Blu-ray Sales, March 1-7: Frozen II Still Reigns

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Blu-ray Sales, March 1-7: Frozen II Still Reigns

Posted March 13, 2020 01:54 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on March 7th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Frozen II remained at Number One 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 solid HD market share of 61%.

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 Blu-ray market share of 58% and sold 17% as many Blu-rays and 18% 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 55% and sold 13% as many Blu-rays and 14% as many total units as the Frozen sequel.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 3/07/20:
  1. Frozen II
  2. Knives Out
  3. Midway
  4. Ford v Ferrari
  5. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  6. Queen & Slim
  7. Doctor Sleep
  8. Joker
  9. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
  10. Terminator: Dark Fate
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 3/07/20 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Frozen II (61%)
  2. Knives Out (58%)
  3. Midway (55%)
  4. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (48%)
  5. Ford v Ferrari (60%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 3/07/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Suicide Squad 3D (4%)
  2. The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.6%)
  3. Abominable 3D (0.2%)
  4. Skyscraper 3D (0.1%)
  5. Detective Pikachu 3D (0.1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 3/07/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Color Out of Space 4K (22%)
  2. Doctor Sleep 4K (19%)
  3. Ford v Ferrari 4K (15%)
  4. Jojo Rabbit 4K (14%)
  5. Gemini Man 4K (14%)