For the week that ended on July 4th, Paramount Home Media Distribution's
Sonic the Hedgehog held the number-one spot on the Blu-ray-only chart. A live-action adaptation of the popular video game,
Sonic struggled with critics but entertained audiences during its release last February. The film scored mediocre reviews (it has a
47% approval rating on Metacritic), but it grossed
$306 million at the worldwide box office on top of its estimated $81-95-million production budget. This week,
Sonic had an HD market share of 50%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales ranking was Lionsgate Home Entertainment's
Force of Nature. Director Michael Polish's action-thriller went straight to VOD this year (despite its
$23 million budget) as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. During its home-media release, the film received poor reviews (note its
29% rating on Metacritic).
Force of Nature had a Blu-ray market share of 39% and sold 99% as many Blu-rays as
Sonic the Hedgehog. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film came in first place, and
Sonic sold 79% as many total units as it.
Finally, Pixar and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Onward rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. This family-friendly entertainment was one of Pixar's least financially successful films when it premiered in March. While the film received decent reviews (it has a
60% rating on Metacritic), it had the greater misfortune of opening just before global lockdowns swept the country; as a result, it only grossed
$103 million at the worldwide box office on top of its estimated $175-200-million production budget.
Onward had a Blu-ray market share of 49% and sold 77% as many Blu-rays as
Sonic the Hedgehog. On the overall package-media list, the film came in fourth place - behind
Top Gun - and sold 62% as many total units as
Force of Nature.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 7/4/20:
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Force of Nature
- Onward
- Stranger Things: Season 1
- Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
- The Call of the Wild
- 1917
- Hobbs & Shaw
- Birds of Prey
- The Invisible Man
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 7/4/20 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Force of Nature (39%)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (50%)
- Top Gun (24%)
- Onward (49%)
- The Mule (6%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 7/4/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.3%)
- Top Gun 3D (0.1%)
- Suicide Squad 3D (0.07%)
- Rampage 3D (0.05%)
- Jurassic World 3D (0.02)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 7/4/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker 4K (19%)
- Jaws 4K (18%)
- 1917 4K (17%)
- Midway 4K (15%)
- The Invisible Man 4K (10%)