Nielsen VideoScan/Home Media Magazine: Blu-ray/DVD/HD DVD Stats (Updated Weekly)

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Stats:

For the week ending January 29, 2022, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 39.33% vs 60.67%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $10.50 million
DVD sales total spending: $16.20 million

These stats are available from here:

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Top 10:

A very quiet week in terms of releases saw Blu-ray revenue fall to its lowest level since February 1, 2009!

The only new release was the Best Buy exclusive 4K SteelBook version of The Punisher, coming into the chart at 5th place.

While this time of the year always produces poor results, the fact that Blu-ray sales are lower than this time last year, when COVID cases and deaths peaked in the US for the year, suggests a worrying trend. Either the pandemic is still far from over and people are still hesitant to spend, or it shows that the demise of physical media seems to have been hastened by the pandemic and the further shift towards streaming. Or maybe a bit of both.


This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Other than the 4K only release of the "The Punisher", there were no other new releases in the top 10. 9 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Dune: Part 1+
2. No Time to Die+
3. Halloween Kills+
4. Venom: Let There Be Carnage+
5. *The Punisher+
6. The Addams Family 2
7. Last Night in Soho+
8. F9: The Fast Saga+
9. The Suicide Squad+
10. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

The single new release in the top 20 was a Blu-ray/4K only release, so market share does not apply (well, technically, it's 100% for Blu-ray and 4K by the metrics we use, whereas Media Play News includes sales of all previous edition of the film when calculating the market share, which puts "The Punisher" at 91.14%).

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending January 30, 2021 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 38.13% vs 61.87%

Blu-ray: $12.90 million
DVD: $20.93 million

Blu-ray sales decreased by $2.4m (down 18.6%), with unit sales down 29.8%.

DVD sales decreased by $4.73m (down 22.6%), with unit sales down 34.0%.

This meant $7.13 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 38.13% to 39.33%

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Stats:

For the week ending January 22, 2022, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 41.09% vs 58.91%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $12.03 million
DVD sales total spending: $17.25 million

These stats are available from here:

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Top 10:

Last Night in Soho was the week's top-selling new release, coming in at 3rd, way behind "Dune" and somewhat behind "Halloween Kills".

The Addams Family 2 was the next new release, in 5th place.

The last of the new releases in the top 10 was the Blu-ray exclusive release Candyman 3: Day of the Dead, in 8th.

Outside of the top 10, the Best Buy exclusive 4K release of Requiem for a Dream was in 14th, Titane was in 15th, and the 4K edition of Akira was in 16th.

Despite these new releases, Blu-ray revenue remained near historical lows.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Other than the 4K only releases, only "Last Night in Soho" was made available on 4K. 8 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Dune: Part 1+
2. Halloween Kills+
3. Last Night in Soho+
4. No Time to Die+
5. The Addams Family 2
6. Venom: Let There Be Carnage+
7. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+
8. *Candyman 3: Day of the Dead
9. F9: The Fast Saga+
10. The Suicide Squad+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"Last Night in Soho" managed a great BD sales share of 81.04%. Much further behind was "The Addams Family 2", with 48.99%.

"Titane" failed to make the BD sales share top 20.

On 4K, "Last Night in Soho" again did very well, with a 4K sales share of 35.28%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending January 23, 2021 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 37.70% vs 62.30%

Blu-ray: $12.87 million
DVD: $21.27 million

Despite this time last year having very few releases of noticeable popularity, Blu-ray revenue was still down.

Blu-ray sales decreased by $0.84m (down 6.5%), with unit sales down 19.3%.

DVD sales decreased by $4.02m (down 18.9%), with unit sales down 31.7%.

This meant $4.86 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 37.70% to 41.09%

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Stats:

For the week ending January 15, 2022, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 45.29% vs 54.71%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $15.25 million
DVD sales total spending: $18.42 million

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Top 10:

The release of Dune: Part 1 didn't really help Blu-ray sales return to highs enjoyed in December, but Blu-ray revenue did rise compared to the last week.

