Now that movies based on video games are no longer shorthand for D-grade shlock that’s more likely than not to bomb at the box office, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie instantly becoming a top 2026 grosser and Mortal Kombat II expected to do well at the summer box office, maybe games have finally surpassed their analog counterparts — which leaves movies based on action figures on the lower rung of Hollywood’s never-ending IP-fixation ladder.