Tag: Watched at Home

‘Tom & Jerry’ Debuts at No. 1 on Watched at Home Chart

Warner Bros.’ Tom & Jerry debuted at No. 1 on the “Watched at Home” chart the week ended May 22.

The live-action/animation hybrid, which features the iconic cat and mouse duo’s feud disrupting a high-profile wedding at a trendy New York hotel, was released Feb. 26 concurrently on HBO Max and in theaters, where it made $45.6 million domestically. It became available through premium VOD April 16, and was released for digital purchase and on disc May 18, when the Watched at Home chart began tracking it.

The weekly Watched at Home chart, which is compiled from studio and retailer data and presented by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, tracks transactional activity related to digital purchases and VOD, as well as sales of disc formats such as DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental.

The previous week’s most-watched title, Universal Pictures’ The Marksman, dropped to No. 2. In the film, Neeson plays an Arizona rancher who agrees to take a young migrant boy to his family in Chicago despite being pursued by drug lords. It earned $15.6 million at the domestic box office.

Warner Bros.’ crime drama The Little Things with Denzel Washington, slipped to No. 3, while Universal’s animated hit sequel The Croods: A New Age stayed at No. 4.

Lionsgate’s Above Suspicion, a true crime drama starring Emilia Clarke as a woman living in a small Kentucky town who falls in love with a married FBI agent after agreeing to become an informant, rose eight spots to No. 5 following its May 18 Blu-ray and DVD release. It was released digitally May 7.

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A24’s Minari, a drama about a Korean family that moves to Arkansas, jumped up 14 spots to No. 6 after Lionsgate released the film on Blu-ray and DVD May 18.

The stalwart Harry Potter Complete 8-Film Collection held steady at No. 7.

Newcomer Chaos Walking, released through digital retailers May 14, entered the chart at No. 8. The sci-fi thriller set in the future stars Tom Holland as a man who discovers a mysterious girl played by Daisy Ridley has crash-landed on his planet, where the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by “The Noise,” a force that puts all their thoughts on display. It earned $13.3 million at the domestic box office.

Also new to the chart, at No. 9, is Sony Pictures’ The Father, a drama about a man (Anthony Hopkins) who refuses all assistance from his daughter (Olivia Colman) as he ages and begins to lose touch with reality. The film earned Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Hopkins. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD May 18.

Rounding out the top 10 was Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland, the Best Picture Oscar winner was down five spots from the previous week.

Paramount’s 2018 thriller A Quiet Place made its first appearance in the top 20, at No. 11, in anticipation of the May 28 theatrical release of its sequel.

No. 12 was another new release, Vertical Entertainment’s Four Good Days, a drama starring Mila Kunis, Glenn Close and Stephen Root, about a mother helping her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse. It was released digitally May 21.

It should be noted that Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, which was the week’s top-selling disc by a wide margin according to the VideoScan tracking service, and was a top-five seller on most digital retailer charts, was not included in the compilation due to its initial release via the Disney+ Premier Access VOD option, which the DEG stated prevents it from being tracked regardless of window despite its availability through traditional retail channels.

  1. Tom & Jerry (2021, Warner)
  2. The Marksman (Universal)
  3. The Little Things (Warner)
  4. The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  5. Above Suspicion (Lionsgate)
  6. Minari (Lionsgate)
  7. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  8. Chaos Walking (Lionsgate)
  9. The Father (Sony Pictures)
  10. Nomadland (20th Century)
  11. A Quiet Place (Paramount)
  12. Four Good Days (Vertical)
  13. Justice Society: World War II (Warner)
  14. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  15. Land (Universal)
  16. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  17. The Paper Tigers (Well Go USA)
  18. News of the World (Universal)
  19. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  20. The Vault (Paramount)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended May 22.

Liam Neeson Actioner ‘The Marksman’ Climbs to No. 1 on Watched at Home Chart

Universal Pictures’ The Marksman moved into the No. 1 spot on the “Watched at Home” chart the week ended May 15.

