Blu-ray Sales, January 27-February 2: The Nutcracker Celebrates on Home Media

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Blu-ray Sales, January 27-February 2: The Nutcracker Celebrates on Home Media

Posted February 10, 2019 09:42 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on February 2nd, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms premiered at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The end result of two directors - Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston - this holiday-themed fantasy struggled to connect with critics and audiences following its November release. The film scored relatively poor critical notices (it has a 39% rating on Metacritic), and it grossed just under $55 million domestically on top of its estimated $120-million production budget. This week, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms had a strong Blu-ray market share of 72%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales ranking was Warner Home Entertainment's Reign of the Supermen. This animated adventure acts as a direct follow-up to Warner and DC's recent comic-book adaptation The Death of Superman. Reign of the Supermen had a Blu-ray market share of 100% and sold 71% as many Blu-rays and 51% as many total units as The Nutcracker.

Finally, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Hunter Killer rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. A submarine thriller starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman, Hunter Killer flopped after its release last October. It got less-than-decent critical notices (it scored a 43% rating on Metacritic), and it went on to gross $15 million domestically on top of its estimated $40-million production budget. On the Blu-ray-only list, Hunter Killer had an HD market share of 57% and sold 70% as many Blu-rays as The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film came in second place and sold 88% as many total units as The Nutcracker.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 2/2/19:
  1. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
  2. Reign of the Supermen
  3. Hunter Killer
  4. First Man
  5. Halloween
  6. Venom
  7. Willow
  8. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
  9. Once Upon a Deadpool
  10. Suspiria
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 2/2/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (72%)
  2. Hunter Killer (57%)
  3. Reign of the Supermen (100%)
  4. Halloween (56%)
  5. First Man (65%)
Top Four Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 2/2/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (4%)
  2. The Meg 3D (0.5%)
  3. Smallfoot 3D (0.2%)
  4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (0.05%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 2/2/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. First Man 4K (16%)
  2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K (14%)
  3. Venom 4K (12%)
  4. Hunter Killer 4K (12%)
  5. Reign of the Supermen 4K (11%)