Blu-ray Sales: June 23-29: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Puts the Competition on Ice

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Blu-ray Sales: June 23-29: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Puts the Competition on Ice

Posted July 10, 2024 07:12 PM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on June 29th, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts in its debut. The sequel to 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife opened to mixed reviews, but topped the box office on its opening weekend in March 2024, eventually grossing over $113 million domestically and over $201 million worldwide. This week, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire had an HD share of 67% and 24% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Debuting in second place on the Blu-ray-only chart is Lionsgate Home Entertainment's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Director Guy Ritchie's latest action comedy was something of a hit with critics and audiences, but underperformed at the domestic box office, debuting in fourth place on its opening weekend in April 2024. Internationally, the film has only seen a limited theatrical release and grossed only about $27 million worldwide on a reported $60 million budget. This week, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare sold 29% as many Blu-ray units as Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, with an HD share of 68% and 36% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Dropping to third place on the Blu-ray-only chart in its third week is Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Ten years on from Godzilla (2014), the fifth film in the Monsterverse franchise--itself a direct sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong--opened in March 2024 to mixed reviews, but just as Godzilla vs. Kong helped to revive the box office in 2021, three years later, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire also became a financial success, grossing over $196 million domestically and over $567 million worldwide. This week, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire sold 23% as many Blu-ray units as Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, with an HD share of 51% and 14% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Elsewhere on the charts, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's Monkey Man debuted at No. 4 on the Blu-ray-only chart, while Sony's Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2021-2024) double feature debuted at No. 5 and Shout Factory and GKIDS' The First Slam Dunk debuted at No. 10. Outside of the top ten, Warner and MGM's The Boys in the Boat debuted at No. 13, Angel Studios' The Chosen: Season Four (2024) came in at No. 14 and Warner's The New Adventures of Batman: The Complete Collection (1977) came in at No. 20.

Elsewhere on the UHD Sellers chart, Warner's Purple Rain 4K came in at No. 4, while Paramount Home Media Distribution's Team America: World Police 4K and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4K came in at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, and the Criterion Collection's Blue Velvet 4K took No. 9. Outside of the top ten, Warner's Godzilla / Kong Monsterverse: 5-Film Collector's Edition 4K (2014-2024) which was released this week, debuted at No. 11 and Shout's Matinee 4K came in at No 12.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 6/29/24:
  1. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
  2. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
  3. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
  4. Monkey Man
  5. Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2021-2024)
  6. Dune: Part Two
  7. Purple Rain
  8. Team America: World Police
  9. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
  10. The First Slam Dunk
Top UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 6/29/24:
  1. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 4K
  2. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 4K
  3. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 4K
  4. Purple Rain 4K
  5. Team America: World Police 4K
  6. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4K
  7. Monkey Man 4K
  8. Dune: Part Two 4K
  9. Blue Velvet 4K
  10. Forrest Gump 4K
  11. Godzilla / Kong Monsterverse: 5-Film Collector's Edition 4K (2014-2024)
  12. Matinee 4K
  13. Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 4K (2021-2024)
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 6/29/24 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (67%)
  2. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (51%)
  3. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (68%)
  4. Monkey Man (67%)
  5. Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2021-2024) (60%)
Top Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 6/29/24 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Titanic 3D (1997) (0.25%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 6/29/24 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Purple Rain 4K (99.28%)
  2. Team America: World Police 4K (98.90%)
  3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4K (98.39%)
  4. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 4K (36%)
  5. Godzilla / Kong Monsterverse: 5-Film Collector's Edition 4K (2014-2024) (32%)