For the week that ended on September 22nd, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The direct sequel to
Jurassic World - and the most recent installment in
the successful Jurassic Park franchise - this dinosaur adventure was another massive commercial success for its distributor. While the film scored mediocre critical notices (it has a
51% Metacritic score), it went on to
gross over $1.3 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $170-million production budget. This week, the film had a respectable Blu-ray market share of 65%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales ranking was Marvel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Avengers: Infinity War. This 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). On the Blu-ray-only list,
Infinity War had a good HD market share of 65% and sold 6% as many Blu-rays as
Fallen Kingdom. Regarding the overall package-list chart, the film dropped to fourth place (behind
Hocus Pocus and
Ocean's 8, respectively) and sold, again, 6% as many total units as the
Jurassic Park adventure.
Finally, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's
Deadpool 2 rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. The much-anticipated follow-up to Tim Miller and Ryan Reynolds'
2016 smash hit, this raunchy action-comedy proved almost as successful as its predecessor.
Deadpool 2 garnered fine critical notices (note its
66% Metacritic score) and
grossed over $734 million worldwide on top of its estimated $110-million production budget. In terms of just Blu-rays,
Deadpool 2 had a solid HD market share of 65% and sold 6% as many Blu-rays as the
Jurassic Park sequel. For the overall package-media list, the superhero action-comedy came in fifth place and also sold 6% as many total units as
Fallen Kingdom.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/22/18:
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Deadpool 2
- Hocus Pocus
- Ocean's 8
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Greatest Showman
- Siberia
- Book Club
- Hereditary
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 9/22/18 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (65%)
- Hocus Pocus (42%)
- Ocean's 8 (44%)
- Avengers: Infinity War (65%)
- Deadpool 2 (65%)
Top Four Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 9/22/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Jurassic World 3D (9%)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming 3D (3%)
- Goosebumps 3D (2%)
- Ready Player One 3D (2%)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (2%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/22/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Jurassic World: 5 Movie Collection 4K (25%)
- Avengers: Infinity War 4K (18%)
- Ready Player One 4K (14%)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K (12%)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 4K (12%)