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Archive: Sales Charts

2006

Sales Chart: May 27, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Hoodwinked (Widescreen)
  2. Hoodwinked (Pan & Scan)
  3. The Family Stone (Widescreen)
  4. Last Holiday (Pan & Scan)
  5. The Family Stone (Pan & Scan)
  6. Last Holiday (Widescreen)
  7. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
  8. Aeon Flux (Widescreen)
  9. The Chronicles of Narnia (Full Screen)
  10. Hostel

Aeon Flux succumbs to children’s fare as The Weinstein Company’s alternative fairytale Hoodwinked debuts at number 1.

-Wesley Lovell (May 27, 2006)

Sales Chart: June 3, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Big Momma’s House 2
  2. Munich (Widescreen)
  3. Nanny McPhee (Widescreen)
  4. Nanny McPhee (Pan & Scan)
  5. Rumor Has It (Full Screen)
  6. Rumor Has It (Widescreen)
  7. The New World
  8. Grandma’s Boy (Widescreen)
  9. Munich (Pan & Scan)
  10. The Family Stone (Widescreen)

In a nearly 100% shake-up of the top 10, only last week’s number 3 hangs on to the top 10 at position 10. Big Momma’s House 2 debuts at number 1.

-Wesley Lovell (June 3, 2006)

Sales Chart: June 10, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. The Ringer
  2. When a Stranger Calls
  3. Big Momma’s House 2
  4. The Producers (Widescreen)
  5. Nanny McPhee (Widescreen)
  6. Munich (Widescreen)
  7. Nanny McPhee (Pan & Scan)
  8. Doogal
  9. Something New (Widescreen)
  10. Grandma’s Boy (Widescreen)

Horror and stupid comedies generally make big splashes on rental charts but here they make a big splash on the sales chart with The Ringer taking the number one spot and When a Stranger Calls coming in shotgun. Other new entries include the movie-to-musical theater-to-movie musical The Producers coming in at a strong 4th and the dreadful Doogal finishing 8th with swirl-themed romance Something New newly arrived at 9.

-Wesley Lovell (June 10, 2006)

Sales Chart: June 24, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Date Movie
  2. High School Musical: Encore Edition
  3. Cheaper by the Dozen 2
  4. Freedomland
  5. The Chronicles of Narnia
  6. Riddick Trilogy
  7. Nanny McPhee (Widescreen)
  8. The Ringer
  9. Munich
  10. Big Momma’s House 2

A week weak in sales has prompted The Chronciles of Narnia and Munich to return to the top 10 while new release Date Movie took the top spot. Also new on the chart are Freedomland at 4 and Riddick Trilogy at 6.

-Wesley Lovell (June 24, 2006)

Sales Chart: July 1, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Underworld: Evolution
  2. Firewall
  3. Glory Road
  4. Dumbo
  5. Running Scared
  6. High School Musical: Encore Edition
  7. Date Movie
  8. Cheaper by the Dozen 2
  9. Entourage: The Complete Second Season
  10. Charmed: The Complete Fifth Season

While Firewall took the rental chart in its debut, Underworld: Evolution bumps from second on that chart to first on the sales chart. It’s clear that Underworld ‘s niche audience is more interested in owning it than renting it. For the first time since I’ve been monitoring two television series put season compilations into the chart.

-Wesley Lovell (July 1, 2006)

Sales Chart: July 8, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. The Pink Panther
  2. 16 Blocks
  3. Underworld: Evolution
  4. Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
  5. Aquamarine
  6. Glory Road
  7. Firewall
  8. High School Musical: Encore Edition
  9. Dumbo
  10. Neil Young: Heart of Gold

The Pink Panther debuts at the top of the charts not surprisingly. There isn’t much really to be shocked about here except Firewall‘s noticeable plunge to 7 from 2.

-Wesley Lovell (July 8, 2006)

Sales Chart: July 15, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Eight Below
  2. The Hills Have Eyes
  3. Syriana
  4. The Pink Panther
  5. Underworld: Evolution
  6. Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure
  7. 16 Blocks
  8. High School Musical: Encore Edition
  9. Aquamarine
  10. Glory Road

Syriana may have been the top rental last week, but two films of genres that are immensely more own-able topped it in sales. Eight Below took in the kiddie/parent crowd while HIlls Have Eyes capitalized on the horror fanbase. High School Musical doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere any time soon but the rest of the chart is typically fluid.

