaw came in third dropping from last week’s third. The film earned $6.7 million to bring its domestic total to $28.8 million.

In fourth place was Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween with $4.7 million and $43 million domestically so far.

Rounding out the top five was Geostorm which earned $3 million to bring its domestic total to $28.8 million.

In other comic movie adaptations….

My Friend Dahmer came in at #39 with $45,000 from four theaters and manga Blade of the Immortal debuted with $42,000 from 30 theaters to come in at #41.

We’ll have more discussion of this year’s comic films in an hour.

Jigsaw Wins the Weekend Box Office

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Did Netflix’s Stranger Things beat the weekend box office? That’s a theory for the down earnings. Which saw one of the worst weekends of the year and $18 million less than last year.

Lionsgate‘s Jigsaw won the weekend earning an estimated $16.25 million. The film is the latest in the Saw franchise. The film has just a $10 million budget so the debut was good but the franchise isn’t debuting with the strength it once had. Internationally the film earned $9.5 million from 46 markets. It still has to debut in Italy, France, Belgium, Australia, and South Korea.

The film had a “B” CinemaScore and was 51% female audience and 52% under the age of 25. Expect the film to drop quickly as far as dollars in but it’ll be a success for Lionsgate.

Lionsgate also had the number two spot with Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween which earned an estimated $10 million. The film has earned $35.5 million domestically on a $25 million budget. The first film had earned $52.5 million at the same point in its run.

Geostorm was in third place and earned an estimated $5.7 million with a domestic total of $23.5 million. The film has also earned $113.4 million at the foreign box office for a total of $137 million from a $120 million budget.

In fourth place was Happy Death Day with an estimated $5.1 million. The film has earned $68.6 million worldwide on a $4.8 million budget. Comic writer Scott Lobdell who penned this film should be very happy with these results.

Rounding out the top five was Blade Runner 2049 which earned an estimated $4 million to bring its domestic total to $81.4 million and $223.4 million worldwide on a $150 million budget. The film debuted in China and didn’t receive the boost it hoped earning just $7.6 million. The film also debuted at #1 in Japan with an estimated $2.7 million.

Thank You For Your Service opened at #6 with an estimated $3.7 million, Suburbicon opened at #9 with a disappointing $2.8 million from 2,046 theaters and Let there be Light debuted at #11 with an impressive $1.9 million from 373 theaters.

The big news though is the debut of Thor: Ragnarok which opened in 36 international markets with $107.6 million. That opening is 4% above Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and 22% above Doctor Strange. The film opens in North American theaters this coming week as well as Germany, Russia, China, Japan, Mexico, Austria, and more (almost 100% of the global marketplace).

In other comic adaptations….

Kingsman: The Golden Circle came in at #14 adding $1.6 million to its total.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into this year’s comic adaptations!

5 Scariest Movie Villains Since 2000

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I used to not understand fans of horror movies, but in recent times, I have been expanding my horizons. While I still have a long way to go, I think I now have a better understanding of the appeal of horror movies, their plots, and especially their villains.

Having said that, why don’t we take a look at some of the scariest movie villains from the past decade or so? If you want to scare the crap out of people with your costume this Halloween, you can go as one of them.

Voldemort (Harry Potter)

Harry Potter has changed the lives of countless people, and while it is not technically a horror story, it does have its share of scary characters, of which Lord Voldemort in his gory glory is the scariest. The books and the movies both portray him as the evilest of evil, but his portrayal in the movies can give you nightmares.

Voldemort

The Joker (The Dark Knight)

The Batman franchise has been going on for decades, and the Joker has always been one of his best foes. The Dark Knight’s Heath Ledger is the scariest of them all, not only because of the awesome makeup work, but also because of his portrayal of the character. He just screams crazy while not even literally screaming, and not the kind of crazy that makes you laugh.

The Joker

Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw 3D)

One look at that face, and who wouldn’t be scared? Leatherface is the villain in the (yet another remake) of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In 2013, Texas Chainsaw 3D was released. While the movie was a flop, its chainsaw-wielding villain is certainly not. Contrarily, I bet that anyone who has watched the movie would say he’s the stuff nightmares are made of.

Leatherface

Chucky (Curse of Chucky)

Disclaimer: I haven’t seen any of the Chucky movies because I am terrified of this doll. In fact, horrific children and dolls scare me more than anything else.

Setting that aside, take a look at that poster. The combination of Chucky’s face and the tagline is enough to give one the creeps. Bloodshed and chaos from a freaky doll. Don’t tell me that’s not scary!

Chucky

Jigsaw (Saw)

Saw is one of the horror movies I’ve seen that contributed to a lot of sleepless nights. Jigsaw, the serial killer, not only looks freaky, but his psychological games increase his scary factor.

Jigsaw

For sure, there are more scary villains than these five, but you can’t go wrong with any of them if your goal is to be noticed this Halloween. Which one is your favorite villain?

This post was written by Kelvin of Pure Costumes, the site where you can find anything and everything when it comes to dressing up as someone else.