Blu-ray Sales, August 9-15: Trolls Trounce Scoob

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Blu-ray Sales, August 9-15: Trolls Trounce Scoob

Posted August 21, 2020 02:46 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on August 15th, DreamWorks and Universal Studios Home Media Entertainment's Trolls World Tour won the number-one spot on the Blu-ray-only sales chart. This sequel to the hit 2016 animated comedy became unexpectedly controversial during its release last April. The film, which netted mediocre reviews (it has a 50% approval rating on Metacritic), became Universal Studios' biggest high-profile foray into the world of day-and-date VOD premieres, a move that made the film the "most successful day-one rental" (to date, VOD sales have accounted for a $95-million gross on top of Trolls's estimated $90-110-million production budget) and drew the ire of AMC Theaters, which said they would stop theatrically screening Universal releases (just this week, AMC has relented, though). This week, Trolls World Tour had an HD market share of 52%.

Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales ranking was Warner Home Entertainment's Scoob. A CGI-animated rebootquel (and stealth opener in a Hanna Barbara-shared universe) of the beloved Mystery Machine crew, Scoob had its release impacted by the coronavirus. The film, which received low-to-mediocre critical reactions (it has a 43% approval rating on Metacritic), received its largest theatrical rollout overseas, where it earned roughly $5.7 million, before arriving on VOD and HBOMax in North America. Scoob had a Blu-ray market share of 40% and sold 86% as many Blu-rays as Trolls. On the overall package-media chart, the film came out on top; there, Trolls was in second place and sold 90% as many total units as Scoob.

Finally, Paramount Home Media Distribution's Sonic the Hedgehog rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. 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. On the Blu-ray-only list, Sonic had a Blu-ray market share of 49% and sold 46% as many Blu-rays as the Scooby Doo adventure. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the film came in sixth place and sold 44% as many total units as Scoob.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/15/20:
  1. Trolls World Tour
  2. Scoob!
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog
  4. 1917
  5. Bad Boys for Life
  6. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  7. Hobbs & Shaw
  8. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
  9. Bloodshot
  10. Harry Potter: 8-Film Collection
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 8/15/20 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Scoob! (40%)
  2. Trolls World Tour (52%)
  3. Paw Patrol: Dino Rescue (DVD only)
  4. The Mule 4K (8%)
  5. Jaws (25%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 8/15/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Aquaman 3D (1%)
  2. Trolls World Tour 3D (0.3)
  3. Top Gun 3D (0.2%)
  4. Suicide Squad 3D (0.06%)
  5. Rampage 3D (0.06%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/15/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 4K (23%)
  2. Hobbs & Shaw 4K (22%)
  3. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker 4K (18%)
  4. 1917 4K (17%)
  5. Midway 4K (15%)