Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Weekend projections: The Nun II has the edge on A Haunting in Venice for box office crown

September 17th, 2023

As expected, we’re having a very close race in movie theaters this weekend, but it looks like The Nun II is slightly ahead of A Haunting in Venice as of Sunday morning. Warner Bros. is predicting $14.73 million for The Nun this weekend, while 20th Century Studios says Haunting in Venice will come in with $14.5 million. That’s in “too close to call” territory, although the major studios are generally very good at predicting how much their movies will earn by this point of the weekend. A spooky work of historical fiction will win the weekend for sure, the clues point towards Hercule Poirot not solving this particular case though. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Murder on the Orient Express

March 3rd, 2018

Murder on the Orient Express was expected to be a hit; however, it beat expectations earning nearly $350 million worldwide. The studio’s share of the box office was about $150 million compared to $55 million for its production budget and likely under $100 million for its combined budget. A sequel was announced while the film was still in theaters. Is this a smart move? Is the movie good enough to warrant a sequel? Or will those who watched this movie going to want to stay away from any follow-up? More...

Note: This list contains actors who appeared in at least two movies in the franchise.

Note: This list contains people who contributed to at least two movies in the franchise.