-Wesley Lovell (July 15, 2006)

Sales Chart: July 22, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Failure to Launch
  2. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion
  3. Eight Below
  4. The Tyler Perry Collection: Madea Goes to Jail
  5. Ultraviolet
  6. Annapolis
  7. The Tyler Perry Collection: Why Did I Get Married?
  8. The Hills Have Eyes
  9. Syriana
  10. Leroy & Stitch

Failure to Launch, as expected, debuted at the top this week. Madea’s Family Reunion pulled a decent second place finish. The only unexpected aspect was that only three of last week’s Top 10 Sales vehicles stayed another week on the chart.

-Wesley Lovell (July 22, 2006)

Sales Chart: July 29, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Failure to Launch
  2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  3. Eight Below
  4. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion
  5. The Matador
  6. Ultraviolet
  7. Annapolis
  8. The Tyler Perry Collection: Madea Goes to Jail
  9. Syriana
  10. High School Musical: Encore Edition

With its stellar performance in rentals, it’s no surprise that Failure to Launch remained on top against the only debut The Matador which failed even more strongly on this chart than on the video chart. Things aren’t likely to change when Basic Instinct 2 comes out next week. The big surprises here are the return to the top 10 of two other films. High School Musical seems to be steaming along as it returns to the 10th position but even more unlikely, though expected considering its performance at the box office, the original Pirates of the Caribbean rises from the depths like its storied undead to wreak havoc on the top 10 sales chart.

-Wesley Lovell (July 29, 2006)

Sales Chart: August 12, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. She’s the Man
  2. ATL
  3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  4. Failure to Launch
  5. Eight Below
  6. High School Musical: Encore Edition
  7. The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody: Taking Over The Tipton
  8. Basic Instinct 2
  9. Edison Force
  10. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion

We were unable to obtain the August 5 chart, but we’re back on track with the chart for the 12th. She’s the Man debuts at the top of the chart followed by ATL. Pirates stays strong on the sales chart while its couterpart is falling on the box office chart. High School Musical is doing phenomenally well after 9 weeks on the chart.

-Wesley Lovell (August 12, 2006)

Sales Chart: August 26, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. V for Vendetta
  2. The Shaggy Dog
  3. The Benchwarmers
  4. Final Destination 3
  5. Spider-Man 2
  6. Failure to Launch
  7. Chappelle’s Show: The Lost Episodes Uncensored
  8. She’s the Man
  9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  10. Van Helsing

Another week without a chart. It makes it very hard to see patterns. However, we do know that The Bencwarmers was #1 last week and has fallen to 3. Final Destination 3 debuted at #2 and fell to position 4. Spider-Man 2 leaps into the 5th spot after lingering last week at #12. Failure to Launch has rebounded from no. 8. Last week’s #3, Chappelle’s Show: The Lost Episodes Uncensored fell four positions while She’s the Man is beating a similarly hasty retreat from 4 to 8. Pirates mania is slipping as Curse of the Black Pearl falls to #9. Van Helsing rises from #35 all the way to #10. This week’s two new entries are The Shaggy Dog at #2 and the unsurprising debut of V for Vendetta at #1.

-Wesley Lovell (August 26, 2006)

Sales Chart: September 2, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Inside Man
  2. V for Vendetta
  3. Bring It On: All or Nothing
  4. Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
  5. The Shaggy Dog
  6. Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther
  7. The Benchwarmers
  8. Laguna Beach: The Complete Second Season
  9. Prison Break: Season One
  10. Final Destination 3

V for Vendetta toppled from the top spot after one week to be replaced by Inside Man. Only last week’s The Shaggy Dog, The Benchwarmers and Final Destination 3 stuck around on the chart. The direct-to-video sequel Bring It On: All or Nothing edged out Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector for the number 3 position.

