Blu-ray Sales, October 10-16: Ghostbusters Answers Home-Media Call

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Blu-ray Sales, October 10-16: Ghostbusters Answers Home-Media Call

Posted October 23, 2016 11:03 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on October 16th, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Ghostbusters took the top spot on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media rankings. This controversial remake of the 1984 comedy classic struggled to make a lasting impact with fans and critics. The horror comedy scored an average ranking of 60%, and it only grossed back $128 million domestically on top of its estimated $144 million-production budget. This week, Ghostbusters had a Blu-ray market share of 50%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales list was Warner Home Entertainment's adventure epic The Legend of Tarzan. Like Ghostbusters, Tarzan had trouble connecting with audiences. The film netted a low Metacritic grade of 44% and then grossed just $126 million domestically on top of its estimated $180-million production budget. On the Blu-ray-only list, The Legend of Tarzan sold 57% as many discs as Ghostbusters and had a Blu-ray market share of 46%. And regarding the overall package-media chart, Tarzan sold 61% as many discs as the Ghostbusters remake.

Finally, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's X-Men: Apocalypse rounded out the top-three titles on the Blu-ray-only rankings. The latest in the recent X-Men prequel trilogy, Apocalypse struggled to make it past mediocre critical and commercial receptions. The film netted a so-so Metacritic grade of 52% and only grossed $155 million domestically on top of its estimated $178-million production budget. In terms of the Blu-ray-only list, the film had a Blu-ray market share of 60% and sold 35% as many Blu-rays as Ghostbusters. On the overall package-media chart, Apocalypse fell to fourth place (behind Ice Age: Collision Course), selling 29% as many total units as Ghostbusters.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 10/16/16:
  1. Ghostbusters
  2. The Legend of Tarzan
  3. X-Men: Apocalypse
  4. Ice Age: Collision Course
  5. Beauty and the Beast
  6. Captain America: Civil War
  7. Warcraft
  8. Central Intelligence
  9. The Purge: Election Year
  10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 10/16/16 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Ghostbusters (50%)
  2. The Legend of Tarzan (46%)
  3. Ice Age: Collision Course (43%)
  4. X-Men: Apocalypse (60%)
  5. Hocus Pocus (21%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 10/16/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Captain America: Civil War 3D (14%)
  2. Ghostbusters (5%)
  3. The Angry Birds Movie 3D (5%)
  4. X-Men: Apocalypse 3D (5%)
  5. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 3D (4%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 10/16/16 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 4K (8%)
  2. Warcraft 4K (8%)
  3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 4K (6%)
  4. X-Men: Apocalypse 4K (6%)
  5. Deadpool 4K (5%)