Blu-ray Sales, September 22-28: Aladdin Wishes for Number One Again

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Blu-ray Sales, September 22-28: Aladdin Wishes for Number One Again

Posted October 4, 2019 10:27 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on September 28th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's recent Aladdin retook the number-one spot on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. 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. This week, Aladdin had a very solid HD market share of 67%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Lionsgate Home Entertainment's John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. 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. John Wick had a good Blu-ray market share of 65% and sold 96% as many Blu-rays and 99% as many total units as Aladdin.

Finally, Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's X-Men: Dark Phoenix rounded out the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings. 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. Dark Phoenix had a solid HD market share of 64% and sold 88% as many Blu-rays as Aladdin. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the film sold 92% as many total units as the Disney remake.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/28/19:
  1. Aladdin (2019)
  2. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
  3. X-Men: Dark Phoenix
  4. Yesterday
  5. Anna
  6. Avengers: Endgame
  7. Child's Play
  8. Shaft
  9. Sleeping Beauty
  10. 101 Dalmatians
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 9/28/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Aladdin (2019) (67%)
  2. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (65%)
  3. X-Men: Dark Phoenix (64%)
  4. Yesterday (60%)
  5. Shaft (48%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 9/28/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (5%)
  2. The Wizard of Oz 3D (2%)
  3. Aquaman 3D (0.7%)
  4. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 3D (0.6%)
  5. Kong: Skull Island 3D (0.4%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/28/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Shining 4K (20%)
  2. Avengers: Endgame 4K (19%)
  3. Aladdin (1992) 4K (16%)
  4. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 4K (14%)
  5. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 4K (13%)