-Wesley Lovell (September 2, 2006)

Sales Chart: September 9, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. RV
  2. Scary Movie 4
  3. Inside Man
  4. The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season
  5. V for Vendetta
  6. The Shaggy Dog
  7. Bring It On: All or Nothing
  8. Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
  9. Hoot
  10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

RV positioned itself at the top of this week’s sales chart beating out rival Scary Movie 4. Meanwhile, The Simpsons’ Eighth Season DVD makes the highest debut of a television program I’ve yet seen. Pirates can’t stay down as it re-enters the top 10 for the second time this year.

-Wesley Lovell (September 9, 2006)

Sales Chart: September 16, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Silent Hill
  2. Poseidon
  3. RV
  4. Scary Movie 4
  5. Just My Luck
  6. Inside Man
  7. House M.D.: Season Two
  8. V for Vendetta
  9. The Perfect Man
  10. Phat Girlz

How does a video game-based rental dud manage to be the top seller? It’s impossible to tell but Silent Hill managed to top Poseidon at the top of the chart. TV show House proves potent on the sales chart opening at position 7.

-Wesley Lovell (September 16, 2006)

Sales Chart: September 23, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Brother Bear 2: The Moose Are On the Loose
  2. The Sentinel
  3. Take the Lead
  4. Akeelah & the Bee
  5. Arrested Devleopment: Season Three
  6. Poseidon
  7. Silent Hill
  8. South Park: The Complete Eighth Season
  9. RV
  10. Friends with Money

It is officially a dreadful period for movies. Not only does a direct-to-video animated sequel top the sales chart but continuing weak performances on other charts are creating the impression that people aren’t enjoying their movies. Brother Bear 2, purportedly one of Disney’s last direct-to-videos sequels to be produced topped The Sentinel, Take the Lead and Akeelah & the Bee all against expectations (namely, it hasn’t appeared at all on the rental chart).

-Wesley Lovell (September 23, 2006)

Sales Chart: September 30, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Lost: The Complete Second Season
  2. United 93
  3. Brother Bear 2: The Moose Are On the Loose
  4. The Sentinel
  5. Take the Lead
  6. Akeelah & the Bee
  7. RV
  8. Poseidon
  9. Silent Hill
  10. Inside Man

Since I’ve been tracking, this week’s chart is the first on which a television series premieres at the top. Lost‘s second season tops this week’s chart while most of the rest of the chart stays virtually the same, shifting down only slightly. United 93 debuts behind Lost.

-Wesley Lovell (September 30, 2006)

Sales Chart: October 7, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. The Wild
  2. Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Second Season Uncut
  3. Lucky Number Slevin
  4. Smallville: The Complete Fifth Season
  5. Star Wars
  6. The Empire Strikes Back
  7. Return of the Jedi
  8. The Office: Season Two
  9. United 93
  10. Lost: The Complete Second Season

The sales chart is brand new this week with the exception of last week’s top 2, Lost season 2 fell from first to tenth place while United 93 fell from 2 to 9. The rest of the top 10 is completely new with three re-releases and three television series. The Wild, however, ended up the top dog of the pack, the only kids-friendly film in the top 10. Grey’s Anatomy season 2 came in at position 2. Smallville‘s fifth season came in at position four and The Office: Season Two premiered in 8th. Star Wars and its sequels Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedifell into release order in positions five, six and seven. Lucky Number Slevin, the leader of the rentals chart for two weeks fills out the top 10 debuts at number 3 .

-Wesley Lovell (October 7, 2006)

Sales Chart: October 14, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses
  2. The Wild
  3. Stick It
  4. Stay Alive
  5. Gilmore Girls: The Complete Sixth Season
  6. Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Second Season Uncut
  7. Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5
  8. Lucky Number Slevin
  9. Grease
  10. Brother Bear 2: The Moose Are on the Loose

What an embarrassing week. Not only did The Wild fail to hold on to the top spot, a direct-to-video Barbie movie topped the chart.The 12 Dancing Princesses becomes the second such video to top the chart marking a decidedly weak period in the sales charts. Meanwhile, the last direct-to-video top-spot debut, Brother Bear 2, returned to the top 10 at number 10.

