For the week that ended on August 18th, Marvel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Avengers: Infinity War debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The third entry in the joint
The Avengers series - and the most narratively consequential MCU feature of 2018 -
Infinity War has proven to be one of the year's biggest successes. After receiving decent critical notices (a
68% score on Metacritic), the film then went on to
gross over $2 billion worldwide on top of its massive estimated production budget (somewhere in the realm of $315-to-$400 million). This week, the film had a terrific Blu-ray market share of 76%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was from Warner Home Entertainment:
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 66% and sold 3% as many Blu-rays and total units as
Avengers: Infinity War.
Finally, another Warner title -
The Death of Superman - filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only sales list. 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.
Death of Superman had a strong HD market share of 73% and sold 2% as many Blu-rays as
Infinity War. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film came in fourth place - behind the Melissa McCarthy vehicle
Life of the Party - where it again sold 2% as many total units as the Marvel blockbuster.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/18/18:
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ready Player One
- The Death of Superman
- Black Panther
- The Avengers
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Life of the Party
- Rampage
- The Greatest Showman
- Breaking In
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 8/18/18 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Avengers: Infinity War (76%)
- Ready Player One (66%)
- Life of the Party (34%)
- The Death of Superman (73%)
- Black Panther (63%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 8/18/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Spider-Man: Homecoming 3D (5%)
- Ready Player One 3D (4%)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D (1%)
- Pacific Rim: Uprising 3D (0.7%)
- Rampage 3D (0.4%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/18/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Avengers 4K (86%)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 4K (79%)
- Avengers: Infinity War 4K (19%)
- Black Panther 4K (15%)
- Ready Player One 4K (13%)