Blu-ray Sales: November 12-18: The Equalizer 3 Eliminates the Competition

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Blu-ray Sales: November 12-18: The Equalizer 3 Eliminates the Competition

Posted November 29, 2023 07:06 PM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on November 18th, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's The Equalizer 3 topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts in its first week. The latest film in the franchise finds Denzel Washington's retired assassin in Italy and received positive reviews, topping the box office on its opening weekend with over $34 million, en route to over $92 million domestically and over $190 million worldwide. This week, The Equalizer 3 had an HD share of 59% and 18% of units sold from the 4K UHD format in its single edition, which sports Dolby Atmos audio and Dolby Vision HDR. However, Sony also released The Equalizer 3-Movie Collection (2014-2023), a three-disc set on Blu-ray or 4K UHD, with the latter format containing IMAX Enhanced presentations of all three films films, with DTS:X audio tracks for both The Equalizer 2 and The Equalizer 3. The Equalizer 3-Movie Collection came in at No. 15 on the Blu-ray-only chart, with an HD share of 58% and 15% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Returning to the top three Blu-rays this week 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, ending up with over $574 million domestically and a staggering $1.36 billion worldwide. This week, The Super Mario Bros. Movie sold 56% as many Blu-ray units as The Equalizer 3, with an HD share of 90% and 72% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

And debuting in third place on the Blu-ray-only chart is Angel Studios' Sound of Freedom. Based on a true story about a US government agent rescuing children from sex trafficking in Colombia, Sound of Freedom became a sleeper hit when it was released in July 2023. While critics were somewhat negative towards the film, audiences were not and that led to the film eventually amassing over $184 million at the domestic box office, for a global haul of over $247 million. This week, Sound of Freedom sold 46% as many Blu-ray units as The Equalizer 3, with an HD share of 50%.

Elsewhere on the charts, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's The Nun II debuted at No. 9 on the Blu-ray-only chart, with an HD share of 53% and 7% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/18/23:
  1. The Equalizer 3
  2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
  3. Sound of Freedom
  4. John Wick: Chapter 4
  5. Barbie
  6. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
  7. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  8. Fast X
  9. The Nun II
  10. Top Gun: Maverick
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 11/18/23 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. The Equalizer 3 (59%)
  2. Sound of Freedom (50%)
  3. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (90%)
  4. The Blind (10%)
  5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (62%)
Top Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/18/23 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Dune 3D (2021) (0.59%)
  2. The Polar Express 3D (0.02%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/18/23 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Training Day 4K (99.86%)
  2. Howard the Duck 4K (99.73%)
  3. A Clockwork Orange 4K (99.72%)
  4. Inception 4K (99.62%)
  5. The Mist 4K (2007) (98.53%)