-Wesley Lovell (October 14, 2006)

Sales Chart: October 21, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
  2. Curious George
  3. The Lake House
  4. The Wild
  5. Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses
  6. Stick It
  7. Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Second Season Uncut
  8. One Tree Hill: The Complete Third Season
  9. Stay Alive
  10. Lucky Number Slevin

The Fast and the Furious takes the top spot on the rental chart in a reverse of last week’s top 3 on the rental. The Lake House came third behind Curious George. One Tree Hill‘s third season dvdset premieres at 7th. Barbie falls half way down the chart while The Wild tumbles only one position.

-Wesley Lovell (October 21, 2006)

Sales Chart: October 28, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. The Little Mermaid
  2. X-Men: The Last Stand
  3. Curious George
  4. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
  5. X-Men: Trilogy
  6. The Lake House
  7. Thank You for Smoking
  8. Scarface: Special Edition
  9. The Wild
  10. Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses

Not terribly surprising, but nonetheless unexpected, The Little Mermaid tops the rentals top debuter X-Men: The Last Stand. The trilogy box set for the X-Men also debuts high at number 5. Unexpectedly placing in the top 10, unlike most other non-animated re-releases, the Scarface: Special Edition debuted at position 8.

-Wesley Lovell (October 28, 2006)

Sales Chart: November 4, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Click
  2. The Little Mermaid
  3. X-Men: The Last Stand
  4. Waist Deep
  5. Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties
  6. The Fox and the Hound
  7. Curious George
  8. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
  9. A Prairie Home Companion
  10. The Lake House

Adam Sandler’s Click tops this week’s sales chart just ahead of last week’s #1 and #2 films, which slide slightly one position each. Waist Deep debuts in the fourth position while feline sequel Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties limps in at fifth. The Fox and the Hound, one of Disney’s most recent pulled-from-the-vaults release, found limited success debuting below Garfield. A Prairie Home Companion was better received as a rental than as asales offering as it premiere’s at position 9.

-Wesley Lovell (November 4, 2006)

Sales Chart: November 11, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Over the Hedge
  2. The Break-Up
  3. Click
  4. The Little Mermaid
  5. The Omen
  6. X-Men: The Last Stand
  7. Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties
  8. Waist Deep
  9. The Fox and the Hound
  10. Curious George

Not surprising anyone, Over the Hedge debuted in the top spot sending last week’s number 1, Click tumbling to number 3. The Break-Up didn’t live up to its rental chart performance finishing second while The Omen enters the chart at number 5.

-Wesley Lovell (November 11, 2006)

Sales Chart: November 18, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Monster House
  2. Over the Hedge
  3. Nacho Libre
  4. The Break-Up
  5. The Little Mermaid
  6. An American Haunting
  7. Click
  8. Slither
  9. X-Men: The Last Stand
  10. The OC: The Complete Third Season

One animated film tops the other as Monster House debuts at the top of the sales chart. Despite a decline in quality, The OC: Complete Third Season still managed a top 10 debut. Surprisingly, Nacho Libre was not very popular with sales as it wasn’t on the rental chart finishing third after last week’s number one.

-Wesley Lovell (November 18, 2006)

Sales Chart: November 25, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Mission: Impossible III
  2. Over the Hedge
  3. Monster House
  4. Nacho Libre
  5. Click
  6. The Little Mermaid
  7. The Break-Up
  8. X-Men: The Last Stand
  9. An American Haunting
  10. The Notebook

The only surprise in this week’s chart is that Over the Hedge continues to hold on to the number two spot against the big debut of Mission: Impossible III.

-Wesley Lovell (November 25, 2006)

Sales Chart: December 2, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Cars
  2. Mission: Impossible III
  3. Little Man
  4. Over the Hedge
  5. Monster House
  6. The Little Mermaid
  7. Nacho Libre
  8. The Santa Clause
  9. Click
  10. Transformers: The Movie

Despite failing to topple Mission: Impossible III in its rentals chart debut last week, Cars takes Impossible down to debut at number one on this week’s sales chart. Little Man comes in third while the big screen sequel The Santa Clause 3 helped propel The Santa Clause back into the top 10.

