Blu-ray sales thread 2012

[Fake]

something must be wrong, THG and Cap's total numbers are incorrect.

Of course they are.THG was at 4m units 2 weeks ago and now it is at 3.1m.I have stopped opening the-numbers website now. Absolutely worthless.

[Fake]

No answer?

That project has been shelved because of the shitty reporting of the-numbers which got everything confused. I still track numbers for my own, but there is no way to validate them, and it includes a lot of estimates and projections on my part, so I have not posted them.

[Squaremaster316]

I agree. It was entertaining but didn't leave any impact on me at all, just another superhero movie. Don't care to see it again.

The main problem with this film (and Marvel studios approach in general) is the fact that they are so determined to not take the "Uber serious" route that when it's time for the film to have a serious moment, there's no real dramatic heft to support it. If the heroes don't take the threat seriously, why should the audience be invested in their plight? I'm sorry, but a climactic finale that has Iron Man getting trapped under a soccer mom's car completely takes me out of the story.Say what you will about Nolan's Bat films and various other CBM's that have taken a darker path, but when the threat makes an appearance, it's treated as a legit threat and something we should be emotionally invested in.

[Olive]

Of course they are.THG was at 4m units 2 weeks ago and now it is at 3.1m.I have stopped opening the-numbers website now. Absolutely worthless.

FUCKI really hope studios report home video sales.

[lab276]

That project has been shelved because of the shitty reporting of the-numbers which got everything confused. I still track numbers for my own, but there is no way to validate them, and it includes a lot of estimates and projections on my part, so I have not posted them.

Better than nothing.

[Darth Homer]

The main problem with this film (and Marvel studios approach in general) is the fact that they are so determined to not take the "Uber serious" route that when it's time for the film to have a serious moment, there's no real dramatic heft to support it. If the heroes don't take the threat seriously, why should the audience be invested in their plight? I'm sorry, but a climactic finale that has Iron Man getting trapped under a soccer mom's car completely takes me out of the story.Say what you will about Nolan's Bat films and various other CBM's that have taken a darker path, but when the threat makes an appearance, it's treated as a legit threat and something we should be emotionally invested in.

Actually, I find the opposite to be true. When a franchise has humour and fun, relatable characters it has much more impact when something bad happens to the heroes. That's why Empire Strikes Back was so powerful, because A New Hope was so light-hearted and fun it made us care about the characters when it came time to go deeper and darker in the second film. TA2 will be the same. With The Dark Knight trilogy, as good as it is, the dark, serious tone throughout makes it hard to care about anyone, so moments that should have a big emotional impact, like Rachel Dawes' death, fell flat for me.As for TA's home video sales, it's doing fine. The delayed box set has hurt its sales, plus many people will be waiting until after Thanksgiving to pick up a copy. It's a perfect stocking stuffer.

[Olive]

[Olive]

 

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs for the Week Ended 10/21/12

Rank	Title	Studio	Index*
1	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	Paramount/DreamWorks	100.00
2	Prometheus	Fox	33.14
3	Avatar	Fox	21.41
4	The Avengers	Disney/Marvel	19.34
5	Cinderella	Disney	16.69
6	Moonrise Kingdom	Universal	11.34
7	E.T. — The Extra-Terrestrial	Universal	5.94
8	That's My Boy	Sony Pictures	5.58
9	Chernobyl Diaries	Warner	4.99
10	Mad Men: Season Five	Lionsgate	4.14
11	Dark Shadows	Warner	4.05
12	Rock of Ages	Warner	3.55
13	Snow White and the Huntsman	Universal	3.08
14	The Hunger Games	Lionsgate	2.63
15	The Dictator	Paramount	2.40
16	Pete's Dragon	Disney	2.38
17	Titanic	Paramount	2.01
18	Battleship	Universal	1.86
19	Madagascar	Paramount/DreamWorks	1.75
20	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Paramount/DreamWorks	1.73

