Yah man, it's been like that for most of the Animated Deluxes. They could've cut the packaging in half, for sure.
Nah I think it's more along the lines of "Hey lets keep this awesome pose on the front, but still have the figure visible." Anybody else feel the same?
how off topic... TIME TO JUMP ON THE WAGON.. I think it's that big possibly so it can fit any fig that big in the future possibly as a "just in case" scenario. Otherwise.. maybe they could have shaved off 50 cents using a smaller box