For the week that ended on August 19th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's
Alien: Covenant debuted at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings. Director Ridley Scott's
Alien sequel AND
Prometheus prequel struggled to connect with American audiences this past May. The film scored average critical notices (
a Metacritic rating of 65%) and grossed
$74 million domestically on top of its estimated $97-million production budget, although it did perform better overseas, to the tune of an
additional $158.5-million foreign haul. This week,
Alien: Covenant had a strong Blu-ray market share of 74%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only chart was Warner Home Entertainment's
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. This gritty reimagining of the Arthurian legend was a critical and commercial flop this past May. The film scored low critical notices (
a Metacritic rating of 41%, for example) and didn't connect that much more strongly with audiences, grossing
$39 million domestically on top of its estimated $175-million production budget. On the Blu-ray rankings,
King Arthur sold 14% as many Blu-rays as
Alien: Covenant and had an HD market share of 52%. Regarding the overall package media rankings, the film ranked in third place (behind Disney's DVD-only release
Descendants 2) and sold 20% as many total units as the
Alien thriller.
Finally, Cinedigm Home Entertainment's
Hickok filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only sales rankings. A western about legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok, the film was released direct-to-home-media and, as such, hasn't made the same kind of critical or commercial impact as the other features in the top three.
Hickok lacks a box-office total, and it only has a
49% Metacritic score, and one predicated off just four mainstream critical notices.
Hickok had a very impressive HD market share of 90% and sold 14% as many Blu-rays as
Alien: Covenant. On the overall package-media list, the film came in at eighth place, where it sold 11% as many total units as
Covenant.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 08/19/17:
- Alien: Covenant
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- Hickok
- Boss Baby
- The Case for Christ
- Kong: Skull Island
- The Fate of the Furious
- Snatched
- Beauty and the Beast
- Ghost in the Shell
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 08/19/17 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Alien: Covenant (74%)
- Descendants 2 (DVD-only)
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (52%)
- The Case for Christ (42%)
- Boss Baby (53%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 08/19/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3D (7%)
- Ghost in the Shell 3D (2%)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3D (2%)
- The LEGO Batman Movie 3D (2%)
- Kong: Skull Island 3D (1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 08/19/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Prometheus 4K (30%)
- John Wick 4K (19%)
- Alien: Covenant 4K (14%)
- John Wick: Chapter 2 4K (12%)
- Ghost in the Shell 4K (11%)