Blu-ray Sales: May 28-June 3: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Steals the Top Spot

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Blu-ray Sales: May 28-June 3: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Steals the Top Spot

Posted June 9, 2023 07:15 PM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on June 3rd, Paramount Home Media Distribution's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts in its debut. The action comedy is based on the titular role-playing game which was previously adapted as a theatrical film in 2000 and two direct-to-video sequels, This reboot has no connection to those films and opened in March 2023 to generally positive reviews. topping the box office on its opening weekend en route to over $93 million domestically and over $208 million globally. This week, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves had an HD share of 65% and 24% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

And debuting in second place on both charts is Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's 65. The sci-fi thriller, starring Adam Driver as a pilot who crashes his starship on Earth 65 million years ago and must protect himself and a little girl from dinosaurs, received generally negative reviews when it opened in March 2023, grossing just $32 million domestically and $60 million worldwide. This week, 65 sold 55% as many Blu-ray units as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, with an HD share of 58% and 20% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

And dropping to third place on both charts in its second week is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The superhero sequel opened in March to mixed reviews and bombed at the box office, making less than $58 million domestically and less than $134 million worldwide, but clearly disc buyers were undeterred, perhaps seeking to complete their home video collections. This week, Shazam! Fury of the Gods sold 23% as many Blu-ray units as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, with an HD share of 54% and 18% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Elsewhere on the charts, Warner's Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1, from its Warner Achive Collection, debuted at No. 7 on the Blu-ray-only chart, while Crunchyroll's Violet Evergarden: The Movie debuted at No. 9. Arrow Video's The Last Starfighter, which saw a 4K UHD upgrade this week, came in at No. 10 and topped the UHD Market Share chart for the week, with 91% of units sold from the 4K UHD format. Outside the top ten Blu-rays, the Criterion Collection's release of Thelma & Louise came in at No. 12, while Sony's Cliffhanger which received a 4K UHD re-release this week, came in at No. 14.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 6/3/23:
  1. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
  2. 65
  3. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
  4. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
  5. Creed III
  6. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  7. Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1
  8. Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
  9. Violet Evergarden: The Movie
  10. The Last Starfighter
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 6/3/23 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (65%)
  2. 65 (58%)
  3. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (50%)
  4. Creed III (49%)
  5. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (54%)
Top Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 6/3/23 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Top Gun 3D (0.47%)
  2. The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.32%)
  3. Sing 3D (0.04%)
  4. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 3D (0.03%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 6/3/23 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Last Starfighter 4K (91%)
  2. Thelma & Louise 4K (83%)
  3. Violet Evergarden: The Movie 4K (56%)
  4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 4K (26%)
  5. Top Gun: Maverick 4K (24%)