Blu-ray Sales: December 1-7: Alien: Romulus Bursts Onto the Charts
Posted December 15, 2024 07:02 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on December 7th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios' Alien: Romulus debuted on top of both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. The seventh film in the long-running Alien franchise opened in August 2024 to positive reviews and topped the box office on its opening weekend with $42 million, eventually grossing over $105 million domestically and over $350 million globally. This week, Alien: Romulus had a strong HD share of 72% and 45% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Debuting in second place on both charts is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's The Wild Robot. The latest film from DreamWorks Animation opened in September 2024 to critical and audience success, topping the box office with over $35 million on its opening weekend and grossing over $142 million domestically and over $323 million globally so far, on a budget of $78 million. This week, The Wild Robot sold 65% as many Blu-ray units as Alien: Romulus, with an HD share of 57% and 21% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Dropping back down to third place on the Blu-ray-only chart in its seventh week is Walt Disney Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine. The 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe smashed box office records when it opened in July 2024, grossing over $636 million domestically and over $1.3 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2024 to date, behind only Inside Out 2. This week, Deadpool & Wolverine sold 36% as many Blu-ray units as Alien: Romulus, with an HD share of 67% and 28% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Elsewhere on the charts, Disney's 4K UHD-only releases of the Star Wars series Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K (2023) and The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season 4K (2023), as well as the Marvel Studios series Hawkeye: The Complete First Season 4K (2021) and Loki: The Complete Second Season 4K (2022) all placed in the top ten releases for both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray formats for the week. Paramount Home Media Distribution's Galaxy Quest, which was released on 4K UHD for its 25th anniversary, came in at No. 9 on the Blu-ray-only chart and No. 6 on the UHD Sellers chart. Finally, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's The Forge debuted at No. 17 on the Blu-ray-only chart.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 12/7/24:
Debuting in second place on both charts is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's The Wild Robot. The latest film from DreamWorks Animation opened in September 2024 to critical and audience success, topping the box office with over $35 million on its opening weekend and grossing over $142 million domestically and over $323 million globally so far, on a budget of $78 million. This week, The Wild Robot sold 65% as many Blu-ray units as Alien: Romulus, with an HD share of 57% and 21% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Dropping back down to third place on the Blu-ray-only chart in its seventh week is Walt Disney Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine. The 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe smashed box office records when it opened in July 2024, grossing over $636 million domestically and over $1.3 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2024 to date, behind only Inside Out 2. This week, Deadpool & Wolverine sold 36% as many Blu-ray units as Alien: Romulus, with an HD share of 67% and 28% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.
Elsewhere on the charts, Disney's 4K UHD-only releases of the Star Wars series Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K (2023) and The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season 4K (2023), as well as the Marvel Studios series Hawkeye: The Complete First Season 4K (2021) and Loki: The Complete Second Season 4K (2022) all placed in the top ten releases for both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray formats for the week. Paramount Home Media Distribution's Galaxy Quest, which was released on 4K UHD for its 25th anniversary, came in at No. 9 on the Blu-ray-only chart and No. 6 on the UHD Sellers chart. Finally, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's The Forge debuted at No. 17 on the Blu-ray-only chart.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 12/7/24:
- Alien: Romulus
- The Wild Robot
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K (2023)
- The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season 4K (2023)
- Godzilla: Minus One
- Loki: The Complete Second Season 4K (2022)
- Galaxy Quest
- Hawkeye: The Complete First Season 4K (2021)
- Alien: Romulus 4K
- Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K (2023)
- The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season 4K (2023)
- The Wild Robot 4K
- Loki: The Complete Second Season 4K (2022)
- Galaxy Quest 4K
- Hawkeye: The Complete First Season 4K (2021)
- Deadpool & Wolverine 4K
- Godzilla: Minus One 4K
- Dune: Part Two 4K
- Alien: Romulus (72%)
- The Wild Robot (57%)
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (50%)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (67%)
- The Forge (19%)
- N/A
- Galaxy Quest 4K (96%)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 4K (83%)
- Pulp Fiction 4K (65%)
- Dune: Part Two 4K (60%)
- Dune: 2-Film Collection 4K (2021-2024) (59%)