'
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' was the clear winner in BD
sales for the week ended November 8, according to Nielsen VideoScan
First Alert, selling over three times more than
The Taking of
Pelham 1 2 3'. Last week's number one,
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen', dipped to third
place.
Here is the Blu-ray top 10 (previous-week ranking in parenthesis):
- • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- • The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
- (1) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- (3) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- (2) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- • Forrest Gump
- • North by Northwest
- (4) Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure
- • Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season
One
- (10) The Dark Knight
These are the Blu-ray market share percentages for releases of the week:
Overall, BD sales revenue was $28.06 million, up 231.40% from the same
week last year. Total sales in the fourth quarter so far have been $173.04
million, up 125% year on year.
Packaged-media sales revenue was $195.98 million, up 13.90% year-on-
year. Blu-ray accounted for 14.3% of that revenue.