‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ soars to top of DVD sales chart
The Warner Bros. fantasy flick “Jack the Giant Slayer” scored the top spot on the DVD and Blu-ray sales chart in the movie’s first week in release, bumping Disney’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” to No. 2. Paramount’s “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” held steady atop rentals.
Here are the top titles for the week that ended June 22 for sales and June 23 for rentals, according to Rentrak.
Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray sales
1. “Jack the Giant Slayer” (Warner Bros.). Week 1
2. “Oz the Great and Powerful” (Disney). Week 2
3. “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” (Paramount). Week 2
4. “Identity Thief” (Universal). Week 3
5. “Snitch” (Summit Entertainment). Week 2
6. “A Good Day to Die Hard” (Fox). Week 3
7. “21 and Over” (Fox). Week 1
8. “Warm Bodies” (Summit Entertainment). Week 3
9. “Escape From Planet Earth” (Anchor Bay/Starz). Week 3
10. “Movie 43” (Fox). Week 1
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Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray rentals
1. “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” (Paramount). Week 2
2. “Oz the Great And Powerful” (Disney). Week 2
3. “Snitch” (Summit Entertainment). Week 2
4. “Cloud Atlas” (Warner Bros.). Week 6
5. “Side Effects” (Universal). Week 5
6. “Warm Bodies” (Summit Entertainment). Week 3
7. “Escape From Planet Earth” (Anchor Bay/Starz). Week 3
8. “Mama” (Universal). Week 7
9. “Safe Haven” (Fox). Week 7
10. “Beautiful Creatures” (Warner Bros.). Week 5
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