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DEG: Sales, Rentals of Catalog Movies, TV Series Soar in Q1

Catalog titles more than doubled their share of digital transactional spending in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest DEG: The Digital Entertainment estimates, released late in the day on May 11.

Older movies accounted for 76% of all digital purchases (also known as electronic sellthrough) and rentals in Q1, DEG reported, compared with 37% in the first quarter of 2020.

Very few new films have been released to transactional home entertainment platforms so far this year, as studios hold back films in anticipation that COVID-19 restrictions will be further eased and theaters will soon be operating at full capacity.

For most of the first quarter, movie theaters in Los Angeles — the epicenter of the movie business — were dark. Only in the middle of the month were they allowed to reopen, albeit at 25% capacity.

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Among the top catalog titles in the first quarter of 2021: Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Wolf of Wall Street, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Consumers were also drawn to purchase TV titles, with digital sales of TV shows rising nearly 35% during the quarter to an estimated $215 million. Top-selling TV series included “Yellowstone,” “The Office,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “When Calls the Heart” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”

‘Wonder Woman’ Holds Off ‘Godzilla’ on U.K. Home Entertainment Chart

Wonder Woman 1984 won another week (through April 14) atop the United Kingdom’s official home entertainment film chart following a tough battle with Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Both titles helped Warner dominate the chart with seven-out-of-the-top-10 movies sold on digital and physical formats.

WW84 made it another big week for packaged media with majority sales across DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K UHD Blu-ray helping the movie stay No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week. The DC superheroine held off competition from Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the biggest release on digital formats over the past seven days, following the release of Warner’s Godzilla vs. Kong on PVOD, seeing an uplift of 34% on the previous week’s digital figures.

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Disney and Pixar’s Soul dropped to No. 3, edging out Warner’s perennial charter Joker, which climbed 15 spots to No. 4, as Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Spider-Man: Far From Home finished No. 5.

The first in the Wizarding World series, Warner’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (known in America as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) jumped seven spots to No. 6, its highest ever placing on the Official Film Chart, and first time ever in the Top 10; Scoob! (Warner) fell to No. 7, while Harry Potter: The Complete Collection rose to No. 8.

Roald Dahl’s The Witches dropped one spot to No. 9, and Trolls World Tour finishes No. 10 after dropping four places.

The Official Film Chart Top 10 – April, 14, 2021

Rank	Previous Week	Title	Studio
1	1	Wonder Woman 1984	Warner
2	3	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	Warner
3	2	Soul	Disney
4	19	Joker	Warner
5	4	Spider-Man: Far From Home	Sony Pictures
6	13	Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone	Warner
7	5	Scoob!	Warner
8	10	Harry Potter: The Complete Collection	Warner
9	8	Roald Dahl’s The Witches	Warner
10	6	Trolls World Tour	DreamWorks Animation

‘Godzilla’ Is King of the Sales Charts

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Aug. 31.

The sequel to 2014’s Godzilla, which was a reboot of the classic Japanese monster franchise, earned $110.5 million at the domestic box office, and sets up next year’s Godzilla vs. Kong.

Another new release, Universal Pictures’ The Secret Life of Pets 2 debuted at No. 2 on both charts. The animated sequel earned $158.1 million in U.S. theaters. Overall, it sold about 76% as many copies as Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, distributed by Disney, dropped to No. 3 on both charts after two weeks in the top spot.

No. 4 on both charts went to another newcomer, Paramount’s Rocketman. The Elton John biopic earned $96.4 million at the domestic box office.

Warner’s Pokémon Detective Pikachu dropped to No. 5 on both charts after taking the second spot the previous weeks.

Lionsgate’s new Apocalypse Now: Final Cut 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray re-release was No. 10 on the overall chart, and No. 6 on the Blu-ray chart.

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Blu-ray Disc formats accounted for 67% of first-week Godzilla: King of the Monsters sales; 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray comprised 18% of total sales, while 3D Blu-ray made up 1%.

The Secret Life of Pets 2 had 58% of its total sales from Blu-ray, with 6% of its total sales from 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, while Rocketman had 64% Blu-ray sales, 13% from 4K.

On the Media Play News rental chart for the week ended Sept. 1, Godzilla: King of the Monsters also debuted at No. 1, with Secret Life of Pets 2 at No. 2.

Universal’s The Hustle dropped a spot to No. 3, while Rocketman debuted at No. 4 and Avengers: Endgame slid to No. 5 after spending the previous week on top.

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‘Godzilla,’ Secret Life of Pets’ Sequels Top Redbox Disc Rental and On Demand Charts

Warner’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters took over the No. 1 spot on the Redbox kiosk disc rental chart the week ended Sept. 1. The Redbox disc rental chart tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at the company’s more than 40,000 red kiosks.

The monster sequel earned $110.5 million at the domestic box office.

Universal Pictures’ The Secret Life of Pets 2 debuted as the No. 2 disc rental and was No. 1 on the Redbox On Demand chart, which tracks digital transactions, including both electronic sellthrough and streaming rentals.

The animated sequel earned $157.8 million in U.S. theaters.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters was No. 2 on the On Demand chart.

No. 3 on both charts was the Universal comedy The Hustle.

Paramount’s Elton John biopic Rocketman debuted at No. 4 on both charts after earning $96.4 million at the domestic box office.

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Rounding out the top five disc rentals was Disney’s Avengers: Endgame, down from the top spot a week earlier.

Sony Pictures’ Brightburn, a dark twist on a traditional superhero origin story, was No. 5 on the On Demand chart.

Top DVD and Blu-ray Disc Rentals, Redbox Kiosks, Week Ended Sept. 1:

Godzilla: King of the Monsters — Warner
The Secret Life of Pets 2 — Universal
The Hustle — Universal
Rocketman — Paramount
Avengers: Endgame — Disney
Pokémon Detective Pikachu — Warner
A Dog’s Journey — Universal
Brightburn — Sony Pictures
Long Shot — Lionsgate
The Curse of La Llorona — Warner

Top Digital, Redbox On Demand, Week Ended Sept. 1:

The Secret Life of Pets 2 — Universal
Godzilla: King of the Monsters — Warner
The Hustle — MGM
Rocketman — Paramount
Brightburn — Sony Pictures
A Dog’s Journey — Universal
Long Shot — Lionsgate
Pokémon Detective Pikachu — Warner
John Wick — Lionsgate
Shazam! — Warner

Merchandising: The Secret Life of Retail Exclusives

The big three retailers offered a slew of exclusives for several of the new home video releases on Aug. 27.

For Universal’s animated The Secret Life of Pets 2, Walmart offered the Blu-ray combo pack as a $27.96 gift set that included two Funko Pocket Pop! keychains.

Target offered a $26.99 Blu-ray gift set with “Gallery Book” packaging.

Best Buy had the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray of the animated sequel in Steelbook packaging for $32.99.

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For Warner’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Best Buy had the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in Steelbook packaging for $34.99, and an exclusive 3D/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital combo pack for $29.99 (the wide 3D release doesn’t include the DVD).

Best Buy also offered the Rocketman 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in Steelbook packaging for $32.99.

Target is offering a free $5 gift card with purchase of Rocketman and the CD soundtrack, which is offered at $13.99 with two exclusive songs. The disc of the movie is available at $17.99 for the DVD, $22.99 for the Blu-ray, and $27.99 for the 4K Blu-ray.

Walmart is selling a $29.96 three-film “John Wick” collection that contains Blu-rays of the first two movies and a digital copy of the third film to watch on Vudu.