Blu-ray Sales, August 16-22: Deathstroke Takes Out Trolls

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Blu-ray Sales, August 16-22: Deathstroke Takes Out Trolls

Posted August 28, 2020 02:55 PM by Josh Katz

For the week that ended on August 22nd, Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons debuted at the number-one spot on the Blu-ray-only sales chart. The newest animated superhero film from Warner and DC Animated, Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons takes its cue from CW Seed series of the same name, which focuses on the cult comic-book antihero Deathstroke. This week, Deathstroke had a great HD market share of 100%

Next up on the Blu-ray-only sales ranking was DreamWorks and Universal Studios Home Media Entertainment's Trolls World Tour. 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 (AMC has since relented, though). Trolls had a Blu-ray market share of 52% and sold 70% as many Blu-rays as Deathstroke. On the overall package-media chart, the film came out on top; there, Scoob was in second place and sold 55% as many total units as Trolls.

Finally, Screen Media's The Outpost rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. The summer's big VOD success, this visceral docudrama continues to perform well with critics and audiences. The film scored solid reviews (it has a 71% approval rating on Metacritic), and it has consistently remained among the top rentals on both iTunes and Fandango Now. On the Blu-ray-only list, The Outpost had a Blu-ray market share of 46% and sold 51% as many Blu-rays as the Deathstroke adventure. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the film sold 83% as many total units as Trolls.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/22/20:
  1. Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
  2. Trolls World Tour
  3. The Outpost
  4. Scoob!
  5. Flash Gordon
  6. 1917
  7. Joker
  8. Hobbs & Shaw
  9. Aquaman
  10. Birds of Prey
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 8/22/20 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Trolls World Tour (52%)
  2. Scoob! (40%)
  3. The Outpost (46%)
  4. Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons (100%)
  5. Paw Patrol: Dino Rescue (DVD only)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 8/22/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Aquaman 3D (0.5%)
  2. Trolls World Tour 3D (0.2)
  3. Suicide Squad 3D (0.07%)
  4. Top Gun 3D (0.07%)
  5. Rampage 3D (0.06%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/22/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Flash Gordon 4K (84%)
  2. Aquaman 4K (21%)
  3. 1917 4K (18%)
  4. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker 4K (17%)
  5. Jaws 4K (16%)