-Wesley Lovell (December 2, 2006)

Sales Chart: December 9, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. The Da Vinci Code
  2. Cars

Somehow I missed a week, so there are only two films I know for sure where they were placed last week.

-Wesley Lovell (December 9, 2006)

Sales Chart: December 16, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Ice Age: The Meltdown
  2. The Da Vinci Code
  3. Cars
  4. The Notebook
  5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  6. The Polar Express
  7. Click
  8. You, Me and Dupree
  9. Batman Begins
  10. Memoirs of a Geisha

Having missed a week, it’s hard to correctly parallel the sales and rentals chart but they’ve matched perfectly except the debut last week of Cars at the number one spot. Otherwise, the charts carry few surprises.

-Wesley Lovell (December 16, 2006)

Sales Chart: December 23, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Superman Returns
  2. Ice Age: The Meltdown
  3. Cars
  4. Clerks II
  5. The Da Vinci Code
  6. The Ant Bully
  7. You, Me and Dupree
  8. Over the Hedge
  9. See No Evil
  10. The Cheetah Girls 2

As it topped the rental chart, Superman Returns also tops the sales chart. Over the Hedge returns to the top 10 along with five other new entries in this week’s top 10.

-Wesley Lovell (December 23, 2006)

Sales Chart: December 30, 2006 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  2. Miami Vice
  3. Superman Returns
  4. Cars
  5. Ice Age: The Meltdown
  6. Beerfest
  7. 24 (Season 5)
  8. The Da Vinci Code
  9. The Polar Express
  10. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is no surprise to top the sales chart for this week. It even pulls in the long-off-the-charts prequel The Curse of the Black Pearl into the top 10. More than half the chart is gone replaced by new DVDs Miami Vice, Beerfest, 24 (Season 5) and The Polar Express (returning to the top 10 for the second time this holiday season).

-Wesley Lovell (December 30, 2006)

2007

DVD Sales Chart: January 6, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Talladega Nights
  2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  3. The Devil Wears Prada
  4. Barnyard
  5. Cars
  6. World Trade Center
  7. Air Buddies
  8. Ice Age: The Meltdown
  9. The Fox and the Hound 2
  10. Superman Returns

Whereas Talladega Nights had a weak debut on the rentals chart, it tops the sales chart this week while the number one rental last week is this week’s number three debut, The Devil Wears Prada. Also new on this week’s chart are World Trade Center, Air Buddies and Fox and the Hound 2.

-Wesley Lovell (January 6, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: January 13, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  2. Invincible
  3. Talladega Nights
  4. Step Up
  5. The Devil Wears Prada
  6. Little Miss Sunshine
  7. Cars
  8. Fearless
  9. Barnyard
  10. Ice Age: The Meltdown

Pirates bounces back into the top spot after being tossed out by number-three-this-week Talladega Nights last week. Invincible debuted well in second place while Step Up managed to push Devil Wears Prada down to five. Little Miss Sunshine had a weak debut on the sales chart at number 6 after a luminous number-two debut at the rental chart.

-Wesley Lovell (January 13, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: January 27, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Snakes on a Plane
  2. Jackass: Number Two
  3. The Covenant
  4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  5. Talladega Nights
  6. The Devil Wears Prada

Although the power outage forced me to abandon three weeks’ worth of data, I’ve been able to reconstruct part of this week’s results.

-Wesley Lovell (January 27, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: February 3, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Crank
  2. The Illusionist
  3. Jackass: Number Two
  4. The Devil Wears Prada
  5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  6. The Covenant
  7. Snakes on a Plane
  8. Talladega Nights
  9. Barnyard
  10. Cars

Action proves too tempting to avoid as Crank tops the sales chart. Last week’s number 1 plummets to 7th place. Animated films Barnyard and Cars return to the top 10 this week. The Illusionist proves popular with its second place premiere this week ahead of the MTV movie Jackass: Number Two.

-Wesley Lovell (February 3, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: February 10, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Gridiron Gang
  2. Employee of the Month
  3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
  4. The Protector
  5. The Illusionist
  6. Crank
  7. Jackass: Number Two
  8. The Devil Wears Prada
  9. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  10. Talladega Nights

Taking a back seat to Employee of the Month on the corresponding rental chart, Gridiron Gang proves more popular with the crowd that purchase DVDs outright topping this week’s sales chart.

