Black Friday 2013 - Blu-ray Hits New Revenue Record
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Posted December 11, 2013 07:35 PM by Josh Katz
New findings from Home Media Research have revealed a surge in Blu-ray sales over Black Friday. For the week ending on November 30th, 2013, consumers generated $119.15 million in Blu-ray-disc revenue, a new weekly record for the HD format.
This figure represents a 83.8% increase in revenue from the same week last year. At the end of Black Friday 2012, Blu-ray-disc revenue topped out at $110.60 million.
According to the same findings, overall-disc sales revenue (DVD and Blu-ray) were also up; at $372.25 million, this combined sales revenue was up 70.29% from last year.
Blu-ray-player sales, however, did not evince the same level of positive growth. Even with the benefit of various retailer promotions, consumers drove Blu-ray player sales to a 3% increase, whereas in 2012, this increase was 20%.
Pie chart courtesy of Home Media Magazine
This figure represents a 83.8% increase in revenue from the same week last year. At the end of Black Friday 2012, Blu-ray-disc revenue topped out at $110.60 million.
According to the same findings, overall-disc sales revenue (DVD and Blu-ray) were also up; at $372.25 million, this combined sales revenue was up 70.29% from last year.
Blu-ray-player sales, however, did not evince the same level of positive growth. Even with the benefit of various retailer promotions, consumers drove Blu-ray player sales to a 3% increase, whereas in 2012, this increase was 20%.
Pie chart courtesy of Home Media Magazine