Black Adam
‘Black Adam’ Ascends to Top Spot on DVD and Blu-ray Sales Charts
January 12, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment’s Black Adam debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Jan. 7.
The DC superhero film stars Dwayne Johnson as the title antihero, an ancient warrior freed from a 5,000-year imprisonment. It made $168 million at the domestic box office. Blu-ray Disc formats accounted for 62% of total Black Adam unit sales, with 22% from 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and 40% from regular Blu-ray.
The arrival of Black Adam marks the end of Top Gun: Maverick‘s streak of nine weeks atop the overall disc sales chart. The Paramount Home Entertainment sequel dropped to No. 2 on both charts in its 10th week.
The previous week’s top Blu-ray seller, Universal Pictures’ Halloween Ends, slipped to No. 3 on both charts. Cinedigm’s horror sequel Terrifier 2 slipped to No. 4 on the overall sales chart, and No. 6 on the Blu-ray chart.
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No. 5 on both charts was Warner’s House of the Dragon: The Complete First Season.
The No. 4 Blu-ray seller, and No. 6 on the overall sales chart, was another newcomer, Lionsgate’s Prey for the Devil, a horror film about a nun who trains to become the first female exorcist. It earned $19.8 million at the domestic box office. Blu-ray formats accounted for 62% of its first-week unit sales, with 16% from 4K disc and 46% from regular Blu-ray.
The Media Play News rental chart for the week ended Jan. 8 also had Black Adam at No. 1, pushing Universal’s Ticket to Paradise to No. 2 after three weeks in the top spot.
Prey for the Devil debuted at No. 3, followed by Sony Pictures’ The Woman King at No. 4, and Top Gun: Maverick at No. 5.
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