Top Gun: Maverick
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts for Sixth Week; ‘Clerks III’ Debuts at No. 2
December 15, 2022
Paramount Home Entertainment’s Top Gun: Maverick remained No. 1 for the sixth consecutive week 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 Dec. 10.
That marks the longest continuous run atop the disc sales charts since the original Sonic the Hedgehog had a six-week reign in May and June of 2020, during the early stages of the pandemic.
The week’s No. 2 seller on both charts was the newly released Clerks III, from Lionsgate. The latest film from director Kevin Smith finds the guys at the Quick Stop convenience store making a movie about their lives. Clerks III sold about 36% as many copies in its first week as Maverick in its sixth — which actually represents the best performance by a new title against the “Top Gun” sequel during its run atop the charts. Blu-ray Disc formats accounted for 79% of total Clerks III unit sales, with 58% from regular Blu-ray and 21% from a Best Buy-exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook edition.
The No. 3 overall disc seller, down a spot from the previous week, was Universal pictures’ 2018 animated The Grinch, which was No. 9 on the Blu-ray Disc chart. Universal’s 2000 live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas remained No. 4 overall and was No. 11 on the Blu-ray chart.
The No. 5 overall disc seller was Warner’s A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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The Blu-ray Disc chart had Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic Pulp Fiction back up to No. 3, thanks to a new 4K Ultra HD edition from Paramount. Pulp Fiction was the top seller in the 4K format for the week, with Top Gun: Maverick at No. 2, and the Clerks III Best Buy exclusive at No. 3.
The No. 4 seller on both the Blu-ray and 4K charts was the collection of both “Top Gun” films, which was re-released Dec. 6 as a lavish gift set with Steelbook combo packs of both films and collectibles. It was No. 26 overall.
With most stores engaged in a variety of holiday-season sales, most of the sales charts were dominated by catalog titles or recent but not exactly new fare. Top Gun: Maverick outsold the No. 2 overall title, Universal Pictures’
Rounding out the top five Blu-ray sellers was Universal’s Jurassic World Dominion, which was No. 10 on the overall sales chart.
The Media Play News rental chart for the week ended Dec. 11 also had Top Gun: Maverick at No. 1 a sixth time.
No. 2 was Paramount’s historical epic Medieval, followed at No. 3 by Vertical’s vigilante thriller Savage Salvation, while Screen Media’s Poker Face was No. 4.
Clerks III debuted as the No. 5 disc rental.
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