Deals for Blu-ray movies were easily found for sales week ending 11/27/2011, and
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 managed to top all of the other movie titles to claim the No. 1 spot on both the Blu-ray and the overall package media sales charts for a third consecutive week. Following up on two strong weeks of disc sales, the final Harry Potter movie was made very appealing to Black Friday shoppers. The one disc, movie only edition, was offered to deal seekers for the low price of $9.99 at major retailers Best Buy and Amazon.
Deathly Hallows: Part 2 charmed 44% of its total disc sales from Blu-ray buyers, with Blu-ray 3D accounting for 4% of all Blu-ray/DVD discs sold.
Super 8 had a phenomenal bow in the home video market as it placed second on the dedicated Blu-ray sales chart. Produced by Steven Speilberg and Directed by J.J. Abrams,
Super 8 was both a critical and financial success. Produced with a budget of $50 million, the film ended its theatrical run with a worldwide total of $260 million. The Super Friends were an overwhelming success in their first week of Blu-ray release as they achieved 59% of their total package unit sales from the HD format.
Emerging at No. 3 on the Blu-ray sales chart was
The Lion King. Simba and friends ruled the Blu-ray sales chart in their first two weeks of release and received 59% of its total disc sales from Blu-ray buyers in the biggest retail week of the year.
A popular catalog title laid claim to the number four slate on the Blu-ray sales chart.
Pulp Fiction is considered a masterpiece by many fans of Quentin Tarantino, who should be very pleased to see his film remain a crowd favorite in 2011.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 11/27/11.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Super 8
- The Lion King
- Pulp Fiction
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- X-Men: First Class
- Fast Five
- Inception
- Green Lantern
- Conan the Barbarian
Top Five Sellers for Week Ending 11/27/11 (Blu-ray's market share).
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (44%)
- Cars 2 (10%)
- Bridesmaids (10%)
- Super 8 (59%)
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (5%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 11/27/11 ( per % of total unit sales).
- The Lion King 3D (27%)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 3D (13%)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 3D (4%)
- Rio 3D (4%)
- Cars 2 3D (2%)