Blu-ray Sales, January 19-25: Lucy Evolves into Number One

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Blu-ray Sales, January 19-25: Lucy Evolves into Number One

Posted January 29, 2015 11:31 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on January 25th, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's Lucy made its home-media debut at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media rankings. This sci-fi action-thriller gave Luc Besson his first unqualified commercial success in North America - as a director (Besson is also the writer/producer of the Taken) series - since 1997's The Fifth Element. Despite receiving average critical notices (its Metacritic score is 61%), Lucy grossed over $126 million domestically on top of its relatively paltry $40-million budget and went on to earn another $332 million in international totals. Last week, Lucy had a Blu-ray market share of 51%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only chart and overall package-media charts was another Universal title: the stop-motion-animated fable The Boxtrolls. An adaptation of Alan Snow's YA novel Here Be Monsters!, this Laika production had some trouble connecting with viewers after its September premiere. The critical community was not overwhelmingly in favor of the picture - its Metacritic score is 61% - nor did audience lend The Boxtrolls much in the way of commercial support, as its modest $50-million domestic gross (on top of a $60-million budget) indicates. On the Blu-ray-only ranking, The Boxtrolls sold 40% as many Blu-rays as Lucy (and garnered an HD market share of 49%). On the overall package-media chart, the film moved 41% as many units as the Scarlett Johansson-starring thriller.

Finally, Warner Home Entertainment's Annabelle rounded out the top three spots on the Blu-ray-only chart. The first official spinoff from the 2013 horror smash The Conjuring, Annabelle courted that earlier film's commerciall success without ever approaching its critical acclaim. The movie grossed over $255 million worldwide on top of a $6.5-million budget, but it left critics cold, as evinced by its 37% Metacritic score. On the Blu-ray-only ranking, Annabelle sold 28% as many Blu-rays as Lucy (and garnered an HD market share of 43%). Regarding overall package-media totals, the film came in fourth place - it fell behind the David Fincher drama Gone Girl - and moved 34% as many units as Lucy.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 01/25/14:
  1. Lucy
  2. The Boxtrolls
  3. Annabelle
  4. Gone Girl
  5. Guardians of the Galaxy
  6. A Walk Among the Tombstones
  7. The Equalizer
  8. The Drop
  9. The Grand Budapest Hotel
  10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 01/25/14 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Lucy (51%)
  2. The Boxtrolls (49%)
  3. Gone Girl (34%)
  4. Annabelle (43%)
  5. Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love (DVD-only)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 01/25/14 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (21%)
  2. X-Men: Days of Future Past 3D (12%)
  3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D (10%)
  4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D (5%)
  5. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (4%)