For the week that ended on December 11th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings once again topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. The 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is based on the character Shang-Chi, who debuted in 1973 in the comics, and is the first MCU film to have an Asian lead and a majority Asian cast, notably being the first role in a Hollywood film for Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, one of Hong Kong's major stars. Originally planned to be released in February 2021, the coronavirus pandemic caused several delays for the film, including halting the film shoot in 2020 and causing the film's release date to shift several times in conjunction with other Marvel films. Eventually, the film was released in September over the Labor Day holiday in the United States, where it received positive reviews and made over $94 million during the holiday weekend, on its way to over $224 million domestically and over $432 million globally so far. Currently, the film stands as Disney's highest-grossing film of 2021. This week,
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings had an HD share of 64% and 23% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Holding strong in second place on the Blu-ray chart 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 40% as many Blu-ray units as
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, with an HD share of 49% and 10% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Debuting in third place on the Blu-ray chart is Walt Disney Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios'
Ron's Gone Wrong. The first animated film for the studio formally known as 20th Century Fox since their acquisition by Disney,
Ron's Gone Wrong was released in October 2021 after bouncing around the release calendar a bit. So far, it has made over $22 million domestically and over $60 million worldwide. This week,
Ron's Gone Wrong sold 37% as many Blu-ray units as
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, with an HD share of 61% and 11% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Disney also continued to dominate elsewhere on the charts, as Touchstons's
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was released in both standard packaging and as a
Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook, easily topped the 4K UHD chart, with 95% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 12/11/21:
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Jungle Cruise
- Ron's Gone Wrong
- Rick and Morty: Season 5
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
- Cry Macho
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Free Guy
- The Original Christmas Specials Collection
- F9: The Fast Saga
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 12/11/21 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Jungle Cruise (49%)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (64%)
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (26%)
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (12%)
- Elf (18%)
Top Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 12/11/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- The Polar Express 3D (5.07%)
- The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.33%)
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 3D (0.01%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 12/11/21 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit 4K (95%)
- Krampus: The Naughty Cut 4K (58%)
- Forrest Gump 4K (41%)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 4K (23%)
- Black Widow 4K (18%)