‘Despicable Me 2’ boosts original’s DVD sales; ‘Jack’ takes No. 1
Publicity preceding last week’s release of “Despicable Me 2” carried over into DVD sales for its predecessor. Three years after its own theatrical release, Universal’s “Despicable Me” cracked the top-10 DVD sales chart at No. 9 for the week.
“Jack the Giant Slayer” topped the sales chart for the second week in a row, while Disney’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” took the top spot in rentals.
Here are the top-selling titles for the week that ended June 29 and the most-rented titles for the week ended June 30, according to Rentrak.
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Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray sales
1. “Jack the Giant Slayer” (Warner Bros.). Week 2
2. “Oz the Great and Powerful” (Disney). Week 3
3. “The Call” (Sony). Week 1
4. “Identity Thief” (Universal). Week 4
5. “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” (Paramount). Week 3
6. “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” (Warner Bros.). Week 1
7. “Snitch” (Summit Entertainment). Week 3
8. “A Good Day to Die Hard” (Fox). Week 4
9. “Despicable Me” (Universal). Week 133
10. “21 and Over” (Fox). Week 2
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Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray rentals
1. “Oz The Great And Powerful” (Disney). Week 3
2. “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” (Paramount). Week 3
3. “Snitch” (Summit Entertainment). Week 3
4. “The Call” (Sony). Week 1
5. “Side Effects” (Universal). Week 6
6. “Warm Bodies” (Summit Entertainment). Week 4
7. “Cloud Atlas” (Warner Bros.). Week 7
8. “Beautiful Creatures” (Warner Bros.). Week 6
9. “Escape From Planet Earth” (Anchor Bay/Starz). Week 4
10. “Safe Haven” (Fox). Week 8
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