Blu-ray Sales, Sept. 7-13: Fury Road Won't Stop

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Blu-ray Sales, Sept. 7-13: Fury Road Won't Stop

Posted September 20, 2015 09:22 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on September 13th, Mad Max: Fury Road again remained at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. Despite enduring pre-production headaches and a grueling production schedule, director George Miller's latest installment in his Mad Max franchise proved one of Summer 2015's most beloved pictures. The film grossed over $374 million worldwide on top of its projected $150 million budget, and it performed even better with critics, netting an 89% score on Metacritic. This week, Fury Road had a Blu-ray market share of 48%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media rankings was Lionsgate Home Entertainment's The Age of Adaline. This romantic fantasy, which stars Blake Lively as a beguiling woman who magically retains her youth throughout the last century, struggled to connect with audiences and critics last spring; the film grossed a modest $42 million domestically, and its critical notices aggregated to a 51% score on Metacritic. The Age of Adaline sold 35% as many Blu-rays as Fury Road and 58% as many total units, and its Blu-ray market share was 30%.

Finally, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI, AKA the Original Trilogy, rounded out the top three spots on the Blu-ray-only list. One of the most iconic series in contemporary film history, this blockbuster sci-fi trilogy experienced a resurgence in sales popularity during the past month; Star Wars mania is rising again, thanks to programs like the animated Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season One and the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, and with director John Landis' recent intimation that Disney plans to re-release the original theatrical cuts of the first three Star Wars pictures ("first three" referring to theatrical release date, of course), the fortunes of George Lucas' hit franchise should only continue to soar. On the Blu-ray-only list, the Episodes IV-VI package sold 18% as many discs as Fury Road and had an HD market share of 100%. On the overall package-media chart, Star Wars came in fourteenth place (DreamWorks Home Entertainment's Home held the number-three position there) and sold 9% as many total units as Fury Road.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 09/13/15:
  1. Mad Max: Fury Road
  2. The Age of Adaline
  3. Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI
  4. Interstellar
  5. Home
  6. Star Wars: Episodes I-III
  7. Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
  8. Insurgent
  9. Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  10. Supernatural: The Complete Tenth Season
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 09/13/15 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Mad Max: Fury Road (48%)
  2. The Age of Adaline (30%)
  3. Home (33%)
  4. Barbie in Rock'n Royals (14%)
  5. Supernatural: The Complete Tenth Season (19%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 09/13/15 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Insurgent 3D (22%)
  2. Mad Max: Fury Road 3D (7%)
  3. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (4%)
  4. Home 3D (4%)
  5. Despicable Me 2 3D (2%)