Blu-ray Sales, July 29-August 4: Ready Player One Remains on Top

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Blu-ray Sales, July 29-August 4: Ready Player One Remains on Top

Posted August 11, 2018 01:18 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on August 4th, Warner Home Entertainment's Ready Player One remained at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. In adapting the popular Ernest Cline novel, director Steven Spielberg scored a blockbuster entertainment that performed decently with critics and audiences. It received average critical notices (the film has a Metacritic rating of 64%) and then grossed $582 million worldwide on top of its $175-million production budget. This week, Ready Player One had a strong Blu-ray market share of 67%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was another Warner title: Rampage. Star Dwayne Johnson's explosive creature-feature - an adaptation of the popular video game - has struggled to connect with critics and audiences in North America. It received below-average critical notices (the film has a 45% rating on Metacritic) and domestically, the film only grossed $99 million on top of its $120-million production budget (in fairness, Rampage proved far more successful outside North America, picking up an additional $326.9 million from foreign markets). Rampage had an HD market share of 47% and sold 36% as many Blu-rays and 52% as many total units as Ready Player One.

Finally, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Overboard filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. The Anna Faris-and-Eugenio Derbez-starring remake of the cult Goldie Hawn-and-Kurt Russell rom-com was a modest success following its premiere last May. While it received underwhelming critical notices (the film has a 42% Metacritic rating), it still went on to gross $91 million worldwide on top of its estimated $12-million production budget. Overboard had an HD market share of 40% and sold 29% as many Blu-rays as Ready Player One. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film sold 49% as many total units as Spielberg's sci-fi actioner.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/04/18:
  1. Ready Player One
  2. Rampage
  3. Overboard
  4. A Quiet Place
  5. Super Troopers 2
  6. Black Panther
  7. The Greatest Showman
  8. Harry Potter: 8-Film Collection
  9. Dark Crimes
  10. I Can Only Imagine
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 8/04/18 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Ready Player One (67%)
  2. Rampage (47%)
  3. Overboard (40%)
  4. Super Troopers 2 (50%)
  5. The Greatest Showman (50%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 8/04/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Ready Player One 3D (7%)
  2. Pacific Rim: Uprising 3D (2%)
  3. Tomb Raider 3D (0.4%)
  4. Rampage 3D (0.2%)
  5. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D (0.03%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/04/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Equalizer 4K (17%)
  2. Ready Player One 4K (15%)
  3. Pacific Rim: Uprising 4K (14%)
  4. Harry Potter: 8-Film Collection 4K (13%)
  5. A Quiet Place 4K (12%)