For the week that ended on August 7th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Luca topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. The latest film from Pixar Animation Studios,
Luca is about a sea monster boy who can take human form on land and has adventures with a new best friend on the Italian Riviera. It was originally planned for a theatrical release, but like Pixar's
Soul before it,
Luca saw its domestic release cancelled by Disney due to the ongoing pandemic, so that in June, the film went to Disney's streaming service instead. Internationally,
Luca did open in select markets, where so far, it has grossed just $22 million. This week,
Luca had an HD share of 67%, with 10% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Dropping to second place on both charts is Paramount Home Media Distribution's
A Quiet Place Part II. The horror sequel had its world premiere on March 6th, 2020 in New York and was intended to open on March 19th, 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic caused Paramount to pull the film worldwide just days before its release and after already spending tens of millions in advertising dollars. The film then moved around the calendar several times before it finally received its worldwide theatrical release on May 28th, 2021, over fourteen months later than originally planned. That strategy appears to have paid off, as
A Quiet Place Part II subsequently broke several pandemic box office records, including an opening weekend of $58.5 million, which marked the best opening weekend since Paramount's own
Sonic the Hedgehog opened over a year earlier in February 2020. The film has received positive reviews, making over $159 million domestically and over $295 million worldwide thus far. This week,
A Quiet Place Part II sold 41% as many units as
Luca, with an HD share of 48% and 15% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Dropping to third place on both charts is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's
Mortal Kombat (2021). Based on the immensely popular series of fighting video games,
Mortal Kombat is the third live-action adaptation after two previous films in 1995 and 1997. This 2021 version was one of the first films to debut both theatrically and on Warner's HBO Max streaming service back in April, eventually finishing its domestic run with over $42 million and a global total of over $83 million. This week,
Mortal Kombat sold 23% as many units as
Luca, with an HD share of 59% and 13% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
And finally, it's good news for Shout Factory for the second week in a row, as
The Transformers: The Movie, which they released in a 4K UHD SteelBook edition, came in at No. 4 on the Blu-ray chart. The new 4K UHD release accounted for 99.8% of units sold, topping the 4K UHD chart this week.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/7/21:
- Luca
- A Quiet Place Part II
- Mortal Kombat (2021)
- The Transformers: The Movie
- A Quiet Place 2-Movie Collection
- Those Who Wish Me Dead
- Godzilla vs. Kong
- Spiral: From the Book of Saw
- Wrath of Man
- (tie) Nobody
- (tie) Raya and the Last Dragon
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 8/7/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Luca (67%)
- A Quiet Place Part II (58%)
- Mortal Kombat (2021) (59%)
- Space Jam (10%)
- Those Who Wish Me Dead (44%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 8/7/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy 3D (2.1%)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (1.08%)
- Godzilla vs. Kong 3D (1.06%)
- The Croods: A New Age 3D (0.9%)
- Suicide Squad 3D (0.2%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/7/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Transformers: The Movie 4K (99.8%)
- Beetlejuice 4K (21%)
- A Quiet Place Part II 4K (15%)
- Godzilla vs. Kong 4K (13.2%)
- Nobody 4K (12.7%}