The latest actioner from Liam Neeson had been No. 3 a week earlier following its April 27 digital sellthrough release, but moved into the top spot following its May 11 bow on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. In the film, Neeson plays an Arizona rancher who agrees to take a young migrant boy to his family in Chicago despite being pursued by drug lords. It earned $15.6 million at the domestic box office.

Aside from the reshuffling for the top spot, the top five remained the same on the weekly Watched at Home chart, which tracks transactional video activity (both digital and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental) compiled from studio and retailer data and presented by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.

The previous week’s top title, Warner Bros.’ crime drama The Little Things with Denzel Washington, dropped to No. 2, while Warner’s superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984, which had topped the chart for five weeks prior to slipping to No. 2 a week ago, slipped again to No. 3. Universal’s animated hit sequel The Croods: A New Age moved up a spot to No. 4, switching places with Best Picture Oscar winner Nomadland, from Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures, which dropped to No. 5.

Warner’s direct-to-video Justice Society: World War II, based on the DC Comics characters, returned to the chart at No. 6 following a May 11 Blu-ray and 4K release (with a DVD-only release exclusive to Walmart). It dropped off the chart a week ago after debuting at No. 16 two following an April 27 digital release.

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Making its debut on the chart was Universal Pictures’ Land, the feature directorial debut of Robin Wright, who also stars as a woman who retreats from society to live in wilds of the Rockies following an unfathomable event. It was released on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD May 11, after being available for digital purchase since April 27.

Another newcomer to the chart was Lionsgate’s Above Suspicion, a true crime drama starring Emilia Clarke as a woman living in a small Kentucky town who falls in love with a married FBI agent after agreeing to become an informant. It debuted at No. 13 after a May 7 digital release.

The martial arts action comedy The Paper Tigers will debuted at No. 18 after being released on VOD May 7. An homage to feel-good martial arts films such as The Karate Kid, the film follows three dedicated kung fu disciples who grow up into washed-up, middle-aged men. When their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties and old grudges to avenge his death. It arrives on Blu-ray and DVD June 22 from Well Go USA Entertainment.

Also making its first appearance on the Watched at Home chart was 2018’s Venom, which entered the chart at No. 11 after the trailer for its upcoming sequel, Venom: Let Their Be Carnage, was released May 10.

  1. The Marksman (Universal)
  2. The Little Things (Warner)
  3. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  4. Nomadland (20th Century)
  5. The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  6. Justice Society: World War II (Warner)
  7. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  8. News of the World (Universal)
  9. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  10. Land (Universal)
  11. Venom (Sony Pictures)
  12. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  13. Above Suspicion (Lionsgate)
  14. City of Lies (Lionsgate)
  15. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  16. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  17. The Vault (2021, Paramount)
  18. The Paper Tigers (Well Go USA)
  19. Monster Hunter (Sony Pictures)
  20. Minari (Lionsgate)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended May 15.

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Tops Watched at Home Chart for Fifth Week; ‘Marksman’ Debuts at No. 3

Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 took the No. 1 spot for a fifth consecutive week on the “Watched at Home” chart the week ended May 1. The DC Comics superhero movie starring Gal Gadot has been available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD since March 30.

Best Picture Oscar winner Nomadland, from Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures, the indie arm of 20th Century Studios, jumped up nine spots to No. 2 following its release on Blu-ray Disc April 27, though the disc wasn’t made available on shelves by many retailers.

The week’s top newcomer to the chart was Universal’s The Marksman at No. 3, following its digital sellthrough release April 27. Liam Neeson plays an ex-Marine and hardened Arizona rancher who simply wants to be left alone as he tries to make a living on an isolated stretch of borderland. But everything changes when he witnesses migrants fleeing from a band of assassins sent by a ruthless drug cartel. The film made $15.6 million at the domestic box office.

The weekly Watched at Home chart, compiled from studio and retailer data and presented by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, tracks transactional video activity such as digital sellthrough, DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental.

