Blu-ray Sales: April 25-May 1: Wonder Woman 1984 Gets a Little Dirty

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Blu-ray Sales: April 25-May 1: Wonder Woman 1984 Gets a Little Dirty

Posted May 7, 2021 12:21 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on May 1st, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Wonder Woman 1984 topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts for the fifth week in a row, equaling a record set by the studio's own Tenet, which also topped the charts for five weeks (out of six) at the beginning of this year and the end of last year. As for consecutive weeks at the top, only Paramount Home Media Distribution's Sonic the Hedgehog has more, with six in a row from May to June 2020. This week, Wonder Woman 1984 had an HD share of 49%, with 10% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

In second place on the Blu-ray chart is a catalog title, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Dirty Dancing. The 1987 romance starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey was re-released on 4K UHD this week, currently as a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook edition. This week, Dirty Dancing sold 44% as many units as Wonder Woman 1984, with an HD share of 82% and 55% of units sold from the new 4K UHD release.

Finally, in third place on the Blu-ray chart is a new release, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Vanquish, starring Morgan Freeman and Ruby Rose. This week, Vanquish sold 43% as many units as Wonder Woman 1984, with an HD share of 45%.

Also noteworthy this week: Arrow Video landed at No. 4 on the Blu-ray chart with their 4K UHD re-release of Donnie Darko, while Kino Lorber's 4K UHD re-release of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly came in at No. 15, despite being the fourth Blu-ray edition of the film released in the United States.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 5/1/21:
  1. Wonder Woman 1984
  2. Dirty Dancing
  3. Vanquish
  4. Donnie Darko 4K
  5. Soul
  6. News of the World
  7. Monster Hunter
  8. The Croods: A New Age
  9. Harry Potter: 8-Film Collection
  10. 1917
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 5/1/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Wonder Woman 1984 (49%)
  2. Vanquish (45%)
  3. News of the World (36%)
  4. Friday 3-Movie Collection (DVD)
  5. Soul (44%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 5/1/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (3.8%)
  2. Wonder Woman 1984 3D (0.9%)
  3. Top Gun 3D (0.4%)
  4. The Croods: A New Age 3D (0.3%)
  5. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 3D (0.1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 5/1/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Donnie Darko 4K (99%)
  2. Dirty Dancing 4K (Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook) (55%)
  3. Forrest Gump 4K (15%)
  4. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 4K (14%)
  5. 1917 4K (14%)