Blu-ray Sales, June 9-15: Jack Ryan Races to Top of HD Figures

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Blu-ray Sales, June 9-15: Jack Ryan Races to Top of HD Figures

Posted June 19, 2014 10:12 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on June 15th, Paramount's Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit took the top spot on the Blu-ray-only chart. The latest reboot of Tom Clancy's CIA analyst character, Shadow Recruit proved a modest theatrical disappointment for the studio. Besides garnering mediocre critical notices - a 57% score on Metacritic - the $60-million feature grossed only $50 million domestically, though it did up that total with an $85-million international haul. Of the total Shadow Recruit units sold, 57% came from Blu-ray retail alone.

However, just behind Shadow Recruit on the Blu-ray-only chart was Universal's Lone Survivor. Lone Survivor sold 95% as many Blu-rays as Shadow Recruit, and in terms of overall package-media sales, it was the top seller; on that sales list, Shadow Recruit actually came in third place and sold 92% as many units as the Peter Berg-directed war drama. Despite generating much controversy among critics - many in the critical community accused the film of jingoism, a condition that may have resulted in its 60% Metacritic score - Lone Survivor was an unexpected hit with audiences. The modestly budgeted picture (it cost an estimated $40 million) made $125 million domestically. Lone Survivor had a Blu-ray market share of 50%.

Finally, Universal's Non-Stop rounded out the top three spots on the Blu-ray-only sales list. An action-thriller about an escalating ransom situation on an international flight, Non-Stop continued the action-hero resurgence that Liam Neeson has enjoyed since 2008's Taken - the estimated $50-million feature grossed over $198 million worldwide. On the Blu-ray-only list, Non-Stop sold 78% as many copies as Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and had an HD market share of 43%. Regarding the overall package-media list, Non-Stop came in second place and sold 96% as many total units as Lone Survivor.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 06/15/14:
  1. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
  2. Lone Survivor
  3. Non-Stop
  4. RoboCop
  5. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit / The Italian Job (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
  6. The Monuments Men
  7. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
  8. Son of God
  9. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  10. True Detective
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 06/15/14 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Lone Survivor (50%)
  2. Non-Stop (43%)
  3. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (57%)
  4. RoboCop (60%)
  5. Son of God (32%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 06/15/14 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Gravity 3D (16%)
  2. Pompeii 3D (9%)
  3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (6%)
  4. Avatar 3D (6%)
  5. The Wolverine 3D (5%)