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Oscar winner Judas and the Black Messiah debuted at No. 14 after becoming available for digital purchase April 27 from Warner Bros. The story follows FBI informant William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield), who infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their chairman, Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). O’Neal soon finds his loyalties divided between Hampton’s message and the FBI’s orders to take him down. Kaluuya won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and the film also won the Oscar for Best Original Song (“Fight For You”).

Also making its debut on the chart was Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s DC Comics-based animated superhero movie Justice Society: World War II at No. 16. It also became available for digital sellthrough April 27. The 42nd entry in the DC Universe line of animated movies finds The Flash (voiced by Matt Bomer), prior to the formation of the Justice League, speeding back in time to find the Golden Age’s top superhero team, the Justice Society of America, locked in an epic battle against the Nazis.

The only other newcomer to the top 20 was Lionsgate’s crime thriller Vanquish, which arrived on DVD and Blu-ray April 27. The film stars Morgan Freeman as a retired cop who forces a former drug courier (Ruby Rose) to do his bidding by kidnapping her daughter.

  1. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  2. Nomadland (20th Century)
  3. The Marksman (Universal)
  4. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  5. The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  6. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  7. News of the World (Universal)
  8. Soul (Disney)
  9. City of Lies (Lionsgate)
  10. The Little Things (Warner)
  11. Monster Hunter (Sony Pictures)
  12. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  13. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  14. Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner)
  15. Willy’s Wonderland (Screen Media)
  16. Justice Society: World War II (Warner)
  17. Yellowstone: Season 2 (Paramount)
  18. Vanquish (Lionsgate)
  19. The Vault (Paramount)
  20. Queen of the South: Season 5 (20th Century)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended May 1.

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Tops Watched at Home Chart for Fourth Week; ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Little Things’ Enter Top 20

Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 took the No. 1 spot for a fourth consecutive week on the “Watched at Home” chart the week ended April 24. The DC Comics superhero movie starring Gal Gadot has been available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD since March 30, but hasn’t had to deal with much competition in the way of new releases since then.

The week’s top newcomer to the chart was Warner’s The Little Things, at No. 9, following its digital sellthrough release April 20. The crime drama starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto, about a pair of sheriffs tracking a serial killer in Los Angeles, was released in theaters Jan. 29, earning $15.2 million at the domestic box office, and was simultaneously available for a month on WarnerMedia’s HBO Max SVOD service. It became available through premium VOD March 19.

The weekly Watched at Home chart, compiled from studio and retailer data and presented by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, tracks transactional video activity such as digital sellthrough, DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental.

Best Picture Oscar winner Nomadland, from Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures, the indie arm of 20th Century Studios, made its first appearance on the Watched at Home chart at No. 11. It was released for digital purchase April 13 following a simultaneous run on Hulu and in theaters that saw it bring in $2.1 million at the domestic box office. Its appearance on the chart comes in the week just prior to its April 25 Oscar win, though its status as an Awards frontrunner likely upped its profile to home viewers. It was released on Blu-ray April 27, though the disc wasn’t made available on shelves by many retailers.

Universal Pictures’ Promising Young Woman moved up a spot to No. 2. The film, which stars Carey Mulligan as a woman whose promising future was derailed by a mysterious event, won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, but as noted the Academy Awards ceremony was held after the cutoff for the chart’s weekly tracking period.

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Universal’s Tom Hanks-starring Western News of the World slipped to No. 3, while DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age, also from Universal, remained at No. 4.

Rounding out the top five was Saban Films’ crime thriller City of Lies, which moved up two spots from the previous week. The film stars Johnny Depp as a retired detective and Forest Whitaker as a journalist examining the Los Angeles Police Department investigations of the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. Lionsgate releases the film on Blu-ray and DVD June 8.

