Sony’s ‘Sausage Party’ Snags Top Spot on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales Charts
Sony Pictures topped the national home video sales charts with “Sausage Party,” a computer-animated comedy, aimed at adults, about a sausage trying to figure out the meaning of life.
The film, which earned $97.7 million in theaters, bowed at No. 1 on both the NPD VideoScan overall disc sales chart and the Blu-ray Disc-only chart for the week ended Nov. 13.
It bumped the previous week’s top seller, Paramount’s “Star Trek Beyond,” to No. 2 on both charts. NPD data shows consumers bought 56% as many copies of “Star Trek Beyond” during its second week of release as they did of “Sausage Party” in week one.
Universal Pictures’ “Bad Moms,” which debuted at No. 2 the prior week, just behind “Star Trek Beyond,” slipped to No. 3 on both charts, while 20th Century Fox’s “Independence Day: Resurgence” slid to No. 4, also on both charts.
Rounding out the top five on the overall disc sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales, was Warner’s “The Legend of Tarzan,” while 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men: Apocalypse” took the No. 5 spot on NPD’s dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart.
NPD research shows that “Sausage Party” generated 41% of its first-week sales from Blu-ray Disc.
On Home Media Magazine’s rental chart, “The Legend of Tarzan” and 20th Century Fox’s “Ice Age: Collision Course” vaulted to No. 1 and No. 2 now that their respective 28-day holdbacks from Redbox are over.
The previous week’s top rental, “Star Trek Beyond,” fell to No. 4, one spot behind Warner’s “Central Intelligence,” which had been No. 2 the prior week.
Rounding out the top five on Home Media Magazine’s rental chart was “X-Men: Apocalypse,” down from No. 3 the previous week.
Thomas K. Arnold is Editorial Director of Home Media Magazine.
Top 20 NPD VideoScan First Alert, powered by Nielsen, chart for the week ended 11/13/16:
1. Sausage Party (new)
2. Star Trek Beyond
3. Bad Moms
4. Independence Day: Resurgence
5. The Legend of Tarzan
6. X-Men: Apocalypse
7. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
8. Ice Age: Collision Course
9. Nine Lives
10. Captain America: Civil War
11. Paw Patrol Christmas
12. Alice Through the Looking Glass
13. Kickboxer: Vengeance (new)
14. Beauty and the Beast
15. The Polar Express
16. Outlander: Season 2
17. Black Sails: Season 3 (new)
18. Elf
19. Home Alone
20. Central Intelligence
Top 10 Home Media Magazine rental chart for the week ended 11/13/16:
1. The Legend of Tarzan
2. Ice Age: Collision Course
3. Central Intelligence
4. Star Trek Beyond
5. X-Men: Apocalypse
6. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
7. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
8. The Purge: Election Year
9. Nerve
10. Free State of Jones
For complete sales and rental charts, visit HomeMediaMagazine.com.
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