Blu-ray Sales, June 16-22: The Lego Movie Constructs a Way to the Top

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Blu-ray Sales, June 16-22: The Lego Movie Constructs a Way to the Top

Posted June 25, 2014 11:43 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on June 22nd, Warner's The LEGO Movie took the top spot on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales charts. This animated comedy has proved itself as one of 2014's breakout smashes; critics mostly praised the film (as its solid 82% Metacritic score indicates), which went on to gross over $467 million worldwide, a figure which becomes more impressive when one takes into consideration that the picture cost an estimated $60 million. For its first week of home media sales, The LEGO Movie had a Blu-ray market share of 49%.

The LEGO Movie dominated the sales rankings; no other title came close. Even Lone Survivor, the film that occupied last week's number-two spot from a strong position on both sales charts, couldn't approach it - the Peter Berg-directed war drama sold 7% as many Blu-rays as The LEGO Movie and 8% as many total units. 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 a hit with audiences. The modestly budgeted picture (it cost an estimated $40 million) made over $149 million in worldwide grosses. This week, Lone Survivor had a Blu-ray market share of 46%.

Finally, Fox's The Grand Budapest Hotel rounded out the top three spots on the Blu-ray-only sales list. So far, Wes Anderson's star-studded, witty comedy about the misadventures of an erudite hotel concierge (Ralph Fiennes) and his faithful lobby boy (Tony Revolori) has become the director's most successful venture. In terms of critical attentions, the film has received positive notices (to the tune of an 88% Metacritic score), and audiences have responded in kind: with a worldwide gross of over $164 million, The Grand Budapest Hotel is now Anderson's highest grossing feature. On the Blu-ray-only list, The Grand Budapest Hotel sold 6% as many copies as The LEGO Movie and had an HD market share of 52%. Regarding the overall package-media list, The Grand Budapest Hotel came in fourth place (behind the Liam Neeson actioner Non-Stop), where it sold 5% as many total units as The LEGO Movie.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 06/22/14:
  1. The LEGO Movie
  2. Lone Survivor
  3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
  4. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
  5. Non-Stop
  6. RoboCop
  7. Frozen
  8. How to Train Your Dragon
  9. Son of God
  10. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 06/22/14 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The LEGO Movie (49%)
  2. Lone Survivor (46%)
  3. Non-Stop (37%)
  4. The Grand Budapest Hotel (52%)
  5. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (45%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 06/22/14 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Thor: The Dark World 3D (14%)
  2. Avatar 3D (11%)
  3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (7%)
  4. Pompeii 3D (7%)
  5. The LEGO Movie 3D (5%)