Blu-ray Sales, March 22-28: 1917 Advances to the Front of Home Media

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Blu-ray Sales, March 22-28: 1917 Advances to the Front of Home Media

Posted April 2, 2020 09:42 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on March 28th, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's 1917 premiered at the number-one spot on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. Director Sam Mendes' technically impressive WWI saga, 1917 was a strong performer for Universal following its December release. The film scored good critical reactions (it has a 78% approval rating on Metacritic), and it then went on to gross almost $368 million worldwide on top of its estimated $90-to-$100-million production budget. This week, 1917 had a solid HD market share of 63%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings was Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Jumanji: The Next Level. The latest installment in the billion-dollar-grossing Jumanji, The Next Level was a robust hit for its distributors last December. The film scored okay critical reactions (it has a 58% approval rating on Metacritic) and then grossed almost $797 million worldwide on top of its estimated $125-million production budget. Jumanji: The Next Level had a Blu-ray market share of 48% and sold 60% as many Blu-rays and 78% as many total units as 1917.

Finally, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Frozen II rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. 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. Frozen II had an HD market share of 51% and sold 20% as 1917. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film sold 24% as many total units as the WWI drama.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 3/28/20:
  1. 1917
  2. Jumanji: The Next Level
  3. Frozen II
  4. Spies in Disguise
  5. Midway
  6. Superman: Red Son
  7. Knives Out
  8. Jumanji: The Next Level / Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
  9. Ford v Ferrari
  10. The Grudge
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 3/28/20 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. 1917 (63%)
  2. Jumanji: The Next Level (48%)
  3. Frozen II (51%)
  4. Spies in Disguise (54%)
  5. Midway (52%)
Top Four Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 3/28/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Suicide Squad 3D (0.4%)
  2. Rampage 3D (0.01%)
  3. The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.01%)
  4. Skyscraper 3D (0.1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 3/28/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. 1917 4K (21%)
  2. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 4K (17%)
  3. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 4K (15%)
  4. Rambo: Last Blood 4K (13%)
  5. Hacksaw Ridge 4K (12%)