Blu-ray Sales: July 2-8: John Wick Reclaims the Top Spot

Posted July 14, 2023 11:08 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on July 8th, Lionsgate Home Entertainment's John Wick: Chapter 4 reclaimed the top spot on the Blu-ray-only chart The fourth installment in the John Wick series saw the titular hitman in yet more outrageous gun battles and fight sequences, as he takes revenge on the High Table over a whopping 169 minutes of nearly non-stop action. The film opened in March 2023 to near-universal acclaim and topped the box office on its opening weekend, with over $73 million. So far, the film has made over $187 million domestically and over $427 million globally. This week, John Wick: Chapter 4 had an HD share of 67%, with 19% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Rising to second place on the Blu-ray-only chart is Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Released theatrically in April 2023, the animated adaptation of the hugely popular Nintendo video game series received mixed reviews, but smashed several box office records, including taking only a week to become the highest-grossing film based on a video game and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2023, with over $573 million domestically and a staggering $1.3 billion worldwide. This week, The Super Mario Bros. Movie sold 92% as many Blu-ray units as John Wick: Chapter 4, with an HD share of 57% and 11% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

And dropping to third place on both charts in its third week is Walt Disney Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios' Avatar: The Way of Water. Finally released in December 2022, Avatar: The Way of Water found a theatrical marketplace that had changed dramatically from when Avatar took cinemas worldwide by storm in December 2009 and then kickstarted the Blu-ray 3D format on home video. Ultimately, while Avatar: The Way of Water didn't quite reach the incredible box office heights of its predecessor, the sequel has been an unmitigated success. It topped the domestic box office from its release week in December 2022 all the way until February 2023, and while its domestic opening weekend was "only" some $134 million, it ended its domestic run with an impressive $684 million. But as with Avatar, the film actually made the bulk of its money--over 70% of it--internationally, eventually grossing over $1.6 billion outside the US and Canada. When all was said and done, Avatar: The Way of Water had become not just the highest-grossing-film of 2022 (by a margin of almost $1 billion), but the third-highest-grossing film of all time. This week, Avatar: The Way of Water sold 76% as many Blu-ray units as John Wick: Chapter 4, with an HD share of 52%, 6% of units sold from the Blu-ray 3D format and 17% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Elsewhere on the charts, Universal's Jaws 2 and Paramount Home Media Distribution's The Truman Show, both of which were released on 4K UHD this week, came in at No. 5 and No 7 on the Blu-ray-only chart, while the latter also topped the UHD Market Share chart for the week, with 98% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 7/8/23: