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

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Stats:

For the week ending 14th May 2016, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue:
Blu-ray vs DVD: 46.87% vs 53.13%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $50.22 million
DVD sales total spending: $56.93 million

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Home Media Magazine



Top 10:

This was the best week since that unbelievable week in which 'The Force Awakens' was released in early April, all thanks to one rude, crude masked superhero - Deadpool. It outsold the latest 'Star Wars' film, which was still the top seller as of last week, by more than a 18-to-1 margin.

There was only one other new release in the top 20, and that was The Boy in 5th.

Two more new releases were in the combined Blu-ray and DVD top 20, but didn't sell enough copies on Blu-ray to make it into the Blu-ray top 20. Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood and Wrestlemania XXXII were 10th and 18th on the combined list respectively.

But it was really only 'Deadpool' that had a huge effect on this week's sales, allowing Blu-ray revenue to rise above $50 million (up 89% compared to the same week last year) for the week again, and for weekly Blu-ray market share to reach its highest, for a non Star Wars week, since October last year (when Jurassic World was released).

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

1. Deadpool+
2. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
3. The Revenant+
4. The 5th Wave+
5. The Boy
6. The Choice
7. Ride Along 2
8. Joy+
9. Avengers: Age of Ultron
10. Ant-Man

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

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos). 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.

'Deadpool' had a great set of BD sales share results, with 71.13%. This explains the better than average weekly Blu-ray market share result for the week.

For the other new releases, 'The Boy' managed to have the best BD sales share with 37%, followed by 'Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood' with 25% and 'Wrestlemania XXXII' with 13%.

'Deadpool' was also released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, with a UHDBD sales share of 3.28%. It's interesting to note that 3 of the top 4 sellers this week had Ultra HD Blu-ray editions.

None of these new releases were available on Blu-ray 3D.

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

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending 16th May 2015 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) has been made and is shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 30.46% vs 69.54%

Blu-ray: $26.53 million
DVD: $60.56 million

Blu-ray sales increased by $23.69m (up 89.3%), while DVD sales decreased by $3.63m (down 6%) producing $20.06 million more in combined revenue.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 30.46% to 46.87%.

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Stats:

For the week ending 7th May 2016, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue:
Blu-ray vs DVD: 31.99% vs 68.01%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $26.02 million
DVD sales total spending: $55.32 million

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Home Media Magazine



Top 10:

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was back at the number one spot this week, which can only mean one thing - the new releases this week weren't up to scratch.

This may be a bit harsh, because The 5th Wave wasn't too far behind, and it did beat 'The Revenant' in third place.

In 4th place was yet another Nicholas Sparks inspired movie, The Choice, which easily beat the fifth placed and the much better publicized Joy.

With the sequel coming in June, a new re-release of the 20th anniversary edition of Independence Day did well enough to get a top 10 finish, in 8th place.

But that was it for new releases in the top 20 though. Blu-ray results was down a little, while DVD revenue was up a little, thus making sure weekly Blu-ray sales share was lower.

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

1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2. The 5th Wave+
3. The Revenant+
4. The Choice
5. Joy+
6. Ride Along 2
7. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
8. Independence Day
9. Krampus
10. The Hateful Eight

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

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos). 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 5th Wave' enjoyed a great debut BD sales share of 75.30%, with 'Independence Day' getting 70.13%. 'The Choice' fell below the 50% mark with 42.81%.

'Joy' only managed 23%.

There were a couple of UHD Blu-ray releases too this week, with both 'The 5th Wave' and 'Joy' available one the new 4K format. The UHDBD sales share for each title was 1.18% and 0.65%.

None of these new releases were available on Blu-ray 3D.

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

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending 9th May 2015 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) has been made and is shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 33.77% vs 66.23%

Blu-ray: $34.11 million
DVD: $66.89 million

This weeks releases were up against 'Fifty Shades of Grey', and Fifty beat 5(th) well enough to ensure this week was an "all red" week.

Blu-ray sales decreased by $8.09m (down 23.7%), while DVD sales decreased by $11.57m (down 17.3%) producing $19.65 million less in combined revenue.

Blu-ray's market share decreased from 33.77% to 31.99%.

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Stats:

For the week ending 30th April 2016, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue:
Blu-ray vs DVD: 33.50% vs 66.50%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $26.19 million
DVD sales total spending: $52.00 million

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Home Media Magazine



Top 10:

It's gone all quiet on the releases front, as 'The Force Awakens' and last week's number one 'The Revenant' remained in the top two spots this week.

The week's most popular new release, Ride Along 2, was in third place. Further behind in 4th place was the next new release Krampus.

That was it for new releases in the top 10, and there was only one new release outside of the top 10 anyway, Jane Got a Gun.

So as you can see, this week was hardly a big week in terms of new releases, which explains the relatively low Blu-ray and DVD revenue this week.

