

Sales since inception to March 18: 846,771 Blu-ray/712,013 HD DVDĢ. However, some more specific information has been released during 2007:ġ.

The percentages published weekly don't give us actual unit sales. Usually, the sales ratios are on page 3, and the top-sellers chart is in the "High-def" section.įrom time to time, the Home Media Magazine research department publishes sales information based on Nielsen VideoScan data, augmented with information provided by the studios. On the left you'll see a box entitled "This Week's Digital Edition", and underneath the text "Read It Now! Click Here". To access the magazine, scroll down the page. The primary source for this thread is Home Media Magazine which has been publishing Blu-ray vs HD DVD sales information since the year began. NWRW+1: Data based on week after release, Nielsen VideoScan figures NVRW: Data based on release week Nielsen VideoScan figures NV03: Data from Nielsen VideoScan as of March 18, 2007 HMM08: Data by Home Media Magazine as of August 5, 2007 HMM06: Data by Home Media Magazine as of June 24, 2007 ġ01607 The Reaping 1.83 NVRWHMM05: Data by Home Media Magazine as of May 27, 2007 Link to original thread: Nielsen/VideoScan sales ratios and Top 5įor detailed information on sales percentages and top-selling titles for the first half of the year, please refer to the previous thread. Hence if, e.g., title #2 has a value of 90, that means that for every 100 units of title #1 sold there were 90 units of title #2 sold. All other titles are given values relative to that. The week's top seller is given a 'sales index' of 100. SI (since inception): since the inception of both formats (April 2006 to the date shown above), of every 100 hidef disc units sold, 60 were Blu-ray and 40 HD DVD.

YTD (year-to-date): in the period from Jan 1, 2007, of every 100 hidef disc units sold, 64 were Blu-ray and 36 HD DVD. Top 10 Home Media Magazine rental chart for the week ended 12/13/15:įor complete sales and rental charts, visit : During the week ending on the date shown above, of every 100 hidef disc units sold, 5 were Blu-ray and 45 HD DVD. Top 20 Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart for the week ended 12/13/15: Arnold is editorial director of Home Media Magazine. Rounding out the top five is Universal Pictures’ “Self/less,” which was No. 2) and “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” fell to No. 2 by “Ant-Man” (Disney releases its films to Redbox on the same day they go on sale at Walmart and other retailers). 1 now that its 28-day holdback from Redbox is over, followed at No. On Home Media Magazine’s video rental chart for the week, Universal’s “Trainwreck” shot to No. (“The Original Star Wars Trilogy” was No. Rounding out the top five on both charts was Universal Pictures’ “Jurassic World” at No. 8 and 20th Century Fox’s “Home Alone” at No. 9 Universal Pictures’ 2000 “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at No. 4, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” at No. Nielsen data shows that both “Minions” and “Ant-Man” generated 63% of their total unit sales from Blu-ray Disc.įive of the 10 top-selling discs during the week were Christmas classics: Warner’s “Elf” at No. The previous week’s top seller, Disney’s “Inside Out,” slipped to No. The annual holiday selling season, which shifted into high gear over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, is now in the impulse phase, with studios releasing on disc high-profile, family friendly theatrical hits they hope will be snatched up as last-minute gifts.
