Blu-ray Sales: November 14-20: Jungle Cruise Journeys to the Top of the Charts

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Blu-ray Sales: November 14-20: Jungle Cruise Journeys to the Top of the Charts

Posted December 2, 2021 02:09 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on November 20th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Jungle Cruise topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. Filmed largely in 2018, the film, which is based on the theme park attraction of the same name, was originally set for a 2019 release, before it was delayed to July 2020. However, the coronavirus pandemic changed those plans, and Disney opted to delay the film by a year, to July 2021. In May 2021, the film became the most recent to receive a simultaneous release on Disney's streaming service, while theatrically, it topped the box office on its way to over $116 million domestically. Reviews for the film were mixed and internationally, the box office was a bit less stellar, with over $102 million so far. This gives the film a total gross of over $219 million against a $200 million budget. This week, Jungle Cruise had an HD share of 55% and 16% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Holding strong in second place on both charts is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's F9: The Fast Saga AKA Fast and Furious 9. 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 sold 67% as many Blu-ray units as Jungle Cruise, with an HD share of 70% and 35% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Dropping to third place on the Blu-ray-only chart this week is last week's chart-topper, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Zack Snyder's Justice League. 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 sold 41% as many Blu-ray units as Jungle Cruise, with an exceptional HD share of 82% and 43% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

The only other new release in the top 20 Blu-ray titles was Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's Candyman (2021), which came in at No. 10, with a strong HD share of 65% and 25% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/20/21:

Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/20/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):

Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/20/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):

Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/20/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):