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

1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2. The Revenant+
3. Ride Along 2
4. Krampus
5. The Hateful Eight
6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
7. Ip Man 3
8. Norm of the North
9. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy
10. Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season

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

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos). 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.

'Krampus' had the best BD sales share, with 52.73%. 'Ride Along 2' managed 44.38%. 'Jane Got a Gun' only managed 31%.

None of these new releases were available on Blu-ray 3D or Ultra HD Blu-ray.

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

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending 2nd May 2015 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) has been made and is shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 27.86% vs 72.14%

Blu-ray: $22.14 million
DVD: $57.33 million

Blu-ray sales increased by $4.05m (up 18.3%), while DVD sales decreased by $5.33m (down 9.3%) producing $1.28 million less in combined revenue.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 27.86% to 33.50%.

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Stats:

For the week ending 23rd April 2016, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue:
Blu-ray vs DVD: 37.15% vs 62.85%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $31.23 million
DVD sales total spending: $52.84 million

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Home Media Magazine



Top 10:

The Revenant was the top selling new release for the week ending 23rd April 2016, and it was also the overall best seller on Blu-ray and DVD.

It did well enough on Blu-ray to displace 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' from the top spot.

In a very distant third place was the next new release, Ip Man 3.

The last new release in the top 10 was Norm of the North in 5th place.

Outside of the top 10, we have Misconduct in 11th and Fifty Shades of Black in 15th.

So while Oscar favourite 'The Revenant' was definitely an A-List release, both Blu-ray and DVD revenue dropped compared to last week and weekly Blu-ray market share dipped below 40% again.

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

1. The Revenant+
2. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
3. Ip Man 3
4. The Hateful Eight
5. Norm of the North
6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
7. Justice League vs. Teen Titans
8. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy
9. Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy
10. Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season

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

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos). 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 the previously mentioned new releases, it was actually 'Misconduct' that had the best BD sales share, with 73.55%.

'The Revenant' also managed to sell better on Blu-ray than on DVD, with 52.05%, something that 'Ip Man 3' just failed to achieve with 48.38%.

'Fifty Shades of Black' got 38% and 'Norm of the North' got 36%.

None of these new releases were available on Blu-ray 3D, but 'The Revenant' was available on Ultra HD Blu-ray, with 2.30% of all packages sold containing the 4K version of the film.

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

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending 25th April 2015 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) has been made and is shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 28.35% vs 71.65%

Blu-ray: $22.80 million
DVD: $57.62 million

Blu-ray sales increased by $8.43m (up 37%), while DVD sales decreased by $4.78m (down 8.3%) producing $3.65 million more in combined revenue.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 28.35% to 37.15%.

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Stats:

For the week ending 16th April 2016, here are the stats:

Percentage of revenue:
Blu-ray vs DVD: 40.56% vs 59.44%

Blu-ray sales total spending: $36.34 million
DVD sales total spending: $53.25 million

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Home Media Magazine



Top 10:

Well that didn't last long, following last week's record breaker, things are back to a relative normal, with Blu-ray weekly market share retreating back below the 50% mark.

Justice League vs. Teen Titans was the week's top selling new release, but it was only second on the Blu-ray top sellers list, behind Star Wars.

There were two more new releases in the top 20, with The Forest being the better seller at 5th, and Standoff not doing as well in 11th.

So no record breaking heroics this week, but with DVD sales falling faster than Blu-ray sales, Blu-ray weekly market share was able to remain above 40% for the week.

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

1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2. Justice League vs. Teen Titans
3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
4. The Hateful Eight
5. The Forest
6. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy
7. Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy
8. The Good Dinosaur
9. Creed
10. Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season

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

BD sales share for a title is the percentage of disc packages sold for this movie that contained the Blu-ray edition of the film (including combos). 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.

Following The Force Awaken's heroics, another new release this week came close to matching the BD sales share record for new releases, an unlikely candidate actually. 'Standoff' had a BD sales share of 79.81%, which is unusually high for a title that is, to put it kindly, not particularly well known.

'Justice League vs. Teen Titans' managed 58.93%, which is much more in line with your typical release.

'The Forest' managed 38%.

None of these new releases were available on Blu-ray 3D or Ultra HD Blu-ray.

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

Year on Year Comparison

The stats for the week ending 18th April 2015 are as follows. Some small adjustments to the data posted last year (based on more recent updates) has been made and is shown below.

Blu-ray vs DVD: 28.86% vs 71.14%

Blu-ray: $22.06 million
DVD: $54.38 million

Another unfair comparison, as this week's "Biggest Blu-ray Title Ever" was up against last year's post Easter sales lull. An "all green" week was inevitable.

Blu-ray sales increased by $14.28m (up 64.8%), while DVD sales decreased by $1.13m (down 2.1%) producing $13.15 million more in combined revenue.

Blu-ray's market share increased from 28.86% to 36.34%.