For the week that ended on September 4th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
The Jungle Book premiered at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media rankings. A live-action/CGI retelling of Rudyard Kipling's famous adventure tale AND
the 1967 Disney classic,
The Jungle Book was a huge hit with critics and audiences when it debuted last April.
The Jungle Book grossed just over $964 million worldwide (on top of its estimated $175-million production budget), and it scored a
solid Metacritic grade of 77%. This week,
The Jungle Book had a strong Blu-ray market share of 63%.
Next on the Blu-ray-only media chart was Universal Studios Home Entertainment's
The Huntsman: Winter's War. Simultaneously a prequel, side-quel, and sequel to 2012's
Snow White and the Huntsman,
Winter's War struggled to make an impact with critics and audiences when it debuted last April.
Winter's War grossed just over $48 million domestically (on top of its estimated $115-million production budget), and it scored a
Metacritic grade of 35%. On the Blu-ray-only list,
Winter's War sold 13% as many discs as
The Jungle Book and had a Blu-ray market share of 54%. Regarding the overall package-media chart,
Winter's War came in third place - behind Warner's romantic drama
Me Before You - and sold 15% as many total units as
The Jungle Book.
Finally, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's
The Angry Birds Movie rounded out the top three positions on the Blu-ray-only media ranking. This animated comedy - an adaptation of the popular video game - was a modest success when it debuted last May.
The Angry Birds Movie grossed just under $347 million worldwide (on top of its estimated $73-million production budget), and it scored a
Metacritic grade of 43%. In terms of the Blu-ray-only list,
The Angry Birds Movie had a Blu-ray market share of 49% and sold 8% as many Blu-rays as
The Jungle Book. However, the film came in fourth place on the overall package-media list, where it sold 10% as many total units as
The Jungle Book.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 09/04/16:
- The Jungle Book
- The Huntsman: Winter's War
- The Angry Birds Movie
- Me Before You
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Zootopia
- The Nice Guys
- God's Not Dead 2
- Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Two
- Deadpool
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 09/04/16 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- The Jungle Book (63%)
- Me Before You (30%)
- The Huntsman: Winter's War (54%)
- The Angry Birds Movie (49%)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (57%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 09/04/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 3D (5%)
- Gods of Egypt 3D (4%)
- The Angry Birds Movie 3D (3%)
- Zootopia 3D (2%)
- Kung Fu Panda 3 3D (1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 09/04/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Revenant 4K (8%)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 4K (6%)
- Deadpool 4K (4%)
- Snow White and the Huntsman 4K (4%)
- Allegiant 4K (4%)