-Wesley Lovell (February 10, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: February 17, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Saw III
  2. The Guardian
  3. Gridiron Gang
  4. The Invincible Iron Man
  5. Employee of the Month
  6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
  7. The Illusionist
  8. Crank
  9. The Protector
  10. Little Miss Sunshine

After its debut on the top of the rental charts, Saw III‘s number one premiere on the sales chart isn’t very surprising either. Little Miss Sunshine returns to the top 10 after week’s of strong buzz and it’s burgeoning Best Picture Oscar buzz.

-Wesley Lovell (February 17, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: February 24, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Open Season
  2. The Marine
  3. Flyboys
  4. The Guardian
  5. Saw III
  6. Gridiron Gang
  7. Facing the Giants
  8. Little Miss Sunshine
  9. The Illusionist
  10. One Night with the King

Kids’ films often do well on sales charts and Open Season continued that trend topping the actioners The Marine and Flyboys.

-Wesley Lovell (February 24, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: March 3, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
  2. Flags of Our Fathers
  3. Open Season
  4. Flicka
  5. The Grudge 2
  6. The Marine
  7. Flyboys
  8. Hollywoodland
  9. The Guardian
  10. Saw III

Disney direct-to-video sequel Cinderella III beat out Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers for the top spot on this week’s sales chart. It’s premiere highlights two things. The first is that Eastwood’s Flags is virtually a financial disaster, having failed first at the box office and now on the sales chart. The second is that the sales chart is indelibly weak during the early months of each year otherwise a third-rate animated sequel can top the chart.

-Wesley Lovell (March 3, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: March 10, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. The Departed
  2. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
  3. Flags of Our Fathers
  4. Open Season
  5. School for Scoundrels
  6. Flicka
  7. Marie Antoinette
  8. The Secret
  9. Zoom: Academy for Superheroes
  10. Saw III

As expected, The Departed topped this week’s sales chart, but what was unexpected is that the animated direct-to-video sequel Cinderrella III managed to hold on to second place.

-Wesley Lovell (March 10, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: March 17, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Flushed Away
  2. The Prestige
  3. The Departed
  4. Babel
  5. Man of the Year
  6. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
  7. Open Season
  8. The Secret
  9. Flags of Our Fathers
  10. Flicka

We now know why Flushed Away did so abysmally on the rental chart. Instead of renting it, most households bought it, bringing Flushed Away to the top of this week’s sales chart.

-Wesley Lovell (March 17, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: March 24, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. The Departed
  2. Flushed Away
  3. The Prestige
  4. Stranger Than Fiction
  5. Babel
  6. Tenacious D In: The Pick of Desitny
  7. The Secret
  8. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
  9. A Good Year
  10. Man of the Year

The Departed returned to the top of the sales chart to spend its second week at the top, making it the first such film this year to do so. Next week, however, Borat should easily knock the Scorsese flick from the number one spot.

-Wesley Lovell (March 24, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: March 31, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Borat
  2. Peter Pan
  3. The Departed
  4. Flushed Away
  5. The Prestige
  6. The Secret
  7. Stranger Than Fiction
  8. South Park: The Complete Ninth Season
  9. Babel
  10. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

Following its successful debut on the top of the rental chart, Borat topped the sales chart just ahead of the reissue of Peter Pan. South Park‘s ninth season opened at 8 and the rest of the chart saw standard downard movement. The Secret broke that trend and edged up one more position to sixth showing amazing staying power.

-Wesley Lovell (March 31, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: April 7, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Casino Royale
  2. The Holiday
  3. Peter Pan
  4. Borat
  5. The Departed
  6. Barbie: Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow
  7. Flushed Away
  8. The Secret
  9. The Prestige
  10. Harsh Times

Borat tumbles from the number one position down to fourth with last week’s number two film coming in ahead of it. New films Casino Royale and The Holiday take the top two spots at the box office. The new direct-to-video Barbie: Fairytopia comes in a solid, but disappointing sixth.

