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‘Toy Story 4’ Plays Atop October Sales Chart

Disney’s Toy Story 4 was No. 1 on the top 10 list of combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales for October 2019 according to the NPD Group’s VideoScan tracking service.

The latest Pixar Animation Studios sequel was released on disc Oct. 8 after earning $434 million at the domestic box office.

In all, Disney had a hand in seven of the top 10 titles for the month.

Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home, released on disc Oct. 1, took No. 2 on the chart. Co-produced with Disney-owned Marvel Studios, the superhero adventure earned $390.5 million.

Disney’s photorealistic remake of The Lion King was No. 3 for the month, having been released on disc Oct. 22 after earning $543.5 million in U.S. theaters.

Perennial Halloween favorite Hocus Pocus, also from Disney, jumped to No. 4 for the month as fans revisited the 1993 film in advance of the spooky holiday.

Lionsgate’s action-sequel John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum slid to No. 5 for the month, from the second spot a month earlier.

The previous month’s top seller, Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin, dropped to No. 6 in October.

Another Halloween-themed catalog title, Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, took No. 7 for the month.

Lionsgate’s 3 From Hell, a horror sequel from Rob Zombie, debuted at No. 8, while another newcomer, Warner’s Annabelle Comes Home, was No. 9.

The superhero movie X-Men: Dark Phoenix, from Disney’s 20th Century Fox, was No. 10 during the month.

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Toy Story 4 and Aladdin entered the list of the year’s top 10 disc sellers at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. The top five titles were unchanged from the previous month, with Disney’s Avengers: Endgame maintaining its position as the top seller of 2019 so far, and Warner’s Aquaman at No. 2.

Warner’s A Star Is Born jumped two spots to No. 6. Paramount’s Bumblebee and Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns dropped out of the top 10.

According to NPD, the October 2019 top 10 by units sold were:

  1. Toy Story 4 (Disney)
  2. Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony Pictures)
  3. The Lion King (2019) (Disney)
  4. Hocus Pocus (Disney)
  5. John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum (Lionsgate)
  6. Aladdin (2019) (Disney)
  7. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney)
  8. 3 From Hell (Lionsgate)
  9. Annabelle Comes Home (Warner)
  10. X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Fox)

 

Year-to-date Top 10 (through October 2019):

  1. Avengers: Endgame (Disney/Marvel)
  2. Aquaman (Warner)
  3. Captain Marvel (Disney/Marvel)
  4. Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox)
  5. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Warner)
  6. A Star Is Born (2018) (Warner)
  7. Ralph Breaks the Internet (Disney)
  8. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)
  9. Toy Story 4 (Disney)
  10. Aladdin (2019) (Disney)

 

‘Aladdin’ Rides Magic Carpet to Top of September Sales Chart

‘Lion King’ Rises Over Redbox Disc Rentals, ‘Stuber’ Remains On Demand No. 1

Disney’s The Lion King remake took over the No. 1 spot on the Redbox kiosk disc rental chart the week ended Oct. 27. The Redbox disc rental chart tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at the company’s more than 40,000 red kiosks.

The live-action-style version of the animated classic earned $543.2 million at the domestic box office.

Disney’s Toy Story 4, which was the top title the previous week, in its third week slipped back to No. 2, where it had debuted two weeks prior.

Stuber, from 20th Century Fox, slid to No. 3 on the disc rental chart but remained No. 1 on the Redbox On Demand chart, which tracks digital transactions, including both electronic sellthrough and streaming rentals.

The No. 4 disc rental was Paramount’s Crawl, which was No. 3 on the On Demand chart.

Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home slid to No. 5 on the disc chart but rose to No. 2 on the digital chart.

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Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum stayed No. 8 on the rental chart and rose to No. 4 on the On Demand chart.

Warner’s Annabelle Comes Home slipped to No. 7 on the disc chart and No. 5 on the digital chart.

