Blu-ray Sales: March 20-27: Soul Rises to the Top of the Charts

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Blu-ray Sales: March 20-27: Soul Rises to the Top of the Charts

Posted April 7, 2021 08:21 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on March 27th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Soul topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. The latest film from Pixar Animation Studios, Soul had its domestic theatrical release cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it still managed to make over $116 million in select international territories. The film won also won two Golden Globes and has three Oscar nominations. This week, Soul had an HD share of 77%, with 11% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

In second place on both charts is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's News of the World. Paul Greengrass' Western stars Tom Hanks as a Civil War veteran who is enlisted to deliver a girl back to her family after she had been captured by the Kiowa tribe many years ago. The film opened on Christmas Day in the US only and has grossed over $12 million at the box office. This week, News of the World sold 49% as many units as Soul, with an HD share of 42% and 8% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Dropping to third place in its fifth week of release is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's The Croods: A New Age, which had occupied the top spot on both charts for the previous four weeks. This week, The Croods: A New Age sold 24% as many units as Soul, with an HD share of 42% and 5% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

And a couple of special notes this week: First, congratulations to Shout Factory, whose Event Horizon: Collector's Edition cracked the top ten on thy Blu-ray chart, coming in at No.8. Secondly, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's 4K release of Gareth Edwards' Godzilla 4K managed not only to make it to fifth place on the Blu-ray chart, but also made it into the top ten on the overall packaged media chart, coming in at No. 8 there. The new 4K release accounted for a whopping 97% of all Godzilla units sold this week.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 3/27/21:
  1. Soul
  2. News of the World
  3. The Croods: A New Age
  4. Monster Hunter
  5. Godzilla 4K
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
  7. Greenland
  8. Event Horizon: Collector's Edition
  9. John Wick: Chapters 1-3
  10. Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 3/27/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Soul (77%)
  2. News of the World (42%)
  3. The Croods: A New Age (48%)
  4. Monster Hunter (59%)
  5. PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue Roar to the Rescue (DVD)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 3/27/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (4.3%)
  2. The Boss Baby 3D (1.9%)
  3. Top Gun 3D (0.23%)
  4. The Croods: A New Age 3D (0.21%)
  5. Justice League 3D (0.18%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 3/27/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Godzilla 4K (97%)
  2. 1917 4K (22%)
  3. Monster Hunter 4K (19%)
  4. The Ten Commandments 4K (16%)
  5. John Wick: Chapters 1--3 4K (14%)