Blu-ray Sales: May 8-14: Uncharted Finds a Route to the Top of the Charts

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Blu-ray Sales: May 8-14: Uncharted Finds a Route to the Top of the Charts

Posted May 20, 2022 02:23 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on May 14th, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Uncharted took the top spot on both charts, ending the four-week reign of Sony's own Spider-Man: No Way Home, which also stars actor Tom Holland. Released just weeks after the actor's third Spider-Man film for Sony, Uncharted topped the box office over the President's Day holiday weekend with over $51 million, prompting Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman to declare the film--which is adapted from the video game series of the same name--to be the beginning of "a new hit movie franchise". In total, the film has grossed over $147 million domestically and over $395 million globally so far. This week, Uncharted had an HD share of 63% and 21% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Dropping to second place on the Blu-ray-only chart in its fifth week is Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Spider-Man: No Way Home. The third film in Sony's latest Spider-Man franchise picks up immediately from its predecessor, with Peter Parker having been outed as Spider-Man. In desperation, Peter turns to Doctor Strange to try and find a way to make the public forget his identity, but Strange's spell rips open the multiverse and allows enemies from alternate realities to wreak havoc. Opening in December 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home heralded a return to the cinema for much of the world after almost two years of worldwide pandemic that saw many people stay out of the cinema since March 2020. With marketing that teased appearances from characters in previous Sony Spider-Man film series, fan excitement was at a fever pitch. Topping the box office in its opening weekend with an incredible $260 million and receiving critical acclaim, Spider-Man: No Way Home went on to make over $804 million at the domestic box office alone and almost $1.9 billion worldwide so far, proving that with the right material at the right time, people will get out to their theaters to enjoy the big screen experience. This week, Spider-Man: No Way Home sold 34% as many Blu-ray units as Uncharted, with an HD share of 64% and 16% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Debuting in third place on the Blu-ray-only chart is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Dog. The road movie, which saw Tatum as both star and in his directorial debut, was a success both critically and at the box office, grossing over $61 million domestically and over $77 million worldwide on a reported budget of just $15 million. This week, Dog sold 25% as many Blu-ray units as Uncharted, with an HD share of 42%. No 4K UHD edition was made available.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 5/14/22:
  1. Uncharted
  2. Spider-Man: No Way Home
  3. Dog
  4. Turning Red
  5. Moonfall
  6. Sing 2
  7. Spider-Man: 3-Movie Collection (2017-2021)
  8. Blacklight
  9. Dune (2021)
  10. The Cursed
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 5/14/22 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Uncharted (63%)
  2. Dog (42%)
  3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (64%)
  4. Turning Red (48%)
  5. Moonfall (42%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 5/14/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Dune 3D (2021) (1.59%)
  2. The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.59%)
  3. Top Gun 3D (0.35%)
  4. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (0.31%)
  5. Minions 3D (0.04%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 5/14/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Jurassic Park 4K (41%)
  2. Moonfall 4K (23%)
  3. Eternals 4K (21.25%)
  4. Uncharted 4K (20.72%)
  5. Dune 4K (2021) (17%)