For the week that ended on November 27th, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's
F9: The Fast Saga AKA
Fast and Furious 9 returned to the top of 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 $553 million internationally, with its $726 million worldwide total making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2021. This week,
F9: The Fast Saga had an HD share of 75% and 26% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Dropping to second place on both charts in its second week is Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Jungle Cruise. 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 $103 million so far. This gives the film a total gross of over $220 million against a $200 million budget. This week,
Jungle Cruise sold 62% as many Blu-ray units as
F9: The Fast Saga, with an HD share of 56% and 12% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Returning to third place on the Blu-ray-only chart this week is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's
Godzilla vs. Kong. Back in March 2021, 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 $467 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. The film was last in the top three Blu-rays over
four months ago, back in July. This week,
Godzilla vs. Kong sold 47% as many units as
F9: The Fast Saga, with an HD share of 72% and 29% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Elsewhere on the charts, two new 4K UHD releases from the Criterion Collection entered into the top 30 Blu-rays.
Citizen Kane, which re-enters the Criterion catalog after being the label's debut release back in 1984 (on the Laserdisc format), came in at No. 22, while Criterion's release of
Uncut Gems came in at No. 27.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/27/21:
- F9: The Fast Saga
- Jungle Cruise
- Godzilla vs. Kong
- Wonder Woman 1984
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
- Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
- Zack Snyder's Justice League
- Free Guy
- Mortal Kombat (2021)
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/27/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- F9: The Fast Saga (75%)
- Jungle Cruise (56%)
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (40%)
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (33%)
- Elf (35%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/27/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Polar Express 3D (11.41%)
- Wonder Woman 1984 3D (0.15%)
- Godzilla vs. Kong 3D (0.12%)
- The Croods: A New Age 3D (0.07%)
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 3D (0.002%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/27/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Zack Snyder's Justice League 4K (44%)
- Mortal Kombat 4K (2021) (33%)
- Godzilla vs. Kong 4K (29%)
- F9: The Fast Saga 4K (27%)
- 1917 4K (25%)