Blu-ray Sales: July 4-10: Godzilla vs. Kong on Top for a Month

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Blu-ray Sales: July 4-10: Godzilla vs. Kong on Top for a Month

Posted July 16, 2021 12:42 PM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on July 10th, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Godzilla vs. Kong once again topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. The long-awaited action showdown brought escapist fun to a formerly desolate theatrical marketplace and made over $100 million at the domestic box office on its way to over $459 million worldwide. To that end, when it came time for the film's home video release, Warner obliged fans with a bevy of format options, including a Blu-ray 3D edition. This week, Godzilla vs. Kong again had an HD share of 58%, with 13% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Remaining in second place on both charts this week is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's Nobody. The action film stars Bob Odenkirk as a seemingly ordinary man who becomes the victim of a home invasion, which triggers a buried past life of rage and violence in him. The film was originally to be released in the summer of 2020, but was delayed several times due to the pandemic. It finally opened in March 2021 topping the box office in its first weekend and receiving positive reviews. This week, Nobody sold 44% as many units as Godzilla vs. Kong, with an HD share of 52% and 12% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Returning to third place on the Blu-ray chart this week is Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Raya and the Last Dragon. 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 $54 million domestically and over $120 million so far globally. This week, Raya and the Last Dragon sold 32% as many units as Godzilla vs. Kong, with an HD share of 47% and 8% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Elsewhere on the charts however, an ongoing Criterion Collection sale clearly made a big impact, as Criterion Blu-rays of Memories of Murder, Mirror, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Bringing Up Baby comprised the bottom of the top ten Blu-ray sellers and even Criterion's seven-disc World of Wong Kar Wai box set came in at No. 13.

And congratulations to the notorious Universal Pictures title Howard the Duck, which almost managed to crack the top ten thanks to a new 4K UHD release,

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 7/10/21:
  1. Godzilla vs. Kong
  2. Nobody
  3. Raya and the Last Dragon
  4. Batman: The Long Halloween - Part One
  5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  6. Space Jam
  7. Memories of Murder
  8. Mirror
  9. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Criterion)
  10. Bringing Up Baby
  11. Howard the Duck
  12. The Unholy
  13. World of Wong Kar Wai
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 7/10/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Godzilla vs. Kong (58%)
  2. Space Jam (26%)
  3. Nobody (52%)
  4. Raya and the Last Dragon (47%)
  5. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (15%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 7/10/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (1.7%)
  2. The Boss Baby 3D (0.8%)
  3. Godzilla vs. Kong 3D (0.7%)
  4. The Croods: A New Age 3D (0.6%)
  5. The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy 3D (0.2%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 7/10/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 4K (99%}
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy 4K (27%)
  3. Space Jam (21%)
  4. Godzilla vs. Kong 4K (13%)
  5. Nobody 4K (12%)