Blu-ray Sales, March 18-24: Viewers Play with Jumanji on Home Media

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Blu-ray Sales, March 18-24: Viewers Play with Jumanji on Home Media

Posted March 30, 2018 04:53 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on March 24th, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle debuted at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The sequel to the 1995 family favorite, this spirited action-comedy proved a major hit with audiences. While the film only scored okay critical notices (a 58% Metacritic rating), viewers adored the picture, which has gone on to gross over $943 million worldwide on top of its rumored $90-million production budget. This week, Jumanji 2 had a Blu-ray market share of 58%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was DC and Warner Home Entertainment's Justice League. This troubled follow-up to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice struggled to improve DC's cinematic fortunes and live up to the high bar that Wonder Woman set. The film scored below-average critical notices (a 45% Metacritic rating) and went on to gross over $229 million domestically on top of its rumored $300-million production budget. Justice League had an HD market share of 61% and sold 37% as many Blu-rays and 35% as many overall package-media units as Jumanji.

Finally, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's Pitch Perfect 3 filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. The latest entry in the Pitch Perfect franchise found modest success after its release in December. The movie scored below-average critical ratings (a 40% Metacritic score), though audiences supported the film to the tune of an $104-million domestic gross on top of its estimated $45-million production budget. Pitch Perfect 3 had an HD market share of 57% and sold 32% as many Blu-rays and total units as Justice League.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 3/24/18:
  1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
  2. Justice League
  3. Pitch Perfect 3
  4. Coco
  5. Thor: Ragnarok
  6. Ferdinand
  7. The Shape of Water
  8. Downsizing
  9. Spider-Man: Homecoming
  10. Lady and the Tramp
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 3/24/18 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (58%)
  2. Justice League (61%)
  3. Pitch Perfect 3 (57%)
  4. Coco (63%)
  5. Ferdinand (57%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 3/24/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Wonder Woman 3D (3%)
  2. Spider-Man: Homecoming 3D (3%)
  3. Ghostbusters 3D (0.7%)
  4. Blade Runner 2049 3D (0.7%)
  5. Justice League 3D (0.4%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 3/24/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Dunkirk 4K (15%)
  2. Blade Runner 2049 4K (14%)
  3. Wonder Woman 4K (12%)
  4. Jumanji 4K (12%)
  5. It 4K (11%)