Blu-ray Sales, November 10-16: Hobbs & Shaw Remains Number One

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Blu-ray Sales, November 10-16: Hobbs & Shaw Remains Number One

Posted November 22, 2019 04:54 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on November 16th, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's Hobbs & Shaw remained at number one 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 53%.

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 56% and sold 48% as many Blu-rays and 45% as many total units as Hobbs & Shaw.

Finally, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's The Angry Birds Movie 2 rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. The follow-up to the 2016 animated comedy based on the popular video game, The Angry Birds Movie 2 was a modest success last July. The film didn't garner strong critical notices (it has a Metacritic score of 60%), but it did earn over $148 million worldwide on top of its estimated $65-million production budget. Angry Birds 2 had an HD market share of 61% and sold 42% as many Blu-rays and 37% as many total units as Hobbs & Shaw.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/16/19:
  1. Hobbs & Shaw
  2. The Lion King (2019)
  3. The Angry Birds Movie 2
  4. Good Boys
  5. Toy Story 4
  6. The Big Bang Theory: The Twelfth and Final Season
  7. Star Trek: Discovery - Season Two
  8. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
  9. Spider-Man: Far from Home
  10. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/16/19 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Hobbs & Shaw (53%)
  2. The Lion King (2019) (56%)
  3. The Big Bang Theory: The Twelfth and Final Season (32%)
  4. Good Boys (56%)
  5. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (61%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/16/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Wizard of Oz 3D (4%)
  2. The Polar Express 3D (0.3%)
  3. The Grinch 3D (0.2%)
  4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 3D (0.03%)
  5. The Legend of Tarzan 3D (0.02%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/16/19 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Wizard of Oz 4K (16%)
  2. Spider-Man: Far from Home 4K (13%)
  3. Avengers: Endgame 4K (12%)
  4. 3 from Hell 4K (12%)
  5. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 4K (11%)