Blu-ray Sales, August 5-11: Death of Superman Triumphs on Home Media

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Blu-ray Sales, August 5-11: Death of Superman Triumphs on Home Media

Posted August 17, 2018 11:37 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on August 11th, Warner Home Entertainment's The Death of Superman debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The latest adaptation of the Superman-Doomsday comic arc (after Superman: Doomsday and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), The Death of Superman represents DC and Warner's most ambitious take at the material yet, setting up a multi-part animated story that will continue with Reign of the Supermen in 2019. This week, the film had a very strong Blu-ray market share of 78%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was another Warner title: Ready Player One. 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. Ready Player One had a solid HD market share of 64% and sold 82% as many Blu-rays and almost the same amount of total units as The Death of Superman.

Finally, a third Warner title - Life of the Party - filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. The Melissa McCarthy-starring college farce was a modest success following its premiere last May. While it received underwhelming critical notices (the film has a 46% Metacritic rating), it went on to gross $65 million worldwide on top of its estimated $30-million production budget. Life of the Party had an HD market share of 37% and sold 46% as many Blu-rays as The Death of Superman. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film sold 96% as many total units as the animated Superman story.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/11/18:
  1. The Death of Superman
  2. Ready Player One
  3. Life of the Party
  4. Rampage
  5. Breaking In
  6. Overboard
  7. Black Panther
  8. The Greatest Showman
  9. A Quiet Place
  10. Super Troopers 2
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 8/11/18 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Death of Superman (78%)
  2. Ready Player One (64%)
  3. Life of the Party (37%)
  4. Breaking In (42%)
  5. Rampage (49%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 8/11/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Ready Player One 3D (5%)
  2. Spider-Man: Homecoming 3D (4%)
  3. Pacific Rim: Uprising 3D (1%)
  4. Rampage 3D (0.3%)
  5. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D (0.04%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/11/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Predator: 3-Movie Collection 4K (27%)
  2. The Equalizer 4K (15%)
  3. Ready Player One 4K (13%)
  4. Black Panther 4K (12%)
  5. A Quiet Place 4K (10%)