For the week that ended on August 6th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness remained on top of both the Blu-ray only and overall packaged media charts. The 28th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe finds the titular Doctor having to protect a teenager, who has an uncontrolled capability to travel the multiverse, from Scarlet Witch, who wants to use the girl for her own selfish ends. The film was shifted several times due to the coronavirus pandemic and the scheduling of Marvel's Phase Four series of films, jumping from 2021 all the way to May 2022. However, that didn't dampen enthusiasm, as the film eventually opened to a terrific $187 million in its first weekend, eventually amassing over $411 million domestically and over $954 million worldwide so far, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2022, behind only Paramount Pictures'
Top Gun: Maverick. This week,
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had an HD share of 62% and 23% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Remaining in second place on both charts in it second week is Paramount Home Media Distribution's
The Lost City. The romantic action-adventure topped the box office on its opening weekend in March 2022 (knocking Warner Bros.'
The Batman off the number one spot), with over $30 million, eventually making over $105 million domestically and over $190 million worldwide. This week,
The Lost City sold 44% as many Blu-ray units as
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, with an HD share of 40% and 6% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
And returning to the top three on both charts is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which topped the chart as recently as the week ending July 23rd. The third film in the
Fantastic Beasts film series and eleventh in the Wizarding World franchise opened in April 2022 to mixed reviews. Although it topped the box office in its opening weekend with some $42 million and an eventual haul of over $95 million domestically and $405 million globally, those totals are the lowest for any film in the Wizarding World franchise, with the caveat that the film was delayed several times and opened during the coronavirus pandemic. This week,
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore sold 26% as many Blu-ray units as
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, with an HD share of 56% and 13% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Elsewhere on the charts, Synapse Films' new 4K UHD release of Dario Argento's
Tenebrae pushed the classic slasher into the top twenty Blu-rays at No. 17.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/6/22:
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- The Lost City
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Morbius
- Green Lantern: Beware My Power
- The Bad Guys
- The Batman
- Uncharted
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 8/6/22 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (62%)
- The Lost City (40%)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (56%)
- Top Gun (24%)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (62%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 8/6/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (4.52%)
- Dune 3D (2021) (1.92%)
- Top Gun 3D (0.22%)
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 3D (0.06%)
- Minions 3D (0.02%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 8/6/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Everything Everywhere All At Once 4K (32%)
- The Batman 4K (27%)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 4K (23%)
- The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 4K (22%)
- Dune 4K (2021) (21%)