Blu-ray Sales: July 16-22: John Wick Reclaims the Top Spot, Again

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Blu-ray Sales: July 16-22: John Wick Reclaims the Top Spot, Again

Posted July 28, 2023 02:46 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on July 22nd, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's John Wick: Chapter 4 regained the top spot on the Blu-ray-only chart. The fourth installment in the John Wick series saw the titular hitman in yet more outrageous gun battles and fight sequences, as he takes revenge on the High Table over a whopping 169 minutes of nearly non-stop action. The film opened in March 2023 to near-universal acclaim and topped the box office on its opening weekend, with over $73 million, on its way to over $187 million domestically and over $426 million globally. This week, John Wick: Chapter 4 had an HD share of 69%, with 33% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Rising to second place is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Released theatrically in April 2023, the animated adaptation of the hugely popular Nintendo video game series received mixed reviews, but smashed several box office records, including taking only a week to become the highest-grossing film based on a video game and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2023, with over $574 million domestically and a staggering $1.3 billion worldwide. This week,The Super Mario Bros. Movie sold 91% as many Blu-ray units as John Wick: Chapter 4, with an HD share of 53% and 12% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Debuting in third place on the Blu-ray-only chart is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's The Last of Us: The Complete First Season. The HBO adaptation of the popular video game received widespread critical acclaim and increased viewership on HBO with almost every subsequent episode (one that aired opposite Super Bowl LVII was released early and broke the trend), to where over a million viewers tuned in for the final episode and millions more watched via streaming. The series has also been nominated for 24 Primetime Emmy Awards, including for lead actors Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, as well as Outstanding Drama Series. This week,The Last of Us: The Complete First Season sold 82% as many Blu-ray units as John Wick: Chapter 4, with an HD share of 67% and 34% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Elsewhere on the charts, Universal's Kandahar (2023) debuted at No. 7 on the Blu-ray-only chart. Outside the top ten, Arrow Video's 4K UHD release of Hugo propelled that film to No. 17, while Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Love Again debuted at No. 18.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 7/22/23:
  1. John Wick: Chapter 4
  2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
  3. The Last of Us: The Complete First Season
  4. Avatar: The Way of Water
  5. Scream VI
  6. Sisu
  7. Kandahar (2023)
  8. One Piece Film: Red
  9. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  10. Heat (1995)
  11. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 7/22/23 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (53%)
  2. John Wick: Chapter 4 (69%)
  3. Avatar: The Way of Water (50%)
  4. The Last of Us: The Complete First Season (67%)
  5. Scream VI (56%)
Top Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 7/22/23 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Avatar: The Way of Water 3D (5.31%)
  2. The Meg 3D (1.04%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 7/22/23 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Heat 4K (1995) (93%)
  2. The Last of Us: The Complete First Season 4K (34%)
  3. Jaws 2 4K (27.90%)
  4. Harry Potter: 8-Film Collection 4K (27.63%)
  5. Shazam! Fury of the Gods 4K (27.29%)