For the week ending 10/16/11,
The Lion King withstood a very strong challenge from
Green Lantern to remain the No. 1 Blu-ray title. Released exclusively in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack,
The Lion King finished its second week in stores as the No. 4 seller on the overall package media sales chart.
In the closest finish ever for the No.1 spot on the Blu-ray sales chart,
Green Lantern finished its initial week of home video release at No. 2. Warner's latest superhero film sold 99.75% as many copies as the week's No. 1 Blu-ray title.
Green Lantern, with only three days of sales, did managed to become the top seller in the overall sales chart and powered 61% of its total disc sales from Blu-ray buyers.
Bowing in at No. 3 was
Horrible Bosses. The comedy from Warner Brothers had a strong showing for Blu-ray as it received 42% of its home video sales from the HD format. Coming off a very strong debut week, where it sold over 1 million Blu-ray copies,
Fast Five dropped two places to finish No. 4 on the Blu-ray sales chart.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 10/16/11.
- The Lion King
- Green Lantern
- Horrible Bosses
- Fast Five
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- Zookeeper
- Bridesmaids
- The Tree of Life
- X-Men: First Class
- Thor
Top Five Sellers for Week Ending 10/16/11 (Blu-ray's market share).
- Green Lantern (61%)
- Horrible Bosses (42%)
- Fast Five (50%)
- The Lion King (100%)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (49%)