Top DVD and Blu-ray Disc Rentals, Redbox Kiosks, Week Ended Oct. 27:

  1. The Lion King — Disney
  2. Toy Story 4 — Disney
  3. Stuber — Fox
  4. Crawl — Paramount
  5. Spider-Man: Far From Home — Sony Pictures
  6. Aladdin (2019) — Disney
  7. Annabelle Comes Home — Warner
  8. John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum — Lionsgate
  9. Men In Black: International — Sony Pictures
  10. 3 From Hell — Lionsgate

 

Top Digital, Redbox On Demand, Week Ended Oct. 27:

  1. Stuber — Fox
  2. Spider-Man: Far From Home — Sony Pictures
  3. Crawl — Paramount
  4. John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum — Lionsgate
  5. Annabelle Comes Home — Warner
  6. Yesterday — Universal
  7. Men In Black: International — Sony Pictures
  8. The Secret Life of Pets 2 — Universal
  9. Ma — Universal
  10. The Hustle — MGM

‘Toy Story 4’ Spends Second Week as Top Disc Seller

Disney’s Toy Story 4 was again the No. 1 title on the national home video sales charts the week ended Oct. 19.

The latest Pixar Animation Studios sequel had debuted in the top spot a week before on both the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart.

Disney’s Hocus Pocus, a perennial Halloween favorite since its debut in 1993, was No. 2 on the overall sales chart and No. 6 on the Blu-ray Disc chart.

Lionsgate’s 3 From Hell, the latest horror film from Rob Zombie, debuted at No. 3 overall and No. 2 on the Blu-ray chart.

Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home slipped to No. 4 on the overall sales chart and No. 3 on the Blu-ray chart.

Another new horror movie, Paramount’s Crawl, entered the chart at No. 5 overall and No. 4 on the Blu-ray chart. It earned $39 million at U.S. theaters.

The No. 5 Blu-ray was Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, which was No. 7 overall.

The only other new release in the top 10 was Disney-owned Fox’s Stuber, at No. 8 on  both charts. The comedy earned $22.4 million at the domestic box office.

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Toy Story 4 also moved to the top of the Media Play News rental chart for the week, after debuting in the second spot a week earlier.

Stuber debuted at No. 2, followed by Crawl at No. 3.

Spider-Man: Far From Home slipped three spots to No. 4, while Disney’s live-action Aladdin was No. 5.

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Top 20 Blu-ray Market Share for Week Ended 10-19-19
Sales Report for Week Ended 10-19-19
Digital Sales Snapshot for Week Ended 10-21-19

‘Toy Story 4’ Takes Over Redbox Disc Rentals, ‘Stuber’ Tops On Demand

Disney’s Toy Story 4 took over the No. 1 spot on the Redbox kiosk disc rental chart the week ended Oct. 20. The Redbox disc rental chart tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at the company’s more than 40,000 red kiosks.

The animated sequel had debuted at No. 2 on the chart two weeks earlier before hitting the second spot in its second week.

Stuber, from 20th Century Fox, debuted at No. 2 on the disc rental chart and No. 1 on the Redbox On Demand chart, which tracks digital transactions, including both electronic sellthrough and streaming rentals. The film, about a cop teaming up with a rideshare driver, earned $22.4 million at the domestic box office.

The No. 3 disc rental was Paramount’s Crawl, which was No. 2 on the On Demand chart. It earned $39 million at U.S. theaters.

The previous week’s top rental and digital title, Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home, slid to No. 4 on the disc chart and No. 3 on the digital chart.

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Disney’s remake of Aladdin was No. 5 on the disc rental chart.

Warner’s Annabelle Comes Home slipped to No. 6 on the disc chart and No. 4 on the digital chart.

Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum dropped to No. 8 on the rental chart and No. 5 on the On Demand chart.

