The Avengers Movie Sells $150 Million In Toys

With $1.49 billion at the worldwide box office, The Avengers has certainly proven to be a cash cow for Disney. But the money doesn't stop at the box office, as The Avengers are also a licensing windfall for Disney. Hasbro licenses the rights to make Marvel-related toys from Disney. According to Bloomberg, Hasbro will generate about $150 million in sales from Avengers merchandise this year. While $150 million might sound like an awful lot of money spent on toys, it's actually estimated to be $100 million to $150 million less than it could have been. Apparently, no one expected The Avengers to be the runaway hit that it was, and stores were conservative on ordering merchandise. In fact, many stores have taken to putting old merchandise from Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger back on shelves to meet demand.