For the week that ended on April 9th, Lucasfilm and Disney Home Entertainment's
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story debuted at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings. A prequel to
George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi classic,
Rogue One continued the
Star Wars franchise to fantastic success. The film
grossed over $1 billion worldwide on top of an estimated $200-million production budget, and it also scored decent critical notices (
a 65% favorability rating on Metacritic). This week,
Rogue One had a very impressive Blu-ray market share of 83%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists was Warner Home Entertainment's
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Inspired by J.K. Rowling's mock-reference text - an addendum to her
Harry Potter franchise -
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them continued the
Harry Potter franchise to relative success. The film
grossed over $813 million worldwide on top of an estimated $180-million production budget, and it also scored decent critical notices (
a 66% favorability rating on Metacritic).
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sold 11% as many Blu-rays (and had a Blu-ray market share of 56%) and 17% as many total units as
Rogue One.
Finally, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Moana filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales charts. This spirited animated comedy was a critical and commercial success for its distributor last fall. The film
grossed over $606 million worldwide, and it also scored very good critical notices (
an 81% favorability rating on Metacritic), even netting Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song and Best Animated Film at this year's Oscar ceremony. On the Blu-ray-only ranking,
Moana sold 9% as many Blu-rays as
Rogue One and had a Blu-ray market share of 57%. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film sold 12% as many total units as Lucasfilm's latest
Star Wars entry.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 04/09/17:
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Moana
- Sing
- Trolls
- Office Christmas Party
- Doctor Strange
- Patriots Day
- Assassin's Creed
- Beauty and the Beast
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 04/09/17 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (83%)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (56%)
- Moana (57%)
- Sing (53%)
- Trolls (56%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 04/09/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 3D (13%)
- Passengers 3D (8%)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 3D (8%)
- Doctor Strange 3D (5%)
- Suicide Squad 3D (4%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 04/09/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Planet Earth II 4K (32%)
- John Wick 4K (30%)
- Furious 7 4K (16%)
- Arrival 4K (15%)
- Suicide Squad 4K (9%)