  1. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  2. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  3. News of the World (Universal)
  4. The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  5. City of Lies (Lionsgate)
  6. Monster Hunter (Sony Pictures)
  7. Willy’s Wonderland (Screen Media)
  8. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  9. The Little Things (Warner)
  10. The Vault (Paramount)
  11. Nomadland (20th Century)
  12. Greenland (Universal/STX)
  13. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  14. Soul (Disney)
  15. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Lionsgate)
  16. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  17. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  18. Tenet (Warner)
  19. Yellowstone: Season 2 (Paramount)
  20. Wrong Turn (2021, Lionsgate)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended April 24.

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Again Lassos Top Spot on Watched at Home Chart

Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 again took the top spot on the “Watched at Home” chart the week ended April 17.

The DC-comic-based film starring Gal Gadot — repeating in the top spot for a third week — continued to get a boost from its arrival on Blu-ray and DVD March 30 after being released though digital retailers on March 16 (a release preceded by PVOD and a simultaneous Christmas Day 2020 debut in theaters and on streaming service HBO Max).

News of the World also repeated in the No. 2 spot, while Promising Young Woman rose to the third spot from No. 5 the previous week. The Croods: A New Age fell from No. 3 to No.4 and Monster Hunter dropped one spot to round out the top five.

The crime thriller City of Lies, starring Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker, entered the chart at No. 7 following an April 9 digital release. Other newcomers included USA Network’s and 20th Century Studios’ Queen of the South: Season 5 at No. 19 and the adult drama Monday at No. 20. Game of Thrones: The Complete Series returned to the chart at No. 18, and Paramount’s The Vault made a jump of five spots to take No. 14.

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The Watched at Home chart, compiled from studio and retailer data and presented by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, tracks transactional video activity (both digital and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental).

The Western News of the World (No. 2) stars Tom Hanks as a Civil War veteran who makes a living reading newspapers to people in frontier towns and is tasked with returning a young white girl who had been captured and raised by Indians to her family.

Promising Young Woman (No. 3), nominated for five Oscars, stars Carey Mulligan as Cassie, whose promising future was derailed by a mysterious event.

Universal Pictures’ DreamWorks Animation sequel The Croods: A New Age (No. 4) features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Peter Dinklage and follows the caveman Crood family as they encounter the more civilized Bettermans.

Sony Pictures’ video game adaptation Monster Hunter (No. 5) stars Milla Jovovich as the leader of a military unit battling deadly creatures from another world.

  1. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  2. News of the World (Universal)
  3. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  4. The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  5. Monster Hunter (Sony Pictures)
  6. Greenland (Universal/STX)
  7. City of Lies (Lionsgate)
  8. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  9. Willy’s Wonderland (Screen Media)
  10. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  11. Soul (Disney)
  12. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Lionsgate)
  13. Wrong Turn (2021, Lionsgate)
  14. The Vault (Paramount)
  15. Let Him Go (Universal)
  16. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  17. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  18. Game of Thrones: The Complete Series (Warner)
  19. Queen of the South: Season 5 (20th Century)
  20. Monday (IFC)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended April 17.

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Keeps Top Spot on Watched at Home Chart

Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 held at No. 1 on the “Watched at Home” chart the week ended April 10.

The DC-comic-based film, repeating in the top spot for a second week, continued to get a boost from its arrival on Blu-ray and DVD March 30 after being released though digital retailers on March 16 (a release preceded by PVOD and a simultaneous Christmas Day 2020 debut in theaters and on streaming service HBO Max).

News of the World, The Croods: A New Age and Monster Hunter all repeated in spots two through four, in order, from the previous week. The Oscar-nominated Promising Young Woman, which jumped from No. 6, rounded out the top five.

The comedy Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, co-starring and co-written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo (Bridesmaids), entered the chart at No. 10 after coming out on Blu-ray and DVD April 6. Also new to the chart for the week was Willy’s Wonderland, starring Nicolas Cage, dropping in at No. 11. Shadow in the Cloud, starring Chloë Grace Moretz as a World War II flight officer on a secret mission when her bomber is attacked by gremlins, returned at No. 18 after its April 6 DVD and Blu-ray release in an otherwise steady chart.

