Blu-ray Sales, Apr. 4-10: The Force Awakens on Home Media

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Blu-ray Sales, Apr. 4-10: The Force Awakens on Home Media

Posted April 15, 2016 05:28 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on April 10th, Lucasfilm and Disney Home Entertainment's Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens went to the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. The latest installment in the iconic Star Wars franchise made a huge commercial impact when it hit theaters last December. The Force Awakens grossed over $2 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $245-million production budget, and it scored an 81% favorability rating on Metacritic. Furthermore, during its first week on home media, The Force Awakens outsold its remaining nineteen Blu-ray and DVD competitors in the Top 20 VideoScan charts nearly five to one. This week, The Force Awakens had an incredibly strong Blu-ray market share of 83%.

Next on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts Starz and the Weinstein Company's The Hateful Eight. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's controversial Western struggled to make the same critical and commercial impact that his successful 2012 Django Unchained left. The Hateful Eight only grossed $154 million worldwide on top of its estimated $44-million production budget, and it scored a 68% favorability rating on Metacritic. The Hateful Eight had a Blu-ray market share of 55% and sold 2% as many Blu-rays and 4% as many total units as The Force Awakens.

Finally, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 rounded out the top three positions on the Blu-ray-only and overall home-media rankings. This final installment in the Hunger Games franchise - and the direct continuation of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - netted its distributor a fairly robust profit last year. The film grossed about $281 million domestically on top of its estimated $160-million production budget, and it generated an unspectacular 65% Metacritic score. Mockingjay - Part 2 had a Blu-ray market share of 53% and sold 2% as many Blu-rays and 3% as many total units as The Force Awakens.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 04/10/15:
  1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
  2. The Hateful Eight
  3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
  4. Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI
  5. Star Wars: Episodes I-III
  6. Daddy's Home
  7. The Good Dinosaur
  8. Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  9. Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season
  10. Point Break
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 04/10/15 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (83%)
  2. The Hateful Eight (55%)
  3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (53%)
  4. Daddy's Home (38%)
  5. Concussion (35%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 04/10/15 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D (18%)
  2. Mad Max: Fury Road 3D (14%)
  3. Ant-Man 3D (13%)
  4. Hotel Transylvania 2 3D (9%)
  5. In the Heart of the Sea 3D (6%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 04/10/15 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Mad Max: Fury Road 4K (8%)
  2. The Martian 4K (4%)
  3. The Last Witch Hunter 4K (2%)
  4. Concussion 4K (1%)
  5. The Peanuts Movie 4K (1%)