Top DVD and Blu-ray Disc Rentals, Redbox Kiosks, Week Ended Oct. 20:

  1. Toy Story 4 — Disney
  2. Stuber — Fox
  3. Crawl — Paramount
  4. Spider-Man: Far From Home — Sony Pictures
  5. Aladdin (2019) — Disney
  6. Annabelle Comes Home — Warner
  7. 3 From Hell — Lionsgate
  8. John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum — Lionsgate
  9. Men In Black: International — Sony Pictures
  10. X-Men: Dark Phoenix — Fox

 

Top Digital, Redbox On Demand, Week Ended Oct. 20:

  1. Stuber — Fox
  2. Crawl — Paramount
  3. Spider-Man: Far From Home — Sony Pictures
  4. Annabelle Comes Home — Warner
  5. John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum — Lionsgate
  6. The Secret Life of Pets 2 — Universal
  7. Men In Black: International — Sony Pictures
  8. Yesterday — Universal
  9. The Hustle — MGM
  10. X-Men: Dark Phoenix — Fox

‘Toy Story 4’ Enters Disc Sales Charts at No. 1

Disney’s Toy Story 4 easily 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 unit chart the week ended Oct. 12.

The latest sequel from Pixar Animation Studios earned $433.6 million at the domestic box office.

Slipping to No. 2 on both charts was Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home, the Marvel superhero movie that had debuted a week earlier in the top spot. It sold 28% as many copies in its second week as Toy Story 4 did in its first.

No. 3 on the overall sales chart (No. 6 on the Blu-ray chart) was perennial Halloween-season favorite Hocus Pocus, the 1993 film about a family of witches.

The newly arrived Annabelle Comes Home, from Warner, debuted at No. 4 on the overall chart and No. 3 on the Blu-ray chart. The latest installment of the “Conjuring” horror franchise earned $74 million at U.S. theaters.

Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin dropped a spot to No. 5 on the overall sales chart and No. 4 on the Blu-ray chart.

The No. 5 Blu-ray seller was Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, which was No. 6 on the overall sales chart.

Other new releases to bow in the top 10 include Lionsgate’s Midsommar at No. 10 overall and No. 7 on the Blu-ray chart, while HBO’s Deadwood: The Movie, a follow-up to the TV show that ended in 2006, landed at No. 13 overall and No. 14 on the Blu-ray chart.

Blu-ray Disc formats accounted for 82% of first-week Toy Story 4 unit sales — not too surprising, as the DVD-only version was available only in limited supplies at a few major retailers. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition accounted for 9% of Toy Story 4‘s first-week total.

Blu-ray comprised 48% of sales for Annabelle Comes Home, 73% for Midsommar and 43% for Deadwood.

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On the Media Play News rental chart for the week ended Oct. 13, Spider-Man: Far From Home held onto the top spot for a second week, with Toy Story 4 debuting at No. 2 (Redbox doesn’t have a distribution deal with Disney and thus takes longer to stock its kiosks with the studio’s fare).

Annabelle Comes Home bowed as the No. 3 rental, with the Aladdin remake at No. 4 and John Wick: Chapter 3 at No. 5.

Midsommar debuted as the No. 8 rental.

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Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs for Week Ended 10-12-19
Top 20 Blu-ray Market Share for Week Ended 10-12-19
Sales Report for Week Ended 10-12-19
Digital Sales Snapshot for Week Ended 10-14-19

 

Merchandising: Collecting ‘Toy Story 4’

Disney’s Toy Story 4 arrived on retail shelves Oct. 8 with a few retailer exclusive options for fans.

Best Buy had a Steelbook edition of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for $34.99.

Best Buy’s ‘Toy Story 4’ Steelbook

Target offered a version of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack with a 40-page gallery storybook for $34.99.

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Target also had an exclusive DVD of Nickelodeon’s Paw Patrol: Pups Chase a Mystery for $9.99.

Shoppers could get 15% off all movies and books with Target Circle, a new coupon program available through the Target app, excluding new releases, preorders and clearance items.

Target had the firt two seasons of “Stranger Things” on Blu-ray on sale for $5 each.

