Blu-ray Sales, March 25-31: Lincoln Scores Number One Sales

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Blu-ray Sales, March 25-31: Lincoln Scores Number One Sales

Posted April 3, 2013 10:11 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on March 31st, Disney and Touchstone Home Entertainment's Lincoln scored the top figures on both the overall package media and Blu-ray sales rankings. Director Steven Spielberg's historical drama drew rave reviews for its depiction of 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln - star Daniel Day-Lewis won a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as the title character - as well as a healthy box-office take; the $65 million feature grossed over $263 million worldwide. For its small-screen debut, the film garnered a 41% Blu-ray market share.

Holding onto the number two spot on the overall package media and Blu-ray-only rankings for a second week was Universal Studios Home Entertainment's release of the sweeping musical epic Les Misérables. Director Tom Hooper's Academy Award-winning follow-up to his The King's Speech grossed over $432 million top on of its estimated $61 million budget, and it only trailed behind Lincoln by a slight margin last week; the film sold 77% as many Blu-rays as Spielberg's biopic and 70% as many total units, and it had an HD market share of 45%.

Finally, Warner Bros. and New Line Home Entertainment's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey fell to number three on the Blu-ray and overall package lists. Director Peter Jackson's first prequel to his Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings Trilogy, which made more than $1 billion worldwide, debuted at number one on the home media market. The Hobbit sold 72% as many Blu-rays as Lincoln - and had a Blu-ray market share of 47% - and 64% as many total units.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 03/31/13:
  1. Lincoln
  2. Les Misérables
  3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  4. Wreck-It Ralph
  5. Rise of the Guardians
  6. Parental Guidance
  7. Life of Pi
  8. Zero Dark Thirty
  9. This Is 40
  10. Killing Them Softly
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 03/31/13 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Lincoln (41%)
  2. Les Misérables (45%)
  3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (47%)
  4. Wreck-It Ralph (31%)
  5. Rise of the Guardians (26%)
Top Three Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 03/31/13 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Life of Pi 3D (9%)
  2. Monsters, Inc. 3D (9%)
  3. Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (8%)
  4. Hotel Transylvania 3D (8%)
  5. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3D (7%)