It easily outsold the second-placed Halloween Kills by more than a 2-to-1 margin.

The only other new release in the top 20 was Spencer in 11th.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Both "Dune" and "Halloween Kills" were made available on 4K. 7 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Dune: Part 1+
2. Halloween Kills+
3. No Time to Die+
4. Venom: Let There Be Carnage+
5. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+
6. Jungle Cruise+
7. *Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
8. Spider-Man: Far From Home+
9. Antlers
10. Spider-Man: Homecoming & Far From Home

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"Dune" managed a BD sales share of 81.36%, which is quite impressive, with an equally impressive 4K sales share of 38.98%. It was even made available on 3D, but only 2.48% of total disc sales for "Dune" were on this legacy format.

"Halloween Kills" managed a BD sales share of 66.95%, with a 4K sales share of 27.43%.

"Spencer" got a BD sales share of 51.20%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending January 16, 2021 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 37.36% vs 62.64%

Blu-ray: $13.99 million
DVD: $23.46 million

Blu-ray sales increased by $1.26m (up 9.0%), with unit sales down 10.7%.

DVD sales decreased by $5.04m (down 21.5%), with unit sales down 33.1%.

This meant $3.78 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 37.36% to 45.29%

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Stats:

For the week ending January 8, 2022, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 39.23% vs 60.77%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $12.20 million
DVD sales total spending: $18.90 million

These stats are available from here:

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Top 10:

A combination of a quiet release schedule and continued weakness in physical media sales saw Blu-ray revenue drop to lows not seen since September of last year.

The only new release in the top 20 was Antlers, and it only came in 4th.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: "Antlers" wasn't available on 4K. 6 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. No Time to Die+
2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage+
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+
4. Antlers
5. *Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
6. Spider-Man: Far From Home+
7. The French Dispatch
8. Spider-Man: Homecoming & Far From Home
9. The Last Duel+
10. Jungle Cruise+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"Antlers" had a BD sales share of 57.31%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending January 9, 2021 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 36.30% vs 63.70%

Blu-ray: $15.02 million
DVD: $26.36 million

Blu-ray sales decreased by $2.82m (down 18.8%), with unit sales down 28.4%.

DVD sales decreased by $7.46m (down 28.3%), with unit sales down 37.2%.

This meant $10.28 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 36.30% to 39.23%

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Stats:

For the week ending January 1, 2022, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 43.41% vs 56.59%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $17.16 million
DVD sales total spending: $22.37 million

These stats are available from here:

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Top 10:

The start of the new year is here, and as expected, a big dropoff in sales has occurred as does happen this time of the year. The trend is also towards not having many new releases at this time, and the first week of 2022 did not deviate from this.

The sole new release in the top 20 was The French Dispatch, and it only came 5th in any case, so hardly a best-seller. It also wasn't made available on 4K.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: 6 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. No Time to Die+
2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage+
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+
4. *Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
5. The French Dispatch
6. Spider-Man: Far From Home+
7. Spider-Man: Homecoming & Far From Home
8. *Venom 2-Movie Collection
9. F9: The Fast Saga+
10. The Suicide Squad+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"The French Dispatch" had a solid 72.31% BD sales share.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending January 2, 2021 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 38.51% vs 61.49%

Blu-ray: $15.96 million
DVD: $25.48 million

Blu-ray sales increased by $1.20m (up 7.5%), with unit sales down 7.1%.

DVD sales decreased by $3.11m (down 12.2%), with unit sales down 22.2%.

This meant $1.91 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 38.51% to 43.41%

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Stats:

For the week ending December 25, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 43.07% vs 56.93%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $32.21 million
DVD sales total spending: $42.57 million

These stats are available from here:

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Top 10:

We're finally seeing some holiday action, and for the first time in a while, results are better than what they were last year. Although part of this could be explained by this year's reporting week having an extra pre-Christmas sales day than last year's same week.

But it was probably mainly due to one of this year's biggest movies arriving on Blu-ray (and one that wasn't available on subscription streaming beforehand), No Time to Die.

