For the week that ended on October 6th, Disney scored the top figures on the Blu-ray media chart its release of
The Little Mermaid. This 1989 animated classic revitalized Disney's feature animation department and proved an enduring success for the studio - the film
made over $211 million worldwide (almost $400 million, when adjusted for inflation) and continues to attract new fans on the home media platform. This new
Little Mermaid Blu-ray has been one of the fall's most anticipated HD titles, so it's no surprise it dominated the Blu-ray-only chart and scored an HD market share of 100%.
Next on the Blu-ray-only rankings was another animated picture, Fox Home Entertainment's
The Croods. A CGI-comedy about a caveman family searching for a new home,
The Croods overcame mediocre critical notices (
its Metacritic rating was 55%) to find global commercial success; the film grossed
over $585 million worldwide on top of its $135-million production budget. This Nicolas Cage-voiced family entry sold 63% as many Blu-rays as
The Little Mermaid and had a Blu-ray market share of 41%. On the overall package media list,
The Croods actually came in first place, beating
The Little Mermaid, which sold 65% as many total units as
The Croods.
Finally, Disney and Marvel Studios'
Iron Man 3 rounded out the top three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package media lists. Bolstered by Robert Downey Jr.'s iconic performance in the title role, this action-comedy franchise has dominated the box-office since
the first film's 2008 premiere, and
Iron Man 3 is no exception. Despite a large
production budget of $200 million, the third installment grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide. In addition to maintaining its position in the top three spots on the home media markets,
Iron Man 3 sold 28% as many Blu-rays as
The Little Mermaid (its Blu-ray market share was 53%) and 35% as many total units as
The Croods.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 10/06/13:
- The Little Mermaid
- The Croods
- Iron Man 3
- This Is the End
- The Wizard of Oz
- World War Z
- Star Trek Into Darkness
- The Frozen Ground
- Star Trek / Star Trek Into Darkness (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
- This Is the End / Pineapple Express (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 10/06/13 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- The Croods (41%)
- The Little Mermaid (100%)
- Iron Man 3 (53%)
- This Is the End (48%)
- The Wizard of Oz (48%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 10/06/13 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (23%)
- Star Trek Into Darkness 3D (14%)
- The Little Mermaid 3D (9%)
- Epic 3D (8%)
- World War Z 3D (7%)