Blu-ray Sales: September 17-23

Here’s the latest from Blu-ray.com

For the week that ended on September 23rd, Walt Disney Home Entertainment’s The Little Mermaid (2023) topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts in its debut. The latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic opened over the Memorial Day weekend in May to mixed reviews, and while it has grossed over $569 million globally so far, the international box office take has been a disappointing $271 million, with the film having a reported budget of about $250 million. This week, The Little Mermaid had an HD share of 54%, with 18% of units sold from the 4K UHD format. Note that while the Blu-ray was a wide release available at all retailers, the film’s 4K UHD releases were retailer exclusives for Disney Movie Club, along with a Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook and Walmart Exclusive with Enamel Pin.

Dropping to second place on both charts in its third week is Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse finds Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy traveling across the multiverse and meeting the Spider-Society, and it began development even before the first film was released and became a breakout hit back in 2018. Like its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was both a critical and commercial success, earning positive reviews from both critics and audiences and grossing over $381 million domestically and $689 million worldwide, so far. This week, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse sold 99.79% as many Blu-ray units as The Little Mermaid, with an HD share of 75% and 26% of units sold from the 4K UHD format….

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