 

[John Marston]

so Avengers flopped on home video? I have lost interest in home video sales now. This is the end

[John Marston]

The main problem with this film (and Marvel studios approach in general) is the fact that they are so determined to not take the "Uber serious" route that when it's time for the film to have a serious moment, there's no real dramatic heft to support it. If the heroes don't take the threat seriously, why should the audience be invested in their plight? I'm sorry, but a climactic finale that has Iron Man getting trapped under a soccer mom's car completely takes me out of the story.Say what you will about Nolan's Bat films and various other CBM's that have taken a darker path, but when the threat makes an appearance, it's treated as a legit threat and something we should be emotionally invested in.

1.5 billion baby. Obviously, people felt the threat was more than good enough

[vc2002]

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs for the Week Ended 10/21/12Rank Title Studio Index*1 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Paramount/DreamWorks 100.002 Prometheus Fox 33.143 Avatar Fox 21.414 The Avengers Disney/Marvel 19.345 Cinderella Disney 16.69Why the hell is Avatar up there?

Edited October 26, 2012 by vc2002

[Lordmandeep]

The Market is dead.Even IM2 sold close to 11 million units back in 2010...

[DeeCee]

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs for the Week Ended 10/21/12Rank Title Studio Index*1 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Paramount/DreamWorks 100.002 Prometheus Fox 33.143 Avatar Fox 21.414 The Avengers Disney/Marvel 19.345 Cinderella Disney 16.69Why the hell is Avatar up there?

Avatar 3D Blu Ray. It's actually the banner add at the bottom of the page for me.

[ecstasy]

so Avengers flopped on home video? I have lost interest in home video sales now. This is the end

How did it flop?

[rockNrollaDIM]

So what did Prometheus end up selling? Why is Home Video reporting such a god damn clusterfuck? You would think studios would want that reported just as prominently as box office considering it's one of their biggest cash cows.

[ecstasy]

So what did Prometheus end up selling? Why is Home Video reporting such a god damn clusterfuck? You would think studios would want that reported just as prominently as box office considering it's one of their biggest cash cows.

Don't know yet. The numbers is way behind on reporting. They've been behind since Avengers release.

[ecstasy]

Take that back. They've updated their site.1 (-) Prometheus 874,893 874,893 $17,489,111 $17,489,111

[ecstasy]

Weekly Domestic Blu-ray Sales Chart for Week Ending October 14, 2012Rank Prev. Rank Title Units this Week % Change Total units Sales this Week Total Sales Weeks in Release1 (-) Prometheus 874,893 874,893 $17,489,111 $17,489,111 12 2 Cinderella 271,392 -66.33% - $6,773,940 - 3673 1 The Avengers 269,555 -67.30% 4,483,690 $6,536,697 $94,839,751 34 (-) ET: The Extra-Terrestrial 247,770 - $4,457,377 - 1,2515 (-) Rock of Ages 152,056 152,056 $3,495,777 $3,495,777 16 3 Dark Shadows 87,752 -64.94% 338,042 $2,190,284 $8,014,546 27 (-) The Raven 66,579 66,579 $1,530,659 $1,530,659 18 4 Snow White and the Huntsman 32,109 -16.24% 1,027,172 $783,770 $22,074,910 59 (-) WWE: CM Punk - Best in the World 23,272 23,272 $581,571 $581,571 110 5 The Hunger Games 22,047 -29.06% 3,113,833 $456,600 $63,472,925 9

[Marek the Jedi]

So what did Prometheus end up selling? Why is Home Video reporting such a god damn clusterfuck? You would think studios would want that reported just as prominently as box office considering it's one of their biggest cash cows.

I was tracking DVD sales for long time, and it was never ever some SOLID source for data, it's much much better now compare to what was few years ago, when I had a big thread on BoxOfficeMojo.we are lucky to have at least those crazy numbers from numbers.com :)Marek

[Olive]