‘Toy Story 4,’ From Disney, Pixar, Gets Home Release Dates

Toy Story 4, the year’s No. 4 movie at the box office, will become available for home viewing in October, the Walt Disney Co. announced Aug. 22.

The animated film, with a domestic gross of $425 million, will arrive on digital Oct. 1, with a Blu-ray Disc, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVD release following on Oct. 8.

The fourth film in the “Toy Story” franchise is a sequel to 2010’s Toy Story 3, which took in $415 million in North American movie theaters. The franchise was launched in 1995 with Pixar’s original Toy Story, the world’s first fully computer-animated feature film. Disney purchased Pixar in 2006.

Toy Story 4 features an all-star voice cast that includes Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves and Joan Cusack.

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The home editions of Toy Story 4 contain more than an hour of bonus features celebrating Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the franchise’s other iconic characters. Extras includes deleted scenes such as an alternate ending; a new featurette that chronicles Woody and Buzz’s friendship through the years; studio stories shared by members of the Pixar team; a nostalgic look back at the creation and first storyboard screening of Toy Story with filmmakers; and a documentary on the pioneering efforts of Pixar artists who created the sets, characters, look and feel of the original film.

In Toy Story 4, Woody (Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. So, when Bonnie’s new craft-project-turned-toy Forky (voiced by Tony Hale) calls himself “trash,” Woody decides to teach Forky how to embrace being a toy. But a road-trip adventure, including an unexpected reunion with his long-lost friend Bo Peep (voiced by Annie Potts), shows Woody how big the world can be for a toy. New additions to the cast of animated characters include carnival prizes Ducky (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key) and Bunny (Peele) bring a new level of fun to the film.

The fourth installment in the “Toy Story” series will be packaged several ways for home consumption. Toy Story 4 arrives home a week early on digital 4K Ultra HD, HD and SD with two exclusive extras, including a deleted scene, “Bonnie’s Playtime.”

A week later, fans will be able to buy physical copies of the film on disc, also in various incarnations: as a 4K Ultra HD combo pack (4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and digital code), a Blu-ray combo pack (Blu-ray, DVD and digital code) and a single DVD.

Also available is a digital bundle of all four films.

‘Toy Story 4’ Box Office Debut Bodes Well for Home Video

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 4 quietly opened with a reported $118 million gross at the North American box office — on par with the 2010 opening weekend for Toy Story 3, which went on to generate $415 million domestically.

The fourth installment of the animated toy-talking franchise, which began in 1995 with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen supplying the voices to memorable characters Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear, respectively, and Randy Newman’s Oscar-nominated soundtrack, continues Disney’s theatrical success following Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame and Aladdin.

The title also portends success for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, which has established a lucrative business selling “Toy Story” DVD and Blu-ray Disc units, among other formats.

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The original Toy Story — directed by John Lasseter — ranks the 8th best-selling VHS title with more than 19.5 million units sold for $463 million in revenue (based on inflation) since its Oct. 29, 1996 retail release. It was also released on Laserdisc.

It is the 12th best-selling home entertainment release with 5.65 million combined DVD/Blu-ray Disc units sold since its March 20, 2001, DVD release and Blu-ray on March 23, 2010.

The title was released on the defunct Universal Media Disc (UMD) format on Sept. 6, 2005.

Toy Story 2 was released at retail in 1999, with a special edition re-release on Jan. 11, 2000. It generated $42.2 million in domestic DVD sales; $16.3 million in Blu-ray.

Toy Story 3 sold 10.8 million discs for $192 million in revenue, and was the No. 2 selling disc in 2010. Overall, the title sold $184 million worth of DVDs and $53.2 million on Blu-ray, according to The-Numbers.com.

Indeed, when asked whether franchise films such as Toy Story 4 would be fast-tracked to Disney’s pending subscription streaming service, Disney+, CEO Bob Iger told CNBC in April that there was little financial incentive to do so.

“Don’t forget, in that [home video] window after it’s available in first theatrical run, these movies will be available for a form of rental or download or purchase,” Iger said. “Physical copies are still being sold.”