For the week that ended on November 9th, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's
Hobbs & Shaw debuted at the number-one spot on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. A spinoff of the hit
Fast & Furious franchise starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham's brawling buddy pair,
Hobbs & Shaw was a fairly solid hit during the Summer 2019 season. Even though the film scored mediocre critical notices (it has a
60% rating on Metacritic), it grossed
almost $759 million worldwide on top of its estimated $200-million production budget. This week,
Hobbs & Shaw had an HD market share of 57%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Walt Disney Home Entertainment's 2019 version of
The Lion King. 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.
The Lion King had a decent Blu-ray market share of 61% and sold 37% as many Blu-rays and 35% as many total units as
Hobbs & Shaw.
Finally, Disney's
Toy Story 4 rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. 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 an HD market share of 58% and sold 21% as many Blu-rays and total units as
Hobbs & Shaw.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/9/19:
- Hobbs & Shaw
- The Lion King (2019)
- Toy Story 4
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- Spider-Man: Far from Home
- The Secret Life of Pets 2
- Aladdin (2019)
- The Art of Racing in the Rain
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
- Avengers: Endgame
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/9/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Hobbs & Shaw (57%)
- The Lion King (2019) (61%)
- Toy Story 4 (58%)
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (59%)
- Yellowstone: Season 2 (18%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/9/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (3%)
- Terminator: Genisys 3D (2%)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (0.6%)
- The Polar Express 3D (0.4%)
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 3D (0.3%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/9/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Wizard of Oz 4K (24%)
- The Shining 4K (17%)
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4K (17%)
- Avengers: Endgame 4K (15%)
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix 4K (13%)