Blu-ray Sales, June 6-12: True Grit Rides to the Top

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Blu-ray Sales, June 6-12: True Grit Rides to the Top

Posted June 15, 2011 10:38 PM by Tony Sanchez

For the week ending June 12, the Coen Brothers remake of True Grit finished on top of the Blu-ray sales chart. True Grit was a box office sensation, produced with a modest $38 million budget, the film finished its domestic theatrical run with a total of $171 million. Not only was the film a financial success, but it earned critical acclaim on its way to getting nominated for ten Academy Awards. True Grit was an overwhelming hit on the Blu-ray sales chart earning 53% of total unit sales from the HD format.

Adam Sandler's comedy Just Go With It finished its inital week of release at No.2 on both the Blu-ray and the overall sales charts. The film topped the $100 million mark in the domestic box office, but its Blu-ray Disc sales only managed 25% of the total recorded by True Grit. Typically comedies fail to duplicate their box office success in the home video market, a notable exception was The Hangover. With 36% of its total package media sales attributed to Blu-ray, Just Go With It did generate strong sales for the format.

The timely release of Green Lantern: Emerald Knights reaped rewards for Warner Brothers as it bowed No.3 on the Blu-ray and the overall sales charts. Emerald Knights had a massive 56% stake of total unit sales for Blu-ray. Another new release Sanctum finished the week No.4 on the Blu-ray sales chart and No.6 on the overall package media sales chart while commanding 52% of total sales for Blu-ray. For the week three out of the four new significant releases sold more units in Blu-ray.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 06/12/11.
  1. True Grit
  2. Just Go With It
  3. Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
  4. Sanctum
  5. Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy
  6. True Blood: The Complete Third Season
  7. Drive Angry
  8. Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season
  9. Gnomeo & Juliet
  10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Top Five Sellers for Week Ending 06/12/11 (Blu-ray's market share).
  1. True Grit (53%)
  2. Just Go With It (36%)
  3. Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (56%)
  4. True Blood: The Complete Third Season (20%)
  5. Gnomeo & Juliet (22%)