For the week that ended on November 3rd, Marvel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Ant-Man and the Wasp returned to the top spot on the Blu-ray-only sales chart. 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 sales ranking was Universal Studios Home Entertainment's
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. A sequel to the hit
2008 film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical,
Here We Go Again proved almost as successful as its predecessor. While not a huge critical favorite (it has a
60% score on Metacritic), the film went on to
gross over $393 million worldwide on top of its estimated $75-million production budget.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again had a Blu-ray market share of 54% and sold 79% as many Blu-rays as
Ant-Man and the Wasp. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the film came in first place (there,
Ant-Man and the Wasp sold 98% total units as it).
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 45% and sold 63% as many Blu-rays as
Ant-Man and the Wasp and 97% as many total units as the
Mamma Mia sequel.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/03/18:
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
- Hocus Pocus
- Batman: The Complete Animated Series
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- The Spy Who Dumped Me
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
- Avengers: Infinity War
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/03/18 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (54%)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (70%)
- Hocus Pocus (45%)
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (53%)
- The Spy Who Dumped Me (50%)
Top Four Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/03/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Hotel Transylvania 2 3D (7%)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (3%)
- Goosebumps 3D (2%)
- Skyscraper 3D (0.8%)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3D (0.5%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/03/18 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Solo: A Star Wars Story 4K (17%)
- Avengers: Infinity War 4K (16%)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp 4K (15%)
- Deadpool 2 4K (15%)
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado 4K (14%)