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Dinosaurs Out of the Cage: Universal Q3 Home Entertainment Revenue Falls

What a difference a few genetically modified dinosaurs make.

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Oct. 24 reported third-quarter (ended Sept. 30) revenue of $185 million, which was down about 29% from revenue of $260 million during the previous-year period. For the fiscal year, sales of physical and digital media have so far topped $681 million, down 9.2% from revenue of $733 million last year.

The studio cited strong retail sales of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in last year’s third quarter, partially offset by the performance of The Secret Life of Pets 2 in this year’s third quarter.

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Overall, Universal Pictures studio revenue fell 6.2% to $1.7 billion. Theatrical revenue decreased 8.8%, reflecting the volume and strength of releases in last year’s third quarter, including Fallen Kingdom and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, partially offset by the performance of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw in this year’s third quarter.

For the nine months ended Sept. 30, studio revenue decreased 4.7% to $4.9 billion compared to 2018, primarily reflecting lower theatrical revenue, partially offset by higher content licensing revenue. Adjusted pre-tax earnings increased 33.7% to $742 million compared to 2018, reflecting lower revenue more than offset by lower programming and production costs.

‘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:

  1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters — Warner
  2. The Secret Life of Pets 2 — Universal
  3. The Hustle — Universal
  4. Rocketman — Paramount
  5. Avengers: Endgame — Disney
  6. Pokémon Detective Pikachu — Warner
  7. A Dog’s Journey — Universal
  8. Brightburn — Sony Pictures
  9. Long Shot — Lionsgate
  10. The Curse of La Llorona — Warner

 

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

  1. The Secret Life of Pets 2 — Universal
  2. Godzilla: King of the Monsters — Warner
  3. The Hustle — MGM
  4. Rocketman — Paramount
  5. Brightburn — Sony Pictures
  6. A Dog’s Journey — Universal
  7. Long Shot — Lionsgate
  8. Pokémon Detective Pikachu — Warner
  9. John Wick — Lionsgate
  10. 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.