For the week that ended on September 11th, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's
Zack Snyder's Justice League topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts by a huge margin, selling five times as many copies as the second place title. The four-hour epic is a director's cut of the 2017 film
Justice League, a film which was completed by an uncredited Joss Whedon when Snyder had to leave the production. Following mixed reviews and poor box office compared to its competitors, fans began petitioning Warner to "release the Snyder Cut" of the film. While it was initially considered to be a pipe dream, Warner announced in February 2020 that the "Snyder Cut" was indeed moving forward and set to debut in 2021 on their HBO Max streaming service, with some $70 million more being spent on visual effects and re-shoots that took place in October 2020. The film premiered on March 18, 2021 and while there's no box office to speak of so far, critical reaction has been more positive than the 2017 version. This week,
Zack Snyder's Justice League had an HD share of 75% and 38% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Remaining in second place on both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts is Lionsgate Home Entertainment's
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard. This sequel to the 2017 film
The Hitman's Bodyguard was originally set for an August 2020 release, before the coronavirus pandemic saw it being pushed to August 2021 and then finally being pushed up to a June 2021 release. On its opening weekend, it topped the box office, on its way to over $38 million domestically, and a global total of over $70 million so far. This week,
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard sold 15% as many Blu-ray units as
Zack Snyder's Justice League, with an HD share of 57% and 13% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Coming in third place on the Blu-ray chart is John Carpenter's horror remake
The Thing (1982). This week saw Universal issue the classic horror film on 4K UHD for the first time, and indeed, that edition counted for 95% of units sold, easily topping the UHD sales chart. This week,
The Thing sold 14% as many Blu-ray units as
Zack Snyder's Justice League, with an HD share of 98%.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/11/21:
- Zack Snyder's Justice League
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
- The Thing (1982)
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
- Spirit: Untamed
- Peter Rabbit 2
- Luca
- In the Heights
- Godzilla vs. Kong
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 9/11/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (75%)
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (45%)
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (57%)
- Spirit: Untamed (41%)
- Peter Rabbit 2 (44%)
Top Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 9/11/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Godzilla vs. Kong 3D (1.38%)
- Top Gun 3D (0.17%)
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.15%)
- Suicide Squad 3D (0.14%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 9/11/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Thing 4K (1982) (95%)
- Zack Snyder's Justice League 4K (38%)
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 4K (22%)
- A Quiet Place Part II 4K (17%)
- Mortal Kombat 4K (2021) (16%)