For the week that ended on April 23rd, Lucasfilm and Disney Home Entertainment's
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story remained at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings: it's now been number one for three weeks. 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 solid Blu-ray market share of 71%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists was Universal Studios Home Entertainment's
Split. With this film, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan continues the career resurgence that he began with 2015's sleeper hit
The Visit.
Split proved even more successful,
grossing over $274 million worldwide on top of an estimated $9-million production budget, and it also scored critical notices to the tune of
a 62% favorability rating on Metacritic.
Split sold 71% as many Blu-rays (and had a Blu-ray market share of 57%) and 89% as many total units as
Rogue One.
Finally, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's
Hidden Figures filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales charts. This crowd-pleasing docudrama was a critical and commercial success for its distributor last fall. The film
grossed over $227 million worldwide on top of a very modest $25-million production budget, and it also scored very good critical notices (
a 74% favorability rating on Metacritic), even netting Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture at this year's Oscar ceremony. On the Blu-ray-only ranking,
Hidden Figures sold 38% as many Blu-rays as
Rogue One and had a Blu-ray market share of 39%. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film sold 69% as many total units as Lucasfilm's latest
Star Wars entry.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 04/23/17:
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Split
- Hidden Figures
- Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
- Moana
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Sing
- Sleepless
- Monster Trucks
- Doctor Strange
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 04/23/17 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (71%)
- Split (57%)
- Hidden Figures (39%)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (52%)
- Sleepless (46%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 04/23/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Passengers 3D (11%)
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 3D (6%)
- Doctor Strange 3D (6%)
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (6%)
- Assassin's Creed 3D (3%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 04/23/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Planet Earth II 4K (34%)
- John Wick 4K (32%)
- Arrival 4K (12%)
- Furious 7 4K (12%)
- Deepwater Horizon 4K (12%)