It was one of three new releases in the top 20, the next one being the Blu-ray exclusive Demon Slayer: Mugen Train in 4th, and the final one being The Many Saints of Newark in 18th.

A title like "The Many Saints of Newark" probably would have done better than 18th had it not been available on subscription streaming (HBO Max, to be exact), so studios are definitely cannibalizing their home video revenue in order to promote their streaming platforms - they must feel these platforms are the future of home video, and they're probably right.

Blu-ray sales were up 15% compared to the same week last year, and even DVD sales improved. Another interesting phenomenon is the supply chain issues causing movies to be less discounted at the big retailers. This may be driving revenue up artificially. If this were the case, unit sales would be static or in decline while revenue was up, which is exactly the situation this week for Blu-ray and DVD sales (see below). Average disc cost for Blu-ray rose from $18.56 this time last year to $21.21 this year. Average DVD prices were up 11% as well.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Both "No Time to Die" and "The Many Saints of Newark" were made available on 4K. 8 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. No Time to Die+
2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage+
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+
4. *Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
5. F9: The Fast Saga+
6. Jungle Cruise+
7. The Suicide Squad+
8. *Venom 2-Movie Collection
9. Free Guy+
10. The Grinch+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"No Time to Die" was very popular on Blu-ray, receiving a BD sales share of 73.52% - this means only 26.48% opted for the DVD version of the film. It also did well on 4K Blu-ray, with 27.24% opting for the 4K edition (so the breakdown goes 26.48% DVD, 27.24% 4K Blu-ray, and 46.28% opting for the standard Blu-ray version).

"The Many Saints of Newark" was further behind with a BD sales share of 59.81% and a 4K sales share of 11.64%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending December 26, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 41.11% vs 58.89%

Blu-ray: $27.90 million
DVD: $39.96 million

From an "all red" week to an "all green" week, in which every statistic below (unit sales not included) was better than the same ones last year. A rare beast, indeed.

Blu-ray sales increased by $4.31m (up 15.4%), with unit sales up 0.9%.

DVD sales increased by $2.61m (up 6.5%), with unit sales down 4.1%.

This meant $6.92 million more in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 41.11% to 43.07%

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Stats:

For the week ending December 18, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 40.71% vs 59.29%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $29.32 million
DVD sales total spending: $42.70 million

These stats are available from here:

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Top 10:

Finally, some semblance of the holiday sales period with Blu-ray weekly revenue nearly going above $30 million, and DVD revenue getting above $40 million since this time last year. Blu-ray weekly market share also rose above 40%.

While these sales are mostly about older releases, there were a couple of new releases this week as well, including the top-seller for the week, Venom: Let There Be Carnage. It was by far the best-selling title of the week, and the Venom 2-Movie Collection also ranked high, in 5th.

The Last Duel finished in 10th place while the 4K and 4K SteelBook release of The Wolf of Wall Street was in 16th.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" was available in 4K, but not the 2-movie collection, while "The Last Duel" was also a 4K release. 9 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Venom: Let There Be Carnage+
2. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+
3. The Suicide Squad+
4. Jungle Cruise+
5. *Venom 2-Movie Collection
6. The Grinch+
7. F9: The Fast Saga+
8. Free Guy+
9. Ron's Gone Wrong+
10. The Last Duel+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"Venom: Let There Be Carnage" got a BD sales share of 68.47%, while "The Last Duel" got 58.79%.

On 4K, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" got a 4K sales share of 22.47%, with "The Last Duel" getting 14.35%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending December 19, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 41.24% vs 58.76%

Blu-ray: $30.83 million
DVD: $43.93 million

Still an "all red" week where all metrics were down compared to the same week last year, but it wasn't by much to be honest, so we'll call it a draw.

Blu-ray sales decreased by $1.51m (down 4.9%), with unit sales down 15.5%.

DVD sales decreased by $1.23m (down 2.8%), with unit sales down 9.4%.

