For the week ended April 11,
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy was the top-selling title on Blu-ray, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert. BD sales of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R.'s fantasy classic propelled overall disc sales of this title to fifth place in the packaged-media chart. The only major day-and-date title of the week,
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, debuted at number 5 on the BD chart.
Top ten
- • The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
- (1) Sherlock Holmes
- (3) The Blind Side
- (4) Toy Story
- • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
- (2) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
- (5) Toy Story 2
- (6) The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- (7) The Princess and the Frog
- • The Lord of the Rings (Original Animated Classic)
Blu-ray market share for new releases
- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 29%
Overall sales figures
Blu-ray disc revenue: $18.57 million (down 5.04% from the same week last year)
Packaged media sales revenue: $138.56 million (down 56.15% from the same week last year)
Blu-ray revenue share: 13.4%