For the week that ended on October 20th, Marvel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Ant-Man and the Wasp debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. After the massively consequential release of Marvel's
Avengers: Infinity War, this second installment in the
Ant-Man superhero series acted as a more modestly scaled palette cleanser. The
Ant-Man follow-up scored decent critical notices (it has a
70% score on Metacritic), and then it went on to
gross over $216 million domestically on top of its estimated $162-to-$195-million production budget. This week,
Ant-Man and the Wasp had a strong Blu-ray market share of 70%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. The most recent entry in the popular
Hotel Transylvania franchise, this animated comedy proved another big commercial success for its distributor. While the film scored mediocre critical notices (it has a
54% Metacritic score), it went on to
gross almost $518 million worldwide on top of its estimated $80-million production budget.
Hotel Transylvania 3 had an HD market share of 49% and sold 21% as many Blu-rays and 29% as many total units as
Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Finally, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Hocus Pocus rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. Although not a critical or commercial smash following its release in 1993, this live-action Disney comedy has amassed a large cult following in its subsequent twenty-five years as a beloved Halloween favorite.
Hocus Pocus had an HD market share of 49% and sold 15% as many Blu-rays and 21% as many total units as the
Ant-Man sequel.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 10/20/18:
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- Hocus Pocus
- Skyscraper
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado
- Deadpool 2
- Constantine: City of Demons
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 10/20/18 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (70%)
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (49%)
- Hocus Pocus (49%)
- Skyscraper (44%)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (68%)
Top Four Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 10/20/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Hotel Transylvania 2 3D (8%)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (2%)
- Goosebumps 3D (2%)
- Hotel Transylvania 3D (1%)
- Skyscraper 3D (1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 10/20/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Halloween 4K (65%)
- Avengers: Infinity War 4K (19%)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story 4K (17%)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp 4K (17%)
- Deadpool 2 4K (16%)