For the week that ended on November 2nd, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's newest iteration of
The Lion King remained the number-one seller on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The latest live-action opportunity for Disney to remake its animated back catalog,
The Lion King was one of 2019's biggest success stories. Although the film scored mediocre critical notices (it has a
55% rating on Metacritic), it ended up grossing
over $1.6 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $250-260-million production budget. This week,
The Lion King had a solid HD market share of 65%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was another Disney title:
Toy Story 4. Ostensibly the final film in the
Toy Story franchise, this fourth entry connected with both critics and audience last July. The film garnered very strong critical notices (it has a
Metacritic score of 84%), and it earned over
$1 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $200 million production budget.
Toy Story 4 had a good Blu-ray market share of 61% and sold 35% as many Blu-rays and 37% as many total units as
The Lion King.
Finally, Marvel and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's
Spider-Man: Far from Home rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only list. A sequel to both
Spider-Man: Homecoming and
Avengers: Endgame,
Far from Home was one of 2018's biggest hits. The film netted decent critical notices (a
Metacritic score of 69%, for example) and made over
$1.1 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $160 million production budget.
Far from Home had a very good HD market share of 67% and sold 18% as many Blu-rays as
The Lion King. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the film came in fourth place (behind Disney's
Hocus Pocus) and sold 17% as many total units as the
Lion King remake.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/2/19:
- The Lion King (2019)
- Toy Story 4
- Spider-Man: Far from Home
- Aladdin (2019)
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
- Batman Beyond: The Complete Series
- Hocus Pocus
- 3 from Hell
- The Wizard of Oz
- Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/2/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- The Lion King (2019) (65%)
- Toy Story 4 (61%)
- Hocus Pocus (19%)
- Spider-Man: Far from Home (67%)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (39%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/2/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Terminator: Genisys 3D (2%)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (0.6%)
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 3D (0.4%)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D (0.05%)
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 3D (0.02%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/2/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Wizard of Oz 4K (50%)
- The Shining 4K (18%)
- Spider-Man: Far from Home 4K (18%)
- Avengers: Endgame 4K (15%)
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix 4K (13%)