For the week that ended on August 29th,
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons remained at the number-one spot on the Blu-ray-only sales chart. The latest 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 almost as many Blu-rays as
Deathstroke. On the overall package-media chart, the film came out on top; there,
Deathstroke came in thirteenth place and sold 52% as many total units as
Trolls.
Finally, Universal Studios Home Entertainment's
The King of Staten Island rounded out the top three on the Blu-ray-only sales list. A raunchy dramedy from filmmaker Judd Apatow,
The King of Staten Island was another high-profile studio release impacted by the coronavirus. While the film scored decent reviews (it has a
67% approval rating on Metacritic), it saw its release shift from theatrical to PVOD, where it remains
among the top rentals on both Apple TV and Fandango Now. On the Blu-ray-only list,
The King of Staten Island had an HD market share of 54% and sold 80% as many Blu-rays as the
Deathstroke adventure. Regarding the overall package-media chart, the film came in sixth place and sold 78% as many total units as
Trolls.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/29/20:
- Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
- Trolls World Tour
- The King of Staten Island
- Scoob!
- 1917
- The Outpost
- Joker
- Hobbs & Shaw
- Harry Potter: 8-Film Collection
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 8/29/20 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Trolls World Tour (52%)
- Scoob! (41%)
- The Outpost (36%)
- Yellowstone: Season 1 (9%)
- Yellowstone: Season 2 (8%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 8/29/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Aquaman 3D (1%)
- Trolls World Tour 3D (0.3)
- Suicide Squad 3D (0.1%)
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.1%)
- Top Gun 3D (0.08%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/29/20 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 4K (25%)
- Black Panther 4K (21%)
- 1917 4K (16%)
- Midway 4K (16%)
- Joker 4K (14%)