For the week that ended on September 21st, Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
X-Men: Dark Phoenix debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The last film in Fox's long-running
X-Men franchise,
Dark Phoenix struggled to connect with critics and audiences. The film netted mediocre critical notices (a
43% score on Metacritic) and
grossed $65 million domestically on top of its estimated $200-million production budget. This week,
Dark Phoenix had a very solid Blu-ray market share of 69%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Walt Disney Home Entertainment's recent
Aladdin. The latest live-action opportunity for Disney to remake its animated back catalog,
Aladdin was quietly one of 2019's biggest success stories. Although the film scored mediocre critical notices (it has a
53% rating on Metacritic), it ended up grossing
over $1 billion worldwide on top of its estimated 183-million production budget.
Aladdin had a good Blu-ray market share of 66% and sold 88% as many Blu-rays and 92% as many total units as
Dark Phoenix.
Finally, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum rounded out the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings. This third installment in the
John Wick action franchise did well with both critics and audiences last May. The film garnered good critical notices (it has a
73% rating on Metacritic), and it ended up grossing
$171 million domestically on top of its estimated $75-million production budget.. The film had a solid HD market share of 64% and sold 81% as many Blu-rays as
Dark Phoenix. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the film sold 88% as many total units as the
X-Men sequel.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/14/19:
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix
- Aladdin (2019)
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
- Aladdin (1992)
- Avengers: Endgame
- Men in Black: International
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- The Secret Life of Pets 2
- Detective Pikachu
- It
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 9/14/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (69%)
- Aladdin (2019) (66%)
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (64%)
- Men in Black: International (60%)
- Avengers: Endgame (66%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 9/14/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (3%)
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (2%)
- Aquaman 3D (1%)
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 3D (0.7%)
- Shazam! 3D (0.6%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/14/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Avengers: Endgame 4K (19%)
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix 4K (18%)
- Aladdin (1992) 4K (16%)
- John Wick 4K (15%)
- John Wick: Chapter 2 4K (14%)