For the week that ended on January 18th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil debuted at Number One on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. This belated sequel (the first
Maleficent came out in 2014) underperformed domestically relative to its more successful predecessor.
Mistress of Evil scored lower-than-average critical marks (it has a
43% approval rating on Metacritic), and then it earned
just under $114 million domestically on top of its estimated $185-million production budget. This week,
Mistress of Evil had a strong HD market share of 75%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Warner Home Entertainment's
Joker. One of the year's most divisive, controversial features, this violent character study of the Crown Prince of Crime was a major hit following its October premiere. Despite fairly mixed critical notices (it has a
58% approval rating on Metacritic), it still earned
over $1 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $55-70-million production budget and received eleven Oscar nominations, including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture.
Joker had a solid Blu-ray market share of 64% and sold 53% as many Blu-rays and 62% as many total units as the
Maleficent sequel.
Finally, Paramount Home Media Distribution's
Gemini Man rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. Director Ang Lee second big-screen experiment with High Frame Rate photography (after
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk), this high-concept Will Smith thriller struggled to connect with either critics or audiences. The film netted poor critical notices (note its
Metacritic score of 38%, for example), and it made just
$48.5 million domestically on top of its estimated $173-million production budget.
Gemini Man had a decent HD market share of 60% and sold 30% as many Blu-rays and 38% as many total units as
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 1/18/20:
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Joker
- Gemini Man
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Rambo: Last Blood
- Dragon Ball Super: Part 10
- Abominable
- Hobbs & Shaw
- The Lighthouse
- It: Chapter Two
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 1/18/20 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (75%)
- Joker (64%)
- Gemini Man (60%)
- Rambo: Last Blood (48%)
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (62%)
Top Three Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 1/18/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (4%)
- Abominable 3D (0.1%)
- Rampage 3D (0.03%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 1/18/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Ad Astra 4K (18%)
- Gemini Man 4K (16%)
- Hobbs & Shaw 4K (16%)
- Joker 4K (15%)
- Spider-Man: Far from Home 4K (15%)