Blu-ray Sales, July 24-30: Boss Baby Fires Other Titles

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Blu-ray Sales, July 24-30: Boss Baby Fires Other Titles

Posted August 6, 2017 10:49 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on July 30th, DreamWorks Home Entertainment's The Boss Baby debuted at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. This family-friendly animated comedy - which hinges on Alec Baldwin's work as the title character - was a modest success with critics and audiences last spring. While it garnered a mediocre Metacritic score of 50%, the film did then go on to gross over $497 million worldwide. This week, the film had a Blu-ray market share of 55%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts was Paramount Home Media Distribution's Ghost in the Shell. The long-awaited, live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow's iconic manga, Ghost in the Shell quickly became controversial over the whitewashed casting of Scarlett Johansson as the main character, an issue that damaged its critical and commercial prospects at the box office. The film couldn't muster more than a 52% approval rating on Metacritic with critics, and it grossed $40.5 million domestically on top of its estimated $110-million production budget. On the Blu-ray rankings, Ghost in the Shell sold 54% as many Blu-rays as Boss Baby and had a strong HD market share of 73%. Regarding the overall package media rankings, the film sold 41% as many total units as the DreamWorks picture.

Finally, Warner Home Entertainment's Kong: Skull Island filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings. A new attempt to reboot the giant-monster film genre, this action-adventure struggled to connect with critics and audiences last spring. It garnered mediocre critical notices (a Metacritic score of 62%) and grossed over $168 million domestically on top of its estimated $185-million production budget. Skull Island had an HD market share of 50% and sold 32% as many Blu-rays and 36% as many total units as Boss Baby.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 07/30/17:
  1. The Boss Baby
  2. Ghost in the Shell
  3. Kong: Skull Island
  4. The Fate of the Furious
  5. The LEGO Batman Movie
  6. Beauty and the Beast
  7. Gifted
  8. John Wick: Chapter 2
  9. Power Rangers
  10. Smurfs: The Lost Village
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 07/30/17 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Boss Baby (55%)
  2. Ghost in the Shell (73%)
  3. Kong: Skull Island (50%)
  4. The Fate of the Furious (59%)
  5. Beauty and the Beast (57%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 07/30/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3D (3%)
  2. Ghost in the Shell 3D (3%)
  3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D (2%)
  4. Kong: Skull Island 3D (2%)
  5. The LEGO Batman Movie 3D (2%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 07/30/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. John Wick 4K (20%)
  2. Resident Evil: Vendetta 4K (16%)
  3. Ghost in the Shell 4K (11%)
  4. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 4K (11%)
  5. Logan 4K (11%)