Blu-ray Sales, Feb. 22-28: The Good Dinosaur Evades Spectre

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Blu-ray Sales, Feb. 22-28: The Good Dinosaur Evades Spectre

Posted March 4, 2016 02:28 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on February 28th, Pixar and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's The Good Dinosaur went to the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. An animated adventure about the friendship between a scared dinosaur and a feral caveboy, The Good Dinosaur failed to make the commercial and critical impact of the studios' Academy Award-winning hit Inside Out. The film only grossed about $122 million domestically, and it also didn't connect strongly with critics, generating an unspectacular a 66% Metacritic score. This week, The Good Dinosaur had a Blu-ray market share of 50%.

Next on the Blu-ray-only chart was Sony and MGM Home Entertainment's Spectre. The most recent James Bond thriller - and the third collaboration between star Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes - Spectre struggled to live up to the expectations that its predecessor Skyfall created. While the film was a solid commercial performer for its studios, grossing over $879 million worldwide on an estimated $245 million budget, it didn't connect as strongly with critics, who responded to the tune of a 60% Metacritic score. On the Blu-ray-only list, Spectre had a Blu-ray market share of 57% and sold 12% as many Blu-rays and 10% as many total units as The Good Dinosaur.

Finally, Universal and Open Road Home Entertainment's Spotlight rounded out the top three positions on the Blu-ray-only chart. Writer/director Tom McCarthy's journalism procedural was a major critical success for its distributors. Even though the modestly budgeted feature only grossed $39 million domestically, it was a huge hit in the eyes of critics, who helped it net not only a 93% Metacritic score but also two Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture. In terms of the Blu-ray-only rankings, Spotlight had a Blu-ray market share of 48% and sold 6% as many Blu-rays as The Good Dinosaur while on the overall package-media list, the Oscar winner came in fourth place (behind Warner's gangster thriller Black Mass) and also sold 6% as many total units as the newest Pixar feature.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 02/28/15:
  1. The Good Dinosaur
  2. Spectre
  3. Spotlight
  4. Black Mass
  5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  6. The Martian
  7. Secret in Their Eyes
  8. Straight Outta Compton
  9. Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI
  10. The Last Witch Hunter
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 02/28/15 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Good Dinosaur (50%)
  2. Spectre (57%)
  3. Black Mass (36%)
  4. Spotlight (48%)
  5. Secret in Their Eyes (33%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 02/28/15 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D (15%)
  2. Ant-Man 3D (14%)
  3. Everest 3D (10%)
  4. The Martian 3D (7%)
  5. Goosebumps 3D (6%)