Blu-ray Sales: April 6-13

Here’s the latest from Blu-ray.com

For the week that ended on April 13th, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom regained the top spot on the Blu-ray-only chart in its fifth week. A sequel to Aquaman (2018) was never in any doubt once the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film grossed over $1 billion, but the production would be beset by several issues, including the coronavirus pandemic, which pushed principal photography into 2021, legal issues for Aquaman’s female lead, Amber Heard, the Warner Bros. Discovery merger in 2022 and the announcement in 2023 of the DCEU continuity being largely abandoned in favor of a new DCU (DC Universe) of films. Although Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was initially completed on time and under budget, two sets of re-shoots took place in 2023 and the budget ballooned to a reported $215 million, all of which gave the film an uphill battle, both at the box office and with audiences. When the film finally opened in late December 2023, it did top the box office, but with only some $27 million en route to a domestic total of over $124 million. Critical reviews were largely negative, but internationally, the film did a bit better, with over $309 million, and it did become the highest-grossing DCEU film since Aquaman five years earlier. However, with a worldwide total of over $434 million, it fell well short of its predecessor’s $1.15 billion. This week, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had an HD share of 46% and 11% of units sold from the 4K UHD format….

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