For the week that ended on September 1st, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's
Men in Black: International debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. This soft rebootquel to the
Men in Black franchise underperformed for the studio last summer. The film scored poor critical notices (it has
38% rating on Metacritic), and it ended up grossing
$79 million domestically on top of its estimated 110-million production budget. This week,
Men in Black: International had a terrific decent Blu-ray market share of 93%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales ranking was Marvel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Avengers: Endgame. The MCU's massive, three-hour conclusion to eleven years of cinematic serialized narratives,
Endgame did well with both critics and audiences last April. The film scored good critical notices (it has a
78% rating on Metacritic), and it ended up grossing
almost $2.8 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $356-million production budget.
Avengers: Endgame had a solid Blu-ray market share of 71% and sold 62% as many Blu-rays as
Men in Black. On the overall package-media chart, the film came in fourth place and sold 82% as many total units as as the
Men in Black reboot.
Finally, Warner Home Entertainment's
Godzilla: King of the Monsters rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. A direct sequel to the 2014
Godzilla and the latest installment in Warner and Legendary's
Godzilla/
Kong franchise,
King of the Monsters wasn't the surefire hit the studio wanted last summer. The film scored mediocre critical notices (note its
48% rating on Metacritic), and it ended up grossing
$100 million domestically on top of its estimated 170-million production budget (although it did net an extra $275 million overseas). The film had an HD market share of 59% and sold 58% as many Blu-rays as
Men in Black: International. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the film came in second place and sold 92% as many total units as
Men in Black.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/01/19:
- Men in Black: International
- Avengers: Endgame
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- The Secret Life of Pets 2
- Rocketman
- Detective Pikachu
- Ma
- It
- Booksmart
- Captain Marvel
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 9/01/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Men in Black: International (93%)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (59%)
- The Secret Life of Pets 2 (56%)
- Avengers: Endgame (71%)
- Rocketman (58%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 9/01/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (3%)
- Ready Player One 3D (1%)
- Aquaman 3D (1%)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (0.7%)
- Shazam! 3D (0.7%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/01/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Avengers: Endgame 4K (21%)
- Brightburn 4K (20%)
- Men in Black: International 4K (16%)
- Alita: Battle Angel 4K (15%)
- Captain Marvel 4K (14%)