Blu-ray Sales, May 2-8: The Force Awakens Again at Number One

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Blu-ray Sales, May 2-8: The Force Awakens Again at Number One

Posted May 12, 2016 01:09 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on May 8th, Lucasfilm and Disney Home Entertainment's Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens returned 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 a strong Blu-ray market share of 83%.

Next on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts was Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's The 5th Wave. This dystopian adventure - an adaptation of Rick Yancey's popular YA novel - struggled to make much of a critical and commercial impact when it premiered last January. The 5th Wave grossed almost $35 million domestically on top of its estimated $38-million production budget, and it only netted a 33% favorability rating on Metacritic. On the Blu-ray-only list, The 5th Wave sold 80% as many discs as The Force Awakens and had a solid Blu-ray market share of 75%. Regarding the overall package-media chart, The 5th Wave sold 87% as many total units as The Force Awakens.

Finally, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's The Revenant rounded out the top three positions on the Blu-ray-only and overall home-media rankings. 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. The Revenant sold 71% as many Blu-rays and 66% as many total units as The Force Awakens, and it had a robust Blu-ray market share of 89%.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 05/08/16:
  1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
  2. The 5th Wave
  3. The Revenant
  4. The Choice
  5. Joy
  6. Ride Along 2
  7. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
  8. Independence Day
  9. Krampus
  10. The Hateful Eight
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 05/08/16 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (83%)
  2. The 5th Wave (75%)
  3. The Revenant (89%)
  4. The Choice (43%)
  5. Joy (23%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 05/08/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D (11%)
  2. Ant-Man 3D (10%)
  3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (9%)
  4. Jurassic World 3D (8%)
  5. The Martian 3D (4%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 05/08/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Revenant 4K (2%)
  2. The Martian 4K (2%)
  3. Concussion 4K (2%)
  4. The 5th Wave 4K (1%)
  5. The Peanuts Movie 4K (1%)