-Wesley Lovell (April 7, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: April 14, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Eragon
  2. Blood Diamond
  3. Casino Royale
  4. Rocky Balboa
  5. Borat
  6. The Holiday
  7. Peter Pan
  8. The Nativity Story
  9. The Departed
  10. Everyone’s Hero

Despite its third-place opening on the rental chart, Eragon manages to top the sales list just above its competitor Blood Diamond. Films that focus on younger audiences tend to do significantly better on the sales chart than the rental as many parents buy them to allow their children to watch repeatedly. Next week, we should see a top-spot finish of Happy Feet.

-Wesley Lovell (April 14, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: April 21, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Happy Feet
  2. The Pursuit of Happyness
  3. Children of Men
  4. Eragon
  5. Blood Diamond
  6. Casino Royale
  7. Rocky Balboa
  8. Peter Pan
  9. Borat
  10. The Holiday

As expected, Happy Feet topped the sales chart and isn’t likely to leave next week, even against the opening of Charlotte’s Web. Everything else pretty much slid down the chart one spot with only Peter Pan losing less ground.

-Wesley Lovell (April 21, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: April 28, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Happy Feet
  2. Charlotte’s Web
  3. The Pursuit of Happyness
  4. The Good Shepherd
  5. Eragon
  6. Casino Royale
  7. Peter Pan
  8. Blood Diamond
  9. Jump In!
  10. Flushed Away

As expected, Charlotte’s Web failed to knock the penguins of Happy Feet from their top place berth.

-Wesley Lovell (April 28, 2007)

DVD Sales Chart: May 5, 2007 (Source: Billboard Magazine)

  1. Happy Feet
  2. Charlotte’s Web
  3. The Pursuit of Happyness
  4. The Good Shepherd
  5. Bobby
  6. Casino Royale
  7. Blood Diamond
  8. Eragon
  9. Peter Pan
  10. Borat

Happy Feet spends its third week at the top of the sales chart. It’s likely to fall next week against more competition than the fifth-plae finish of Bobby.

-Wesley Lovell (May 5, 2007)

2008

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2009

Top DVD Sales: March 22, 2009

I have no commentary on this list at this time.

-Wesley Lovell (April 7, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: March 29, 2009

Twilight manages to spend a second week in the number one position on the top sales chart. Quantum of Solace can’t dislodge the tween romantic drama and winds up in second place with the second week in release for Bolt leaps into the top 10 to land at #3.

-Wesley Lovell (April 14, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: April 5, 2009

Marley & Me pulled into the top spot pushing Twilight out of the number one position. Slumdog Millionaire did better opening on the sale chart than it did on rental while Twilight ended up behind it at #3.

-Wesley Lovell (April 21, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: April 12 2009

The highest debut of a new release was number 5 where the big renter The Day the Earth Stood Still failed to perform well for sales. Neither did Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man or animated flick The Tale of Despereaux.

-Wesley Lovell (April 28, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: April 19 2009

Marley & Me taking the top spot is certainly not a surprise, especially since it’s a DVD-buy-friendly property. The Spirit should have opened higher and The Reader is surprisingly far up the list for being a rather difficult subject matter.

-Wesley Lovell (May 5, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: April 26, 2009

While The Wrestler topped the rental chart, Notorious captures the top of the sales chart with Wrestler close behind and Frost/Nixon opening at #7.

-Wesley Lovell (May 12, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: May 3, 2009

No surprises as most of last week’s positions for the debuts of the rental charts match identically, film-and-position.

-Wesley Lovell (May 19, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: May 10, 2009

Without a surprise, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button topped the sale chart this week and may very well hold it next week as Taken, the film that is most likely to challenge it, doesn’t seem like the kind of movie people like to own.

-Wesley Lovell (May 26, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: May 17, 2009

I guess Taken really could sell copies as it pushes Benjamin Button out of the top spot. More surprising is that Underworld: Rise of the Lycans ended up in second, pushing the entire trilogy set into the Top 10 as well.