This meant $2.74 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share decreased from 41.24% to 40.71%

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Stats:

For the week ending December 11, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 36.58% vs 63.42%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $19.67 million
DVD sales total spending: $34.10 million

These stats are available from here:

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Top 10:

Despite a couple of good releases in the top 20, and also the beginning of the holiday shopping period, Blu-ray revenue failed to overcome the $20 million barrier yet again. Blu-ray sales were down 27% compared to the same week last year.

Ron's Gone Wrong was the best-selling of all the new releases, coming in third.

Rick and Morty: Season 5 was next on the chart, with Cry Macho in 6th.

The 4K release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit was in 7th, while outside the top 10, the 4K release of Krampus was 12th.

Dear Evan Hansen had to settle for a 14th place finish.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: "Ron’s Gone Wrong" and "Cry Macho" were both made available on 4K. 8 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+
2. Jungle Cruise+
3. Ron's Gone Wrong+
4. Rick and Morty: Season 5
5. The Grinch+
6. Cry Macho+
7. *Who Framed Roger Rabbit+
8. Free Guy+
9. The Original Christmas Classics
10. F9: The Fast Saga+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

Of this week's non Blu-ray/4K exclusives, "Rick and Morty: Season 5" had the best BD sales share, with 61.96%.

"Ron's Gone Wrong" wasn't too far behind with 60.57%. "Dear Evan Hansen" got 47.76%, but "Cry Macho" didn't do too well with only 40.57%.

On 4K, "Ron's Gone Wrong" got a 4K sales share of 10.52%, but "Cry Macho" had to settle for 5.26%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending December 12, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 39.08% vs 60.92%

Blu-ray: $26.98 million
DVD: $42.05 million

Another "all red" week in which all stats below are in the red and down compared to the same week last year. That week hardly had any new releases.

Blu-ray sales decreased by $7.31m (down 27.1%), with unit sales down 33.5%.

DVD sales decreased by $7.95m (down 18.9%), with unit sales down 21.1%.

This meant $15.26 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share decreased from 39.08% to 36.58%

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Stats:

For the week ending December 4, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 42.91% vs 57.09%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $25.11 million
DVD sales total spending: $33.41 million

These stats are available from here:

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Top 10:

Cyber Monday 2021 is as much a fizzle as Black Friday 2021, with Blu-ray sales down 27% on already low numbers from last year.

This is despite the big sales event being coupled with a fairly big release in the form of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which was easily the top-selling title for the week.

Due to the sales event and the release of a big title, other releases stayed away from the week, which isn't unusual.

What was unusual was the 27% drop in Blu-ray sales compared to BF2020, which was already almost 29% down on 2019. That's down a total of 48%, or $23 million, compared to the last pre-pandemic Cyber Monday. As mentioned in our Black Friday analysis, not all of this can be written off as pandemic related. The increased adoption of streaming services during the pandemic and the fast-tracked release of titles like "Shang-Chi" on streaming has further diminished the role of physical media for home entertainment. Perhaps when release windows return back to normal (or whatever the new normal is), physical media with its early release date will make a small comeback. But it's unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels. This is the new normal.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: "Shang-Chi" was made available on 4K. 8 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings+
2. Jungle Cruise+
3. The Grinch+
4. F9: The Fast Saga+
5. Harry Potter Complete 8-Film Collection
6. Free Guy+
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy+
8. Black Widow+
9. The Suicide Squad+
10. The Original Christmas Classics

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" managed a respectable BD sales share of 71.97%, and an equally impressive 4K sales share of 36.21%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending December 5, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 47.39% vs 52.61%

Blu-ray: $34.59 million
DVD: $38.40 million

Blu-ray sales decreased by $9.48m (down 27.4%), with unit sales down 31.7%.

DVD sales decreased by $5.26m (down 13.7%), with unit sales down 22.2%.

