Blu-ray Sales, Nov. 16-22: Inside Out Dreams Up a Number-One Spot

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Blu-ray Sales, Nov. 16-22: Inside Out Dreams Up a Number-One Spot

Posted November 27, 2015 03:37 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on November 22nd, Pixar and Disney's Inside Out took the top spot on both the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. Pixar's whimsical animated comedy about the emotions that govern the mind of a young girl proved one of this summer's most enduring favorites; critics rapturously embraced the film (to the tune of a 94% score on Metacritic), and audiences responded strongly as well, given Inside Out's worldwide gross of $855 million. This week, Inside Out had a Blu-ray market share of 44%.

Next up on the the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists was Universal Studios Home Entertainment's Jurassic World. The latest installment in Universal and Steven Spielberg's hugely successful box-office franchise, Jurassic World is one of 2015's biggest hits. Despite only garnering average critical notices (the film has a 59% score on Metacritic), it grossed over $651 million domestically and $1.6 billion worldwide, totals that made it the highest grossing picture (so far) of the year. Furthermore, it's already distinguished itself on home-media platforms, earning $82.6 million in its first week on home-media - industry analysts have predicted that Jurassic World could become the highest-selling Blu-ray-and-DVD title of 2015, as well as the industry's biggest - full-stop - live-action Blu-ray title AND Universal's biggest digital release. Jurassic World had a Blu-ray market share of 56% and sold pretty much exactly as many Blu-rays as Inside Out (about 99.8%) and 78% as many total units.

Finally, Warner Home Entertainment's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. rounded out the top three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings. Director Guy Ritchie's action-comedy struggled to connect with anyone last August. It garnered mediocre critical notices (it has a Metacritic score of 55%), and it only grossed $45 million domestically on top of its projected $75-million budget. Regarding the Blu-ray-only ranking, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. sold 61% as many discs as Inside Out (and had an HD market share of 46%). In terms of the overall package-media list, the film sold 58% as many total units as the Pixar comedy.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/22/15:
  1. Inside Out
  2. Jurassic World
  3. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  4. Terminator: Genisys
  5. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  6. Trainwreck
  7. Aladdin
  8. Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI
  9. Star Wars: Episodes I-III
  10. Avengers: Age of Ultron
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/22/15 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Inside Out (44%)
  2. Jurassic World (56%)
  3. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (46%)
  4. Terminator: Genisys (55%)
  5. Trainwreck (39%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/22/15 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D (19%)
  2. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (10%)
  3. Insurgent 3D (8%)
  4. San Andreas 3D (7%)
  5. Pixels 3D (7%)