For the week that ended on June 1st, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World remained at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The final installment in the acclaimed
How to Train Your Dragon series, this film was a modest hit following its North American release last February. The film garnered very solid critical comments (it has a
71% rating on Metacritic), and it then went on to
gross $160 million domestically on top of its estimated $129-million production budget. This week,
The Hidden World had a decent Blu-ray market share of 61%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's release of
Outlander: Season Four. The popular Starz melodrama - and the most recent television project from
Battlestar Galactica co-creator Ronald D. Moore - has become one of the flagship programs for its network. Season Four had a Blu-ray market share of 42% and sold 22% as many Blu-rays and 31% as many total units as
The Hidden World.
Finally, Warner Home Entertainment's
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. This sequel to the hit animated comedy
The LEGO Movie was a decent success following its North American release last February. The film garnered okay critical comments (it has a
65% rating on Metacritic), and it then went on to
gross $105 million domestically on top of its estimated $99-million production budget. On the Blu-ray-only list,
The Second Part had an HD market share of 57% and sold 18% as many Blu-rays as
The Hidden World. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film came in fourth place - behind Universal's
The Upside - and sold 19% as many total units as the
How to Train Your Dragon sequel.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 5/25/19:
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- Outlander: Season Four
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
- The Upside
- Cold Pursuit
- Aquaman
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- John Wick
- Bumblebee
- John Wick: Chapter 2
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 5/25/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (61%)
- Outlander: Season Four (42%)
- The Upside (42%)
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (57%)
- Cold Pursuit (43%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 5/25/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (3%)
- Aquaman 3D (0.6%)
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part 3D (0.3%)
- Kong: Skull Island 3D (0.2%)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 3D (0.1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 5/25/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- John Wick 4K (20%)
- John Wick: Chapter 2 4K (17%)
- John Wick / John Wick Chapter 2 4K (17%)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet 4K (16%)
- Aquaman 4K (15%)