Blu-ray Sales, Apr. 25-May 1: The Revenant and Star Wars Battle

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Blu-ray Sales, Apr. 25-May 1: The Revenant and Star Wars Battle

Posted May 5, 2016 01:18 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on May 1st, Lucasfilm and Disney Home Entertainment's Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens returned to the top of the Blu-ray-only sales list. 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 a Blu-ray market share of 66%. However, on the overall package-media list, The Force Awakens came in third place, selling 94% as many total units as that roster's number-one title, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's The Revenant.

Next on the Blu-ray-only media chart was, in fact, The Revenant. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu's brutal survival drama netted its distributors both critical and commercial plaudits last year. The Revenant grossed over $521 million worldwide on top of its estimated $135-million production budget, and it scored a 76% favorability rating on Metacritic, a rating that helped translate the film's success into three Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. On the Blu-ray-only list, The Revenant sold 80% as many discs as The Force Awakens and had a Blu-ray market share of 49%.

Finally, Universal Studio Home Entertainment's Ride Along 2 rounded out the top three positions on the Blu-ray-only and overall home-media rankings. Director Tim Story's follow-up to his hit 2014 action-comedy, Ride Along 2 netted all parties concerned a tidy profit. While the film had a mediocre critical show, garnering a low Metacritic score of 32%, in North America the film grossed about $90 million on top of its estimated $40-million production budget. Regarding the Blu-ray-only chart, Ride Along 2 had a Blu-ray market share of 44% and sold 69% as many Blu-rays as The Revenant. However, on the overall package-media ranking, the film came in second place where it sold 96% as many units as The Revenant.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 05/01/16:
  1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
  2. The Revenant
  3. Ride Along 2
  4. Krampus
  5. The Hateful Eight
  6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
  7. Ip Man 3
  8. Norm of the North
  9. Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI
  10. Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 05/01/16 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Revenant (49%)
  2. Ride Along 2 (44%)
  3. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (66%)
  4. Krampus (53%)
  5. The Hateful Eight (51%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 05/01/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Ant-Man 3D (12%)
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D (11%)
  3. Jurassic World 3D (10%)
  4. The Martian 3D (5%)
  5. Point Break 3D (4%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 05/01/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Martian 4K (4%)
  2. The Revenant 4K (3%)
  3. The Last Witch Hunter 4K (2%)
  4. Concussion 4K (2%)
  5. The Peanuts Movie 4K (1%)