Blu-ray Sales, February 23-29: Frozen II Rules Home Media Sales

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Blu-ray Sales, February 23-29: Frozen II Rules Home Media Sales

Posted March 7, 2020 03:00 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on February 29th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Frozen II debuted at the number-one spot on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. The sequel to the smash 2013 animated musical, Frozen II also proved massively lucrative for Disney. The film scored decent critical responses (it has a 64% approval rating on Metacritic) but grossed almost $1.5 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $150-million production budget. This week, Frozen II had a strong HD market share of 78%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Knives Out. A spirited riff on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries, this Rian Johnson film was a sleeper hit following its Thanksgiving premiere. It netted very strong critical notices (it has an 82% approval rating on Metacritic) and earned $308 million worldwide on top of its estimated $40-million production budget. Knives Out had a solid Blu-ray market share of 66% and sold 12% as many Blu-rays and 14% as many total units as Frozen II.

Finally, another Lionsgate title - Midway - rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. Director Roland Emmerich's WWII epic about the titular battle struggled to connect with critics and audiences. The film scored lower-than-average critical responses (it has a 47% approval rating on Metacritic), and it has grossed almost $125 million worldwide on top of its estimated $100-million production budget. Midway had an HD market share of 57% and sold 5% as many Blu-rays and 8% as many total units as the Frozen sequel.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 2/29/20:
  1. Frozen II
  2. Knives Out
  3. Midway
  4. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  5. Ford v Ferrari
  6. Color Out of Space
  7. Joker
  8. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
  9. Frozen 2-Movie Collection
  10. Terminator: Dark Fate
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 2/29/20 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Frozen II (78%)
  2. Knives Out (66%)
  3. Midway (57%)
  4. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (50%)
  5. Ford v Ferrari (61%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 2/29/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Suicide Squad 3D (6%)
  2. The Wizard of Oz 3D (2%)
  3. Abominable 3D (0.1%)
  4. Detective Pikachu 3D (0.1%)
  5. Rampage 3D (0.03%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 2/29/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Color Out of Space 4K (28%)
  2. Knives Out 4K (17%)
  3. Ford v Ferrari 4K (17%)
  4. Jojo Rabbit 4K (16%)
  5. Midway 4K (14%)