Blu-ray Sales: February 20-26: Eternals Lords Over King's Man

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Blu-ray Sales: February 20-26: Eternals Lords Over King's Man

Posted March 5, 2022 03:38 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on February 26th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Eternals remained on top of both both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. The 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Zhao's epic opened atop of the box office in November 2021 with over $71 million. Eventually, it grossed over $164 million domestically over $402 million globally. This week, Eternals had an HD share of 58% and 23% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Debuting in second place on both charts is Disney and 20th Century Studios' The King's Man. The third film in the Kingsman series is a prequel set during World War I, and was shot in 2019 for a planned release later that year. but was pushed back several times into 2020, before it was pushed further to several dates in 2021 thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Finally arriving in December 2021, the film opened to mixed reviews and made over $37 million domestically. Internationally, things were a bit better, with the film taking in over $88 million there (over $10 million in the UK alone) on its way to a global total of over $125 million. This week, The King's Man sold 76% as many Blu-ray units as Eternals, with an HD share of 59% and 21% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Dropping to third place on the Blu-ray chart is Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Jason Reitman's film, which follows on from the first two Ghostbusters films directed by his father, Ivan Reitman, was filmed in 2019 for a planned 2020 release, but after the coronavirus pandemic struck, the film was pushed into 2021 and bounced around the calendar a few times before finally opening in November 2021. On its opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $44 million, on its way to over $129 million domestically and over $197 million worldwide. This week, Ghostbusters: Afterlife sold 67% as many Blu-ray units as Eternals, with an HD share of 54% and 13% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Elsewhere on the charts, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's American Underdog debuted on the Blu-ray chart at No. 4, with an HD share of 55%, while Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's House of Gucci and The 355 debuted at No. 6 and No. 9, with HD shares of 53% and 54%, respectively. Even Shout Factory got in on the fun with their Collector's Edition 4K UHD release of Alligator (1980), which came in at No. 13 on the Blu-ray chart.

Finally, in terms of the 4K UHD market share chart this week, Liongate Home Entertainment's 2009 Best Picture Oscar winner The Hurt Locker edged out Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's 1999 Nest Picture Oscar nominee The Green Mile by less than a percentage point to take the top spot, as both beloved catalog titles made their debut on the format this week.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 2/26/22:
  1. Eternals
  2. The King's Man
  3. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  4. American Underdog
  5. Encanto
  6. House of Gucci
  7. Dune (2021)
  8. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
  9. The 355
  10. No Time to Die
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 2/26/22 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Eternals (58%)
  2. The King's Man (59%)
  3. Encanto (49%)
  4. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (54%)
  5. American Underdog (55%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 2/26/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Dune 3D (2021) (1.10%)
  2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (0.57%)
  3. Top Gun 3D (0.32%)
  4. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 3D (0.07%)
  5. Minions 3D (0.02%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 2/26/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Hurt Locker 4K (99.40%)
  2. The Green Mile 4K (98.89%)
  3. Dune 4K (2021) (31%)
  4. Interstellar 4K (26%)
  5. Eternals 4K (23%)