This meant $14.74 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share decreased from 47.39% to 42.91%

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Stats:

For the week ending November 27, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 46.29% vs 53.71%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $26.27 million
DVD sales total spending: $30.48 million

These stats are available from here:

Media Play News



Top 10:

Black Friday pre-sales and declining interest in physical media all contributed to a lacklustre Black Friday sales event, where Blu-ray sales were down 27% compared to last year's sales event.

As usual for Black Friday, there were no new releases in the top 20. Instead, it was dominated by titles that were on sale during the event (such as "Wonder Woman 1984", "1917"), along with recent best-sellers "F9: The Fast Saga", "Jungle Cruise"), and a sprinkle of Christmas favourites ("The Grinch", "Elf").

So just how bad was BF2021? Blu-ray sales were down 27.1% as mentioned earlier, but that's on top of the 54.5% decline that we saw last year. At that time, we attributed much of the decline to the pandemic and the lack of new releases. And while things are still not back to 100% on this front, the number of big releases have improved, and yet, revenue was still down. This suggests COVID-19 isn't to blame for everything and that declining demand for physical media may be at play, although the pandemic is still a big factor indirectly, due to many releases being fast-tracked to streaming. DVD sales were down too, but that was always to be expected.

Compared to six years ago, the peak of Black Friday Blu-ray sales, revenue was down a massive $79.98 million, or 75.3%!

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: All 10 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions!

The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. F9: The Fast Saga+
2. Jungle Cruise+
3. Godzilla vs. Kong+
4. Wonder Woman 1984+
5. The Grinch+
6. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins+
7. Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard+
8. Zack Snyder’s Justice League+
9. Free Guy+
10. Mortal Kombat+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

In terms of BD sales share, "Zack Snyder’s Justice League" had the best set of results, 89.87%. While it was also top for 4K sales share, at 43.61%, followed by "Mortal Kombat" at 32.68%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending November 28, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 49.23% vs 50.77%

Blu-ray: $36.04 million
DVD: $37.17 million

As mentioned earlier, and confirmed here in clear detail, everything was down compared to the last Black Friday sales, which was already one of the worst on record. Disappointing.

Blu-ray sales decreased by $9.77m (down 27.1%), with unit sales down 34.3%.

DVD sales decreased by $6.69m (down 18.0%), with unit sales down 29.9%.

This meant $16.46 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share decreased from 49.23% to 46.29%

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Stats:

For the week ending November 20, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 44.62% vs 55.38%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $22.64 million
DVD sales total spending: $28.10 million

These stats are available from here:

Media Play News



Top 10:

Some pre-Black Friday deals and one big new release helped Blu-ray revenue stay above the $20 million mark.

That big release was Jungle Cruise, the top-seller this week, and some critics might argue the release would have been bigger if the movie hadn't already made its way to Disney+ on Disney+ Day (November 12). Still, this is the new normal when it comes to physical media releases, as studios find that there is better value in releasing content on their own streaming platforms than having an exclusive sell-through window.

Universal has Peacock as their streaming platform, but they've decided to take a more cautious approach when it comes to release windows, at least as far as Candyman is concerned. Despite this, "Candyman" was only able to finish in 10th place.

That was pretty much the only new releases in the top 20, the rest were filled with recent discounts (eg. "Nobody" and "The Green Knight" 4K editions both discounted to $9.99 from their regular ~$20-25) as we build up to Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Both "Jungle Cruise" and "Candyman" were made available on 4K. All 10 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions!



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Jungle Cruise+
2. F9: The Fast Saga+
3. Zack Snyder’s Justice League+
4. Godzilla vs. Kong+
5. The Green Knight+
6. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins+
7. Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard+
8. A Quiet Place Part II+
9. Mortal Kombat+
10. Candyman+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"Candyman" actually managed to beat "Jungle Cruise" in terms of BD sales share, 65.16% versus 54.63%. Might have something to do with the fact that one was already available for "free" on a 4K streaming platform, while the other wasn't.

