Blu-ray Sales, April 14-20: Dragon Ball Battles Aquaman

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Blu-ray Sales, April 14-20: Dragon Ball Battles Aquaman

Posted April 27, 2019 09:46 AM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on April 20th, FUNimation Entertainment's Dragon Ball Super: Broly premiered at number one on the Blu-ray-only chart. The twentieth feature film in the Dragon Ball Z series, Broly was a modest success following its North American release last January. While the film garnered only okay critical comments (it has a 59% rating on Metacritic), it then went on to gross $30 million domestically on top of its estimated $8.5-million production budget (and it made an additional $80 million overseas). This week, Broly had a very strong Blu-ray market share of 84%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales ranking was Warner Home Entertainment's Aquaman. Director James Wan's superhero adventure proved one of WB and DC's most successful comic-book adaptations following its theatrical release last December. Aquaman might have netted only so-so critical comments (it has a 55% rating on Metacritic), but it was a box-office juggernaut, grossing over $1.1 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $160-to-$200-million production budget. Aquaman had a Blu-ray market share of 62% and sold 90% as many Blu-rays as Dragon Ball Super. On the overall package-media chart, the superhero adventure was the top seller.

Finally, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's Glass rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. This controversial finale to director M. Night Shyamalan's Eastrail 177 Trilogy proved yet another financial success for its writer/director/producer. Yes, the film netted often poisonous critical notices (it has a 42% rating on Metacritic), but it still went on to gross over $246 million worldwide on top of its estimated $20-million production budget. On the Blu-ray-only list, Glass had a solid HD market share of 61% and sold 79% as many Blu-rays as Broly. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film came in second place where it sold 90% as many total units as Aquaman.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 4/20/19:
  1. Dragon Ball Super: Broly
  2. Aquaman
  3. Glass
  4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  5. Bumblebee
  6. Mary Poppins Returns
  7. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
  8. Justice League vs the Fatal Five
  9. Ralph Breaks the Internet
  10. A Dog's Way Home
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 4/20/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Aquaman (62%)
  2. Glass (61%)
  3. Dragon Ball Super: Broly (84%)
  4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (64%)
  5. Bumblebee (57%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 4/20/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Wizard of Oz 3D (3%)
  2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (1%)
  3. The Grinch 3D (1%)
  4. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 3D (0.1%)
  5. Aquaman 3D (0.1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 4/20/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Avengers: Infinity War 4K (15%)
  2. Glass 4K (12%)
  3. Justice League vs the Fatal Five 4K (11%)
  4. The Little Mermaid 4K (10%)
  5. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4K (10%)