Blu-ray Sales, May 23-29: Deadpool Blasts Its Way to the Top Again

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Blu-ray Sales, May 23-29: Deadpool Blasts Its Way to the Top Again

Posted June 2, 2016 08:34 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on May 29th, Twentieth Century Home Entertainment's Deadpool remained at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. Director Tim Miller's raunchy action-comedy was a huge success when it premiered last February. Deadpool grossed over $762 million worldwide on top of its estimated $53-million production budget, and it scored an 65% favorability rating on Metacritic. This week, Deadpool had a Blu-ray market share of 60%.

Next on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts was Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Risen. A faith-based procedural centering around the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Risen was a modest success for its distributors last February. The film grossed almost $37 million worldwide on top of its estimated $20-million production budget, and it scored an 51% favorability rating on Metacritic. In terms of sales percentages, Risen sold 39% as many Blu-rays as Deadpool (and had a Blu-ray market share of 40%) and 58% as many total units.

Finally, Lucasfilm and Disney Home Entertainment's Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens rounded out the top three positions on the Blu-ray-only media ranking. 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. On the Blu-ray-only list, The Force Awakens sold only 25% as many discs as Deadpool and had a Blu-ray market share of 60%. Regarding the overall package-media chart, The Force Awakenscame in fourth place - behind Warner Home Entertainment's How to Be Single - and also sold 25% as many total units as the R-rated comic-book actioner.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 05/29/16:
  1. Deadpool
  2. Risen
  3. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
  4. Dirty Grandpa
  5. Zoolander No. 2
  6. The Finest Hours
  7. How to Be Single
  8. The Revenant
  9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  10. The Witch
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 05/29/16 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Deadpool (60%)
  2. Risen (40%)
  3. How to Be Single (30%)
  4. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (60%)
  5. Dirty Grandpa (41%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 05/29/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D (11%)
  2. Ant-Man 3D (9%)
  3. The Martian 3D (5%)
  4. Jurassic World 3D (4%)
  5. Minions 3D (3%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 05/29/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Deadpool 4K (4%)
  2. The Revenant 4K (4%)
  3. The Martian 4K (3%)
  4. X-Men: Days of Future Past 4K (2%)
  5. Risen 4K (1%)