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The Watched at Home chart, compiled from studio and retailer data and presented by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, tracks transactional video activity (both digital and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental).

The Western News of the World (No. 2) stars Tom Hanks as a Civil War veteran who makes a living reading newspapers to people in frontier towns and is tasked with returning a young white girl who had been captured and raised by Indians to her family.

Universal Pictures’ DreamWorks Animation sequel The Croods: A New Age (No. 3) features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Peter Dinklage and follows the caveman Crood family as they encounter the more civilized Bettermans.

Sony Pictures’ video game adaptation Monster Hunter (No. 4) stars Milla Jovovich as the leader of a military unit battling deadly creatures from another world.

Promising Young Woman (No. 5), nominated for five Oscars, stars Carey Mulligan as Cassie, whose promising future was derailed by a mysterious event.

  1. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  2. News of the World (Universal)
  3. The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  4. Monster Hunter (Sony Pictures)
  5. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  6. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  7. Greenland (Universal/STX)
  8. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  9. Soul (Disney)
  10. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Lionsgate)
  11. Willy’s Wonderland (Screen Media)
  12. Wrong Turn: The Foundation (Lionsgate)
  13. Let Him Go (Universal)
  14. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  15. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Warner)
  16. The Ten Commandments (Paramount)
  17. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  18. Shadow in the Cloud (Vertical)
  19. The Vault (Paramount)
  20. Tenet (Warner)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended April 10.

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Lassos Top Spot on Watched at Home Chart

Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 flew to the top spot on the weekly “Watched at Home” chart the week ended April 3.

The film, which leapt from No. 6 the previous week, got a boost from its arrival on Blu-ray and DVD March 30 after being released on digital March 16 (preceded by PVOD release and simultaneous release in theaters and on streaming service HBO Max).

News of the World, The Croods: A New Age, Monster Hunter and Soul all fell one spot, in order, from the previous week to round out the top five spots.

The Watched at Home chart, compiled from studio and retailer data and presented by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, tracks transactional video activity (both digital and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental).

The Western News of the World (No. 2) stars Tom Hanks as a Civil War veteran who makes a living reading newspapers to people in frontier towns and is tasked with returning a young white girl who had been captured and raised by Indians to her family.

Universal Pictures’ DreamWorks Animation sequel The Croods: A New Age (No. 3) features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Peter Dinklage and follows the caveman Crood family as they encounter the more civilized Bettermans.

Sony Pictures’ video game adaptation Monster Hunter (No. 4) stars Milla Jovovich as the leader of a military unit battling deadly creatures from another world.

Disney’s Soul (No. 5) is a Pixar Animation Studios film that as a result of the pandemic bypassed theaters and was released directly through the Disney+ streaming service Dec. 25. Soul was made available on disc and digital sellthrough March 23.

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Meanwhile, Paramount’s classic The Ten Commandments, director Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 epic starring Charlton Heston, entered the chart at No. 10 following its 4K Ultra HD disc debut March 30.

The 2019 monster flick Godzilla: King of the Monsters also entered the chart at No. 12 for the week, drafting off the theatrical and HBO Max release of Godzilla vs. Kong.

  1. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  2. News of the World (Universal)
  3. The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  4. Monster Hunter (Sony)
  5. Soul (Disney)
  6. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  7. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  8. Greenland (Universal/STX)
  9. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  10. The Ten Commandments (Paramount)
  11. Wrong Turn: The Foundation (Lionsgate)
  12. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Warner)
  13. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  14. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  15. Tenet (Warner)
  16. Let Him Go (Universal)
  17. The Vault (Paramount)
  18. Yellowstone: Season 2 (Paramount)
  19. Fatale (Lionsgate)
  20. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Warner)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended April 3.

‘News of the World’ Tops ‘Watched at Home’ Chart; ‘Soul’ Debuts at No. 4

Universal Pictures’ News of the World climbed to No. 1 on the weekly “Watched at Home” chart the week ended March 27, bolstered by its March 23 release on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and 4K Ultra HD. It had been No. 13 the previous week and No. 11 the week before that following its March 9 bow via digital sellthrough.

