Blu-ray Sales, June 9-15: Captain Marvel Soars over Competition

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Blu-ray Sales, June 9-15: Captain Marvel Soars over Competition

Posted June 21, 2019 04:26 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on June 15th, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Marvel's Captain Marvel debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The MCU's first female-centric superhero story, Captain Marvel proved a sizable hit following its North American release last March. The film garnered very decent critical comments (it has a 64% rating on Metacritic), and it then went on to gross over $1.1 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $152-million production budget. This week, Captain Marvel had a strong Blu-ray market share of 73%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales ranking was another Warner title: 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 terrific Blu-ray market share of 78% and sold 6% as many Blu-rays as Captain Marvel. But on the overall package-media chart, the WB superhero adventure came in third place - behind Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral - and also sold 6% as many total units as the Marvel adventure.

Finally, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. This animated Spider-Man adventure - which exists outside of the MCU's Tom Holland-starring iteration - proved an unlikely critical and commercial hit during its theatrical release last December. The film grossed over $189 million domestically on top of its estimated $90-million production budget, and it netted not only strong critical notices (it has a 87% rating on Metacritic) but also the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Into the Spider-Verse had an impressive Blu-ray market share of 86% and sold 6% as many Blu-rays as Captain Marvel. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film came in sixth place (under How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Five Feet Apart) and sold 5% as many total units as Captain Marvel.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 6/15/19:
  1. Captain Marvel
  2. Aquaman
  3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  4. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
  5. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
  6. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
  7. Venom
  8. Bumblebee
  9. Five Feet Apart
  10. A Madea Family Funeral
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 6/15/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Captain Marvel (73%)
  2. A Madea Family Funeral (24%)
  3. Aquaman (78%)
  4. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (56%)
  5. Five Feet Apart (40%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 6/15/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Secret Life of Pets 3D (0.5%)
  2. Kong: Skull Island 3D (0.4%)
  3. Aquaman 3D (0.2%)
  4. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part 3D (0.1%)
  5. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 3D (0.1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 6/15/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Bumblebee 4K (43%)
  2. Venom 4K (28%)
  3. Toy Story 4K (23%)
  4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 4K (21%)
  5. Creed II 4K (19%)