Blu-ray Sales, April 8-14: The Greatest Showman Outperforms The Last Jedi

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Blu-ray Sales, April 8-14: The Greatest Showman Outperforms The Last Jedi

Posted April 21, 2018 06:40 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on April 14th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's The Greatest Showman debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. This musical biopic about the life and times of P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), The Greatest Showman proved a sleeper hit with audiences last December. The film garnered mediocre critical notices (a 48% Metacritic rating), but viewers still supported the picture, helping it net a worldwide gross of $424 million on top of its estimated $84-million production budget. This week, The Greatest Showman had a very good Blu-ray market share of 66%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi. The latest - and most controversial - installment in the iconic Star Wars franchise, The Last Jedi was a massive hit with critics and audiences. The film garnered great critical notices (an 85% Metacritic rating), and viewers supported the picture to the tune of a $1.3-billion gross (worldwide) on top of its estimated $200-million production budget. The Last Jedi had a strong HD market share of 77% and sold 39% as many Blu-rays and 34% as many overall package-media units as The Greatest Showman.

Finally, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. A 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. Jumanji 2 had an HD market share of 55% and sold 11% as many Blu-rays and 13% as many total units as The Greatest Showman.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 4/14/18:
  1. The Greatest Showman
  2. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
  3. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
  4. Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
  5. Thor: Ragnarok
  6. Outlander: Season Three
  7. Coco
  8. Justice League
  9. Ferdinand
  10. Proud Mary
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 4/14/18 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Greatest Showman (66%)
  2. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (77%)
  3. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (55%)
  4. Outlander: Season Three (43%)
  5. Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (70%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 4/14/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Spider-Man: Homecoming 3D (5%)
  2. Wonder Woman 3D (3%)
  3. Justice League 3D (0.6%)
  4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (0.1%)
  5. Ghostbusters 3D (0.1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 4/14/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. It 4K (13%)
  2. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 4K (13%)
  3. Spider-Man: Homecoming 4K (13%)
  4. Wonder 4K (12%)
  5. Thor: Ragnarok 4K (12%)