On 4K, "Candyman" was ahead of "Jungle Cruise" as well, 24.99% versus 16.10%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending November 21, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 42.76% vs 57.24%

Blu-ray: $25.44 million
DVD: $34.06 million

It was the battle of straight-to-Disney+ (via Premier Access) releases, last year's "Mulan" (the first title to be released this way) vs this year's "Jungle Cruise". The winner? "Mulan", it appears.

Blu-ray sales decreased by $2.80m (down 11.0%), with unit sales down 17.8%.

DVD sales decreased by $5.96m (down 17.5%), with unit sales down 26.8%.

This meant $8.76 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 42.76% to 44.62%

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Stats:

For the week ending November 13, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 37.11% vs 62.89%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $18.11 million
DVD sales total spending: $30.69 million

These stats are available from here:

Media Play News



Top 10:

Blu-ray and DVDs sales were up off the backs of an Amazon sale that took place during the reporting week, which also explains the elevation of several older titles back into the top 10.

Many 4K titles dropped to below $10 during the sale, including this week's top-seller Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

There were two new releases in the top 10 though, but they were way down the chart. Respect was 16th, while Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Complete Series in 20th place.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Neither of this week's two new releases was made available on 4K. 9 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Zack Snyder’s Justice League+
2. F9: The Fast Saga+
3. The Suicide Squad+
4. The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy+
5. Godzilla vs. Kong+
6. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins+
7. Free Guy+
8. Paw Patrol: The Movie
9. Wonder Woman 1984+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"Respect" only managed a BD sales share of 39.36%, while "Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Complete Series" was a Blu-ray only release.

This week's top-seller, "Zack Snyder’s Justice League", managed a 4K sales share of 60.17%, which makes it quite clear which version people preferred to buy.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending November 14, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 44.34% vs 55.66%

Blu-ray: $28.03 million
DVD: $35.19 million

The relatively good results this week were still no match for the same week last year when "Mulan", and to a lesser effect "Bill & Ted Face the Music", dominated the top 10.

Blu-ray sales decreased by $9.92m (down 35.4%), with unit sales down 38.4%.

DVD sales decreased by $4.5m (down 12.8%), with unit sales down 25.7%.

This meant $14.42 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share decreased from 44.34% to 37.11%

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Stats:

For the week ending November 6, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 38.69% vs 61.31%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $14.04 million
DVD sales total spending: $22.25 million

These stats are available from here:

Media Play News



Top 10:

Blu-ray revenue and market share both fell slightly compared to recent weeks, as the week wasn't filled with top-tiered new releases.

The best-selling new release was Paw Patrol: The Movie, coming in at 3rd.

The only other new release in the top 20 was Pig in 11th.

The Crown: The Complete Fourth Season didn't even get into the Blu-ray top 20, but it was 20th on the combined Blu-ray and DVD chart.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Neither of this week's two new releases was made available on 4K. 9 titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions.



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. The Suicide Squad+
2. Free Guy+
3. Paw Patrol: The Movie
4. F9: The Fast Saga+
5. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins+
6. Nobody+
7. Black Widow+
8. Don’t Breathe 2+
9. Wonder Woman 1984+
10. *Injustice+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"Pig" managed a BD sales share of 51.16%, while "Paw Patrol: The Movie" only got 37% (not unexpected for a kid's film).

"The Crown: The Complete Fourth Season" only managed 18%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending November 7, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 42.22% vs 57.78%

Blu-ray: $15.81 million
DVD: $21.64 million

Blu-ray sales decreased by $1.77m (down 11.2%), with unit sales down 17.7%.

DVD sales increased by $0.61m (up 2.8%), with unit sales down 11.6%.

This meant $1.16 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share decreased from 42.22% to 38.69%

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Stats:

For the week ending October 30, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 41.97% vs 58.03%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $15.80 million
DVD sales total spending: $21.85 million

These stats are available from here:

Media Play News



Top 10:

Blu-ray revenue rose slightly and Blu-ray weekly market share remained above 40% for another week, thanks to the release of another A-list title in the form of The Suicide Squad. It was the standout seller for the week, easily outselling everything.