The Western stars Tom Hanks as a Civil War veteran who makes a living reading newspapers to people in frontier towns, whose travels get sidetracked when he is encounters a young white girl who had been captured and raised by Indians, and is tasked with returning her to her family. It earned $12.6 million at the domestic box office.

Universal Pictures’ The Croods: A New Age, which had topped the Watched at Home Chart for four straight weeks, dropped to No. 2.The DreamWorks Animation sequel features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Peter Dinklage, and follows the caveman Crood family as they encounter the more civilized Bettermans.

That pushed Sony Pictures’ video game adaptation Monster Hunter, starring Milla Jovovich as the leader of a military unit battling deadly creatures from another world, to No. 3 on the Watched at Home chart, which tracks transactional video activity (both digital and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental).

The week’s top newcomer to the list was Disney’s Soul, the lauded Pixar Animation Studios film that as a result of the pandemic bypassed theaters and was released directly through the Disney+ streaming service Dec. 25, though it did make $116.8 million at the international box office in territories where Disney+ isn’t available. Soul was made available through disc and digital sellthrough March 23.

Rounding out the top five was Universal Pictures’ Promising Young Woman. The revenge thriller starring Carey Mulligan slipped a spot from the previous week.

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Warner’s Wonder Woman 1984, which became available for digital sellthrough March 16, dropped two spots to No. 6, but should get a boost in the coming week thanks to its release on all disc formats March 30.

Warner’s 2014 Godzilla movie made its first appearance on the Watched at Home chart at No. 17 thanks to a March 23 re-release of the film on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the lead-up to the March 31 U.S. release of Godzilla vs. Kong in theaters and on HBO Max.

No. 20 was another newcomer, Vertical Entertainment’s The Devil Below, a monster movie about four amateur explorers who pay a visit to Shookum Hills, a town in the remote Appalachian Mountains that was abandoned decades ago due to a mysterious coal mine fire. It has been available for digital purchase and VOD since March 5.

  1. News of the World (Universal)
  2.  The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  3.  Monster Hunter (Sony Pictures)
  4. Soul (Disney)
  5. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  6. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  7. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  8. Greenland (Universal/STX)
  9. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  10. Wrong Turn (2021) (Lionsgate)
  11. Tenet (Warner)
  12. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  13. Let Him Go (Universal)
  14. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  15. Fatale (Lionsgate)
  16. Crisis (Quiver)
  17. Godzilla (2014, Warner)
  18. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Warner)
  19. Yellowstone: Season 2 (Paramount)
  20. The Devil Below (Vertical)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended March 27.

‘Croods’ Sequel Leads ‘Watched at Home’ Chart for Fourth Straight Week; ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Joins the List at No. 3

DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age again took the top spot on the weekly “Watched at Home” chart the week ended March 20. A computer-animated sequel to 2013’s The Croods, A New Age, distributed by Universal Pictures, has topped the Watched at Home chart for four straight weeks and five out of six since it debuted on digital sellthrough Feb. 9. It arrived on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Feb. 23. The film features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Peter Dinklage, and follows the caveman Crood family as they encounter the more civilized Bettermans.

Sony Pictures’ video game adaptation Monster Hunter, starring Milla Jovovich as the leader of a military unit battling deadly creatures from another world, spent a third-straight week at No. 2 on the Watched at Home chart, which tracks transactional video activity (both digital and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental).

The only newcomer making its first appearance in the top 20 during the week was Warner’s Wonder Woman 1984, which became available for digital sellthrough March 16 in advance of its March 30 release on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, 3D Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot reprising the title superheroine, this time facing a global crisis after a corrupt businessman obtains a magical stone that grants wishes to everyone in the world. It earned $45.6 million at the domestic box office during a theatrical run that saw it available simultaneously for streaming on HBO Max starting on Christmas. It was then released through premium VOD Feb. 12.

