‘Rise of the Guardians’ rises to top of DVD sales chart

The animated family film “Rise of the Guardians” has risen — and landed at the top of the DVD and Blu-ray sales chart, a surprise second chance for the DreamWorks box-office disappointment. Here are the top titles for sales (for the week ending March 16) and rentals (for the week ending March 17), according to Rentrak.

TOP-10 DVD & BLU-RAY SALES

1 “Rise of the Guardians” Paramount Week 1

2 “Life of Pi” Fox. Week 1

3 “Wreck-It Ralph” Disney Week 2

4 “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” Summit Entertainment Week 3

5 “Red Dawn” Fox Week 2

6 “Skyfall” Fox Week 5

7 “Mulan/Mulan II - 2 Pack” Disney Week 1

8 “Argo” Warner Bros. Week 4

9 “Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season” Warner Bros. Week 4

10 “Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away” Paramount. Week 1

TOP-10 DVD & BLU-RAY RENTALS

1 “Skyfall” Fox Week 5

2 “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” Summit Entertainment Week 2

3 “Rise of the Guardians” DreamWorks Week 1

4 “Wreck-It Ralph” Disney Week 2

5 “Playing for Keeps” Sony Week 2

6 “Taken 2” Fox Week 8

7 “Flight” Paramount Week 5

8 “End of Watch” Universal Week 7

9 “Here Comes the Boom” Sony Week 5

10 “Hotel Transylvania” Sony Week 6

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