Blu-ray Sales, Jan. 4-10: Sicario Smuggles Its Way Into Top Position

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Blu-ray Sales, Jan. 4-10: Sicario Smuggles Its Way Into Top Position

Posted January 14, 2016 08:58 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on January 10th, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Sicario went to the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings. Director Denis Villeneuve's disturbing procedural proved itself an enduring favorite with both audiences and critics following its September release. The modestly budgeted feature (about $30 million) has grossed over $80 million worldwide, while the film's critical accolades (it currently has an 81% score on Metacritic) recently resulted in three Academy Award nominations, including Best Sound Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography. This past week, Sicario had a Blu-ray market share of 52%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only media chart was Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI box set. This Original Trilogy package has long been a fixture on the home-media charts, and the recent box-office success of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (if one doesn't account for inflation, then The Force Awakens is now the highest grossing film in the United States) can account for this Blu-ray package's high position this past week. On the Blu-ray-only list, Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI had a Blu-ray market share of 100% and sold 67% as many Blu-rays as Sicario. However, on the overall package-media list, the Star Wars box set appeared in sixth place, with Universal's found-footage thriller The Visit taking second place and selling 52% as many total units as Sicario.

Unsurprisingly, given all of the Star Wars mania that is sweeping the planet, another Force-related product took second place on the Blu-ray-only media chart: Fox's Star Wars: Episodes I-III collection. Even with the relative critical drubbing George Lucas' prequel trilogy has faced in recent years, the renewed interest in the entire franchise has certainly bolstered this package's sales. On the Blu-ray-only list, Star Wars: Episodes I-III had a Blu-ray market share of 100% and sold 47% as many Blu-rays as Sicario. Regarding the overall package-media list, the prequel trilogy came in eighth place, with Sony's War Room coming in third place and selling 48% as many total units as Sicario.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 01/10/15:
  1. Sicario
  2. Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI
  3. Star Wars: Episodes I-III
  4. The Visit
  5. Minions
  6. Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  7. The Walk
  8. Ant-Man
  9. War Room
  10. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 01/10/15 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Sicario (52%)
  2. The Visit (38%)
  3. War Room (24%)
  4. Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (20%)
  5. Minions (47%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 01/10/15 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. San Andreas 3D (33%)
  2. The Visit 3D (29%)
  3. Ant-Man 3D (20%)
  4. Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D (17%)
  5. Pixels 3D (9%)