In a distant fourth place was Don’t Breathe 2, and it was also the only other new release the top 10.

Stillwater finished just outside of the top 10 in 11th, while there was room for just one more new release in the top 20, Superman: The Complete Animated Series (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition) in 14th.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Both "The Suicide Squad" and "Don't Breathe 2" were made available on 4K. All of the titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions!



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. The Suicide Squad+
2. Free Guy+
3. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins+
4. Don’t Breathe 2+
5. *Injustice+
6. F9: The Fast Saga+
7. Old+
8. Black Widow+
9. Scream+
10. The Protégé+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

Of this week's previously mentioned new releases, "The Suicide Squad" had the best BD sales share - 69.25%. "Don’t Breathe 2" managed 56.15%, while "Stillwater" had to manage with a below 50% share of 45.11%.

On 4K, "The Suicide Squad" managed a 4K UHD sales share of 18.30%, with "Don't Breathe 2" at 15.82%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending October 31, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 37.91% vs 62.09%

Blu-ray: $13.63 million
DVD: $22.32 million

Blu-ray sales increased by $2.17m (up 15.9%), with unit sales down 5.4%.

DVD sales decreased by $0.47m (down 2.1%), with unit sales down 16.2%.

This meant $1.70 million more in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 37.91% to 41.97%

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Stats:

For the week ending October 23, 2021, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue (MPN):
Blu-ray vs DVD: 42.34% vs 57.66%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $15.50 million
DVD sales total spending: $21.11 million

These stats are available from here:

Media Play News



Top 10:

Blu-ray revenue fell slightly and was still at a recent high thanks to Free Guy still selling well on Blu-ray. So much so that the week's top-selling new release, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins had to settle for second place.

The third and fourth spots were also new releases. Injustice was in third while the much-maligned Old had to settle for a fourth-place finish.

The Protégé was in 6th.

Outside of the top 10, the SteelBook version of the Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection finished in 11th, and Superman & Lois: The Complete First Season was in 20th.

This week's Ultra HD Blu-ray report: Everything except for "Superman & Lois: The Complete First Season" were all made available on 4K UHD. All of the titles out of this week's top 10 had UHD editions!



The complete top 10 chart is below (new releases in bold, Blu-ray exclusives are denoted by *, UHD releases denoted by +):

1. Free Guy+
2. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins+
3. *Injustice+
4. Old+
5. F9: The Fast Saga+
6. The Protégé+
7. Black Widow+
8. The Green Knight+
9. Space Jam: A New Legacy+
10. Zack Snyder’s Justice League+

Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Share:

For a particular title, the BD sales share is the percentage of disc packages sold for this title that contained the film's Blu-ray edition (including combos, and Ultra HD editions). So a BD sales share of 60% indicates that 60% of disc packages sold for this particular film contained the Blu-ray edition for this film, and so anything over 50% means that the Blu-ray version of the film was more popular than the DVD version.

"The Protégé" actually had the best BD sales share out of this week's (non Blu-ray exclusive) new releases in the top 20, with a BD sales share of 62.43%.

To be fair, "Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins" wasn't too far behind, with 61.18%.

"Old" got 56.07%, while "Superman & Lois: The Complete First Season" managed 43.52%.

On 4K, "Injustice" got 23.90%, "Old" did well with 19.66%, "The Protégé" got 18.60% and "Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins" got 17.53%.

Top 20 Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray Market Share Chart

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending October 24, 2020 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) have been made and are shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 43.68% vs 56.32%

Blu-ray: $17.49 million
DVD: $22.55 million

Despite the good number of new releases, Blu-ray and DVD revenue both fell compared to the same week last year, which wasn't even a big week in terms of new releases. Concerning ...

Blu-ray sales decreased by $1.99m (down 11.4%), with unit sales down 18.1%.

DVD sales decreased by $1.44m (down 6.4%), with unit sales down 15.3%.

This meant $3.43 million less in combined revenue for the week.

Blu-ray's market share decreased from 43.68% to 42.34%