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Toys Based on Failed Movies — Daily trivia Thursday, May 7, 2026: questions and answers

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  1. Q 01Hasbro made KRE-O sets and figures for which flop film based on a classic board game?

    • AOuija
    • BBattleship
    • CClue
    • DCandyland
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    Battleship

    The brine

    Battleship lost Universal and Hasbro up to $150 million, yet Hasbro still sold KRE-O Battleship construction sets.

  2. Q 02Which 2011 DC film starring Ryan Reynolds did Mattel build its Movie Masters figure line around?

    • AGreen Lantern
    • BJonah Hex
    • CSteel
    • DCatwoman
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    Green Lantern

    The brine

    Mattel, then DC's master toy licensee, shipped Green Lantern Movie Masters in summer 2011: Hal Jordan, Tomar-Re, Isamot Kol and Naut Ke Loi, then Sinestro, Rot Lop Fan and Krona. LEGO's DC Super Heroes theme only launched in January 2012.

  3. Q 03Hot Wheels and Tyco made toys for which Wachowskis film, an anime adaptation that flopped at the box office?

    • AG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
    • BAstro Boy
    • CDragonball Evolution
    • DSpeed Racer
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    Speed Racer

    The brine

    Speed Racer took $94 million worldwide against a $120 million budget. Mattel supported it through three divisions: Hot Wheels die-cast and track sets, Tyco remote-control Mach 5s, and Radica steering-wheel video games.

  4. Q 04Which Disney film starring Taylor Kitsch got almost no tie-in merchandise push before release?

    • APrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
    • BTomorrowland
    • CTron: Legacy
    • DJohn Carter
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    John Carter

    The brine

    Disney gave John Carter almost no consumer-products push — nothing prominent in its own stores, at Target, in its theme parks or across its media outlets. The film went on to force a $200 million writedown.

  5. Q 05Hasbro made action figures for which Disney animated flop that forced a $47 million writedown?

    • ATreasure Planet
    • BAtlantis: The Lost Empire
    • CHome on the Range
    • DThe Emperor's New Groove
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    Treasure Planet

    The brine

    Treasure Planet took $109.6 million against a $140 million budget, yet Hasbro still shipped a figure line, alongside McDonald's toys and Kellogg's film-branded spoons.

  6. Q 06LEGO made sets for which Disney Western that lost the studio up to $190 million?

    • AWild Wild West
    • BCowboys & Aliens
    • CThe Lone Ranger
    • DSukiyaki Western Django
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    The Lone Ranger

    The brine

    The Lone Ranger lost Disney an estimated $160–190 million, yet LEGO still released eight sets and polybags based on the film in 2013.

  7. Q 07Which film's Trendmasters toys sold so badly that the toy line for its animated spin-off was cancelled?

    • AGodzilla
    • BStarship Troopers
    • CMighty Joe Young
    • DDeep Rising
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    Godzilla

    The brine

    Trendmasters made the film's toys, including an 11-inch "Living Godzilla" and a 21-inch "Ultimate Godzilla". They sold poorly enough that the follow-up line for the animated series was dropped.

  8. Q 08Burger King attached a warning to its kids'-meal toys for which film after it landed a PG-13 rating?

    • ASmall Soldiers
    • BAntz
    • CMulan
    • DThe Rugrats Movie
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    Small Soldiers

    The brine

    Burger King had planned its Small Soldiers promotion for a milder rating, so its toy pamphlet warned that the movie 'may contain material that is inappropriate for younger children'.

  9. Q 09Which sci-fi film starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne flopped in the US but still got Funko Pops?

    • AGhost in the Shell
    • BJupiter Ascending
    • CValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
    • DPassengers
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    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    The brine

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets grossed $226 million on a budget of up to $205 million, yet Funko still made Pop figures such as Doghan Daguis.

  10. Q 10PopCo made action figures for which 2007 film of the first 'His Dark Materials' book?

    • AEragon
    • BThe Golden Compass
    • CThe Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
    • DThe Spiderwick Chronicles
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    The Golden Compass

    The brine

    'The Golden Compass' was intended to start a major fantasy franchise but was a box office disappointment, particularly in the U.S. PopCo Entertainment released a series of action figures based on its characters.

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