Blu-ray Sales, November 24-30: Dragon 2 Continues to Soar

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Blu-ray Sales, November 24-30: Dragon 2 Continues to Soar

Posted December 3, 2014 10:26 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on November 30th, Dreamworks and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's How to Train Your Dragon 2 remained at the top spot on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media rankings. This sequel to the 2010 surprise hit How to Train Your Dragon had a fairly successful performance when the picture premiered last June. After receiving positive critical acclaim (it has a Metacritic score of 76%), the film grossed over $618 million worldwide on top of its estimated $145-million budget. Last week, How to Train Your Dragon 2 had a Blu-ray market share of 65%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only charts was Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Maleficent. Following its March premiere, this fantasy advantage proved a surprise smash, riding the popularity of star Angelina Jolie to box-office success. While critics were lukewarm on the film (its Metacritic score is 56%), audiences responded to the film to the tune of $757 million worldwide on top of its estimated $180-million budget. On the Blu-ray-only ranking, Maleficent sold 53% as many Blu-rays as How to Train Your Dragon 2 (and garnered an HD market share of 57%). On the overall package-media chart, the film came in third place and moved 60% as many units as the animated adventure.

Finally, Warner Home Entertainment's The LEGO Movie rounded out the top three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. Directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord's animated comedy has proved itself as one of 2014's breakout smashes; critics praised the film, as its solid 82% Metacritic score indicates, and it has grossed over $467 million worldwide, a figure that's more impressive when one takes into consideration its estimated $60 million budget. This week, The LEGO Movie had a 48% HD market share and sold 47% as many Blu-rays as How to Train Your Dragon 2. Regarding the overall package-media figures, the film came in second place and sold 64% as many total units as How to Train Your Dragon 2.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/30/14:
  1. How to Train Your Dragon 2
  2. Maleficent
  3. The LEGO Movie
  4. Transformers: Age of Extinction
  5. The Expendables 3
  6. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
  7. Lone Survivor
  8. Divergent
  9. Godzilla
  10. Gravity
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/30/14 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (65%)
  2. The LEGO Movie (48%)
  3. Maleficent (57%)
  4. The Expendables 3 (45%)
  5. Transformers: Age of Extinction (65%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/30/14 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The LEGO Movie 3D (17%)
  2. X-Men: Days of Future Past 3D (3%)
  3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (3%)
  4. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (2%)
  5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 3D (2%)