Blu-ray Sales: May 23-29: Raya and the Last Dragon Tops the Charts Again

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Blu-ray Sales: May 23-29: Raya and the Last Dragon Tops the Charts Again

Posted June 8, 2021 03:09 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on May 29th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Raya and the Last Dragon topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. The first film for Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2018, Raya and the Last Dragon was set for a theatrical release last year, but the pandemic pushed it to March 2021. Nevertheless, it topped the box office in its first three weeks, eventually bringing in over $45 million domestically and over $107 million so far globally. Disney's home media releases also included Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook and Target Exclusive Digipack editions. This week, Raya and the Last Dragon had an HD share of 56%, with 11% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Remaining in second place on both charts in its second week is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Tom and Jerry: The Movie. The film, a live-action animation hybrid, is the second feature for the famous cat and mouse duo from Hanna-Barbera and did see its release date shift somewhat due to the pandemic. When it did open in February 2021, it topped the box office in its first weekend, on its way to making over $45 million at the domestic box office and over $111 million worldwide. This week, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, sold 35% as many units as Raya and the Last Dragon, with an HD share of 37%.

Debuting in third place on the Blu-ray chart this week is Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Chaos Walking. Originally shot in 2017, the action film starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland suffered significant delays owing to the need for re-shoots, which could not be completed until 2019. Then the film's early 2021 release was delayed again slightly, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Eventually, the film made it to a theatrical release in March 2021 that saw it record a take of just over $13 million domestically and over $22 million worldwide, which, when judged against its reported budget of $100 million (including $15 million for the reshoots) makes the film a box office flop. This week, Chaos Walking, sold 24% as many units as Raya and the Last Dragon, with an HD share of 55% and 20% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Also this week, note that both Super 8 and My Fair Lady at No. 9 and No. 11 (so close!) respectively, are back on the Blu-ray chart in the week in which they both received new 4K UHD Blu-ray upgrades. Additionally, in its first week, the individual release of The Birds 4K topped the UHD market share chart by a wide margin, with 59% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 5/29/21:
  1. Raya and the Last Dragon
  2. Tom and Jerry: The Movie
  3. Chaos Walking
  4. The Marksman
  5. Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season
  6. John Wick: Chapters 1-3
  7. Wonder Woman 1984
  8. Justice Society: World War II
  9. Super 8
  10. A Quiet Place
  11. My Fair Lady
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 5/29/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Raya and the Last Dragon (56%)
  2. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (37%)
  3. Chaos Walking (55%)
  4. Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season (31%)
  5. The Marksman (49%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 5/29/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (19.4%)
  2. Wonder Woman 1984 3D (1.0%)
  3. The Croods: A New Age 3D (0.4%)
  4. Top Gun 3D (0.2%)
  5. Jurassic World 3D (0.1%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 5/29/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Birds 4K (59%)
  2. Chaos Walking 4K (20%)
  3. Top Gun 4K (16%)
  4. Jaws 4K (14%)
  5. Wonder Woman 1984 4K (12%)