Blu-ray Sales, May 26-June 1: Dragon Keeps Flying

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Blu-ray Sales, May 26-June 1: Dragon Keeps Flying

Posted June 8, 2019 12:31 PM by Josh Katz

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:
  1. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
  2. Outlander: Season Four
  3. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
  4. The Upside
  5. Cold Pursuit
  6. Aquaman
  7. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  8. John Wick
  9. Bumblebee
  10. John Wick: Chapter 2
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 5/25/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (61%)
  2. Outlander: Season Four (42%)
  3. The Upside (42%)
  4. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (57%)
  5. Cold Pursuit (43%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 5/25/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Wizard of Oz 3D (3%)
  2. Aquaman 3D (0.6%)
  3. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part 3D (0.3%)
  4. Kong: Skull Island 3D (0.2%)
  5. 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):
  1. John Wick 4K (20%)
  2. John Wick: Chapter 2 4K (17%)
  3. John Wick / John Wick Chapter 2 4K (17%)
  4. Ralph Breaks the Internet 4K (16%)
  5. Aquaman 4K (15%)