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Posted July 18, 2023 by Mike Tyrkus in Features
 
 

Ten Highest-Grossing Movies Based on Toys

In recognition of the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie this week, we thought we would take a look at the ten highest-grossing movies based on toys that have been made (so far at least). This list was constructed using domestic box office totals that have also been adjusted for inflation (according to data and synopses procured from Box Office Mojo and The Numbers). So, enough yapping, here are the ten highest-grossing films based on toys.

 

10. My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)

Original Domestic Gross: $21,885,107
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $25,496,025

A dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6—Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity— embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their home.

9. Mars Attacks! (1996)

Original Domestic Gross: $37,771,017
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $78,056,645

Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.

8. The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

Original Domestic Gross: $59,281,555
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $69,062,681

The battle for Ninjago City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, the Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power of Spinjitzu.

7. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

Original Domestic Gross: $105,806,508
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $120,707,208

The heroes of Bricksburg reunite in an adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.

6. G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009)

Original Domestic Gross: $150,201,498
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $183,646,361

Armed with the latest in military and spy technology, the team of elite soldiers known as G.I. Joe travel around the globe to wherever their services are needed. In their latest assignment Gen. Hawk, Duke and the rest of the G.I. Joe team take on Destro, a corrupt arms dealer, and fight the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization.

5. The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

Original Domestic Gross: $175,750,384
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $204,748,219

There are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.

4. Trolls (2016)

Original Domestic Gross: $153,707,064
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $185,538,193

Polar opposites, Poppy and Branch, must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known.

3. G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Original Domestic Gross: $122,523,060
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $157,486,589

In this sequel, the G.I. JOE team is not only fighting their mortal enemy COBRA; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

2. Bumblebee (2018)

Original Domestic Gross: $127,195,589
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $145,555,730

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.

1. The Lego Movie (2014)

Original Domestic Gross: $257,784,718
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $329,724,639

Emmet is an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO mini-figure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly under-prepared.

Mike Tyrkus

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.