Blu-ray Sales, January 5-11: The Equalizer Remains on Top

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Blu-ray Sales, January 5-11: The Equalizer Remains on Top

Posted January 14, 2015 08:17 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on January 11th, Sony Home Entertainment's The Equalizer remained at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media rankings. The big-screen adaptation of the popular 1980s crime procedural, The Equalizer reunited Training Day collaborators Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington to solid commercial success; despite garnering middling critical notices (The Equalizer's Metacritic score is 57%), the film grossed over $191 million worldwide on top of a $55-million budget. Last week, The Equalizer had a Blu-ray market share of 45%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only chart was Marvel and Disney Home Entertainment's Guardians of the Galaxy. This goofy sci-fi adventure was somewhat of a surprise hit for its distributors when it premiered in August. Despite taking its cues from a cult Marvel property, Guardians of the Galaxy proved both critically and commercially successful, netting a Metacritic score of 76% and grossing over $332 million domestically. On the Blu-ray-only ranking, Guardians of the Galaxy sold 76% as many Blu-rays as The Equalizer (and garnered an HD market share of 54%). On the overall package-media chart, the film came in fourth place - it fell behind the Nicolas Cage-version of the faith-based drama Left Behind - and moved 63% as many units as Sony's violent actioner.

Finally, another Sony property - the home-invasion thriller No Good Deed - rounded out the top three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media rankings. This Idris Elba vehicle was a sleeper hit for the studio when it premiered last September. Even with its unspectacular critical notices (its Metacritic score is 26%), the picture grossed over $52 million domestically on top of its meager $13.2-million budget. On the Blu-ray-only list, No Good Deed sold 45% as many copies as The Equalizer and had a Blu-ray market share of 27%. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the picture moved 75% as many units as The Equalizer.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 01/11/14:
  1. The Equalizer
  2. Guardians of the Galaxy
  3. No Good Deed
  4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  5. Get on Up
  6. Left Behind
  7. Boyhood
  8. The Maze Runner
  9. Horns
  10. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 01/11/14 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Equalizer (45%)
  2. Left Behind (18%)
  3. No Good Deed (27%)
  4. Guardians of the Galaxy (54%)
  5. Get on Up (35%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 01/11/14 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (27%)
  2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (18%)
  3. Edge of Tomorrow 3D (11%)
  4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (8%)
  5. X-Men: Days of Future Past 3D (7%)