For the week that ended on October 2nd, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's
F9: The Fast Saga AKA
Fast and Furious 9 again topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts, The ninth main film in the franchise was originally planned for a 2019 release, but was delayed several times, first by the release of a spin-off film,
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and then by the coronavirus pandemic. to where the film did not get a release until May 2021 internationally and June 2021 domestically. In spite of mixed reviews, the film broke pandemic box office records and has pulled in $173 million domestically and an astounding $543 million internationally, with its $716 million worldwide total making it the second highest-grossing film of 2021, behind only China's
Hi, Mom. This week,
F9: The Fast Saga had an HD share of 51% and 11% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Remaining in second place on both charts is is Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Black Widow. The 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Black Widow was to be Johansson's first solo adventure after having portrayed the title character in several MCU films dating back to
Iron Man 2 in 2010. This week,
Black Widow sold 50% as many Blu-ray units as
F9: The Fast Saga, with an HD share of 61% and 20% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
And remaining in third place on the Blu-ray chart is Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Cruella. One of several recent live-action films inspired by Disney's past animated classics,
Cruella was one of the first films to receive a red carpet premiere since the start of the pandemic, when it finally opened on May 28, 2021. That weekend, it came in second place behind
A Quiet Place Part II, eventually finishing its theatrical run with over $86 million domestically and over $233 million worldwide. This week,
Cruella sold 26% as many Blu-ray units as
F9: The Fast Saga, with an impressive HD share of 53% and 12% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 10/2/21:
- F9: The Fast Saga
- Black Widow
- Cruella
- The Forever Purge
- Zack Snyder's Justice League
- The Boss Baby: Family Business
- Venom
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
- The Transformers: The Movie
- Hocus Pocus
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 10/2/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- F9: The Fast Saga (51%)
- Black Widow (61%)
- The Forever Purge (52%)
- Cruella (53%)
- Hocus Pocus (16%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 10/2/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Godzilla vs. Kong 3D (1.83%)
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.172%)
- Top Gun 3D (0.166%)
- Suicide Squad 3D (0.12%)
- Minions 3D (0.02%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 10/2/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Transformers: The Movie 4K (51%)
- A Quiet Place Part II 4K (25%)
- Zack Snyder's Justice League 4K (24%)
- Black Widow 4K (20%)
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 4K (14%)