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Oscar nominee Promising Young Woman moved up six spots to No. 4 following its March 16 Blu-ray Disc and DVD release. The revenge thriller from Universal Pictures stars Carey Mulligan as a former medical student who was headed for success until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future.

Rounding out the top five was STX Films’ Greenland, distributed on disc by Universal Pictures. The sci-fi drama, which stars Gerard Butler as a man trying to get his family to a military shelter when comets threaten to wipe out life on Earth, was ranked third the previous two week and has been a top-five title for eight straight weeks.

  1.  The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  2.  Monster Hunter (Sony Pictures)
  3. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner)
  4. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  5. Greenland (Universal/STX)
  6. Wrong Turn (2021) (Lionsgate)
  7. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  8. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  9. Fatale (Lionsgate)
  10. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  11. Tenet (Warner)
  12. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  13. News of the World (Universal)
  14. Let Him Go (Universal)
  15. Yellowstone: Season 2 (Paramount)
  16. Crisis (Quiver)
  17. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Warner)
  18. Paw Patrol (Paramount/Nickelodeon)
  19. Game of Thrones: The Complete Series (Warner/HBO)
  20. The Office: The Complete Series (Universal)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended March 20.

‘Croods’ Sequel Leads ‘Watched at Home’ Chart for Third Straight Week

DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age again took the top spot on the weekly “Watched at Home” chart the week ended March 13, which saw all of the top nine releases stay in place.

The Watched at Home chart tracks transactional video activity (both digital and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but not premium VOD or disc rental).

A computer-animated sequel to 2013’s The Croods, A New Age, distributed by Universal Pictures, has topped the Watched at Home chart for three straight weeks and four out of five since it debuted on digital sellthrough Feb. 9. It arrived on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Feb. 23. The film features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Peter Dinklage, and follows the caveman Crood family as they encounter the more civilized Bettermans.

Repeating at No. 2 was Sony Pictures’ video game adaptation Monster Hunter starring Milla Jovovich. And repeating at No. 3 was STX Films’ Gerard Butler-starring disaster film Greenland, which was released on Blu-ray and DVD Feb. 9 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Promising Young Woman, which just picked up five Oscar noms on top of its four Golden Globe nominations, moved up two spots to No. 10. The revenge thriller, which debuted on digital March 2, is distributed by Universal. It stars Oscar-nominee Carey Mulligan as a former medical student who was headed for success until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. It hit Blu-ray Disc and DVD March 16, just after the chart’s reporting period.

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The week’s top newcomer was Universal’s Tom Hanks Western News of the World, about a former Army captain in the 1870s who moves from town to town sharing the news and agrees to help reunite a girl kidnapped by the Kiowa with her family. It picked up Oscar noms for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Production Design and Best Sound, but not one for Hanks in the lead role. It ranked No. 11 on the Watched at Home chart in its digital sellthrough debut.

The other newcomers were thrillers Crisis (No. 17) and Death Saved My Life (No. 18,) as well as the 2012 Christopher Nolan DC superhero film The Dark Knight Rises, which landed at No. 19.

  1.  The Croods: A New Age (Universal)
  2.  Monster Hunter (Sony Pictures)
  3. Greenland (Universal/STX)
  4. Girl in the Basement (A+E)
  5. Wrong Turn (2021) (Lionsgate)
  6. Fatale (Lionsgate)
  7. Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Warner)
  8. Tenet (Warner)
  9. Yellowstone: Season 3 (Paramount)
  10. Promising Young Woman (Universal)
  11. News of the World (Universal)
  12. Yellowstone: Season 1 (Paramount)
  13. Freaky (Universal)
  14. Yellowstone: Season 2 (Paramount)
  15. Let Him Go (Universal)
  16. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Warner)
  17. Crisis (Quiver Distribution)
  18. Death Saved My Life (A+E)
  19. The Dark Knight Rises (Warner)
  20. Silk Road (Lionsgate)

 

Source: DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. digital sales, digital rentals, and DVD, Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD sales for the week ended March 13.