Blu-ray Sales: April 3-April 9: Scream (2022) Drowns Out Sing 2

For the week that ended on April 9th, Paramount Home Media Distribution's Scream (2022) topped the Blu-ray-only chart. The fifth entry in the Scream franchise came to theaters over a decade after the previous entry, but enthusiasm for more Ghostface was hardly dampened by the passage of time. Scream (2022) opened in January as the first major release of the year and managed to knock Sony's Spider-Man: No Way Home off the top of the box office, with over $30 million on its opening weekend, on its way to over $81 million domestically and over $140 million globally. This week, Scream (2022) had an HD share of 62% and 27% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Dropping to second place on the Blu-ray-only chart in its second week is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's Sing 2. The sequel to 2016 hit Sing was originally set to be released on Christmas Day in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic scuppered those plans and saw the studio delay the film, first into July 2021 and then to its final release date of December 22, 2021. Like its predecessor, which holds the record for being the highest-grossing film to never hit the number one spot at the box office, Sing 2 found the top spot elusive, thanks largely to being released alongside Sony's juggernaut, Spider-Man: No Way Home. However, Sing 2 held onto second place at the box office for four straight weeks, amassing over $162 million domestically and over $402 million globally so far, to become the top-grossing animated film of 2021. This week, Sing 2 sold 94% as many Blu-ray units as Scream (2022), with an HD share of 50% and 5% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Maintaining its position in third place on the Blu-ray-only chart is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's The Matrix Resurrections. Arriving almost 20 years after the previous film in the Matrix franchise, The Matrix Resurrections experienced bad luck when, after starting production in February 2020, the coronavirus pandemic struck and halted filming for six months. Eventually, the film was completed and released in late December 2021, becoming the last film on Warner Bros. 2021 slate and thus, the last film to receive a simultaneous release on the studio's HBO Max streaming service. Despite a theatrical marketplace that had picked up with Sony Pictures' release of Spider-Man: No Way Home the previous week, The Matrix Resurrections underperformed at the box office, debuting in third place with just over $10 million on its opening weekend, and eventually grossing over $37 million domestically and over $156 million globally, against a budget of $190 million. This week, The Matrix Resurrections sold 32% as many Blu-ray units as Scream (2022), with an HD share of 67% and 23% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Elsewhere on the charts, Walt Disney Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios' Death on the Nile (2022) debuted at No. 4 on the Blu-ray-only chart, with an HD share of 56% and 11% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 4/9/22:

1. Scream (2022)
2. Sing 2
3. The Matrix Resurrections
4. Death on the Nile (2022)
5. Encanto
6. Sing: 2 Movie Pack
7. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
8. Dune (2021)
9. Eternals
10. Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 4/9/22 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):

1. Sing 2 (50%)
2. Scream (2022) (62%)
3. Encanto (43%)
4. The Matrix Resurrections (57%)
5. Death on the Nile (2022) (56%)

Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 4/9/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):

1. Dune 3D (2021) (2.72%)
2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (0.40%)
3. Top Gun 3D (0.26%)
4. The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.09%)
5. Sing 3D (0.08%)

Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 4/9/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):

1. The Godfather Trilogy 4K (35%)
2. Scream 4K (2022) (27%)
3. Dune 4K (2021) (25%)
4. The Matrix Resurrections 4K (23%)
5. Eternals 4K (20%)