-Wesley Lovell (June 2, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: May 24, 2009

As has been the trend of the last several weeks, the top film of the rental chart also debuts atop the sales chart. Now, if you’ve ever wondered why the sales chart is always released a week behind, that is largely due to the source I use to collect the data. Billboard posts the sales data for two weeks prior whereas imdb posts the rental data for the previous week.

-Wesley Lovell (June 9, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: May 31, 2009

Another week at the top for Paul Blart while the new release of box office dud New in Town made a weak sales debut at #4.

-Wesley Lovell (June 16, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: June 7, 2009

Making its way to the top of the sales chart, as it did the rentals, He’s Just Not That Into You is doing as solidly as most romcoms.

-Wesley Lovell (June 23, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: June 14, 2009

As fully expected, Gran Torino takes the top of the sales chart. the big question is whether it can hold on next week and fend of Madea Goes to Jail and Friday the 13th on this chart was well.

-Wesley Lovell (June 30, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: June 21, 2009

Carrying over almost identically to the sales chart, Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino maintains its second week atop the list.

-Wesley Lovell (July 7, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: June 28, 2009

Last week’s big rental opener came in at 9th on the sales chart. Meanwhile, the film I would have expected to open atop the rental chart did open atop the sales chart.

-Wesley Lovell (July 14, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: July 5, 2009

John Cena was actually able to top the Sales chart after failing to steal the top of the rental chart from Clint.

-Wesley Lovell (July 21, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: July 12, 2009

The three top openers on the rental chart last week carried through their top three positions on the sales chart. Please note that the source of my weekly reports has changed and is now obtained from the-numbers.com.

-Wesley Lovell (July 28, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: July 19, 2009

Knowing was not able to hold the top of the sales chart for a second week like it did the rentals, so The Haunting in Connecticut claims the crown. The rest seem to have just shifted down with the previous installments of recent blockbusters surge back into the Top 10 (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Transformers).

-Wesley Lovell (August 4, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: July 26, 2009

Carrying over to the sale chart, Watchmen leads a lackluster list with plenty of TV series, which indicates either popularity among the shows or a weak week.

-Wesley Lovell (August 11, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: August 2, 2009

Knocking Watchmen off the top of the sales chart was fairly quick considering it was surmounted by Fast & Furious, hardly a thinkable conclusion considering their respective box office takes.

-Wesley Lovell (August 18, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: August 9, 2009

A result much more in line with my expectations. Apparently parents don’t rent much anymore, but they do buy outright propelling Race to Witch Mountain ahead of Obsessed to top the sales chart. Meanwhile, it’s such a dull week for releases that three films (positions 8, 9 and 10) are filled with DVD releases from 2005.

-Wesley Lovell (August 25, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: August 16, 2009

And this is the result I expected on the rentals chart last week. 17 Again dominates the tween market leaving I Love You, Man in the dust.

-Wesley Lovell (September 1, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: August 23, 2009

As I suggested last week, Hannah Montana: The Movie was the top seller this week largely because those who plan to own don’t rent. The Last House on the Left came in second while a series of new TV series releases filled up most of the new spots in the top 10, including a boffo debut of Dexter: Season 3 at #3.

-Wesley Lovell (September 8, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: August 30, 2009

And Hannah Montana sticks the top for a second week and Fighting manages to outdo Duplicity.

-Wesley Lovell (September 15, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: September 6, 2009

Carryovers are fun. State of Play tops the sales chart. Heroes, despite losing ground in the ratings and shedding fans like a snake’s skin, still managed to debut at number 2.

-Wesley Lovell (September 22, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: September 13, 2009

State of Play drops dramatically this week, falling to #6 while the first TV show I can remember tops the list: The Office (5).

-Wesley Lovell (September 29, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: September 20, 2009

It’s no surprise that X-Men: Origins: Wolverine topped the sales chart or that the latest Barbie video came in second.

-Wesley Lovell (October 6, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: September 27, 2009

Hugh Jackman trumps Matthew McConaughey as Ghosts of Girlfriends Past fails to break the Wolverine‘s hold on the top of the sales chart.

-Wesley Lovell (October 13, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: October 4, 2009

Either househoulds are weary of buying every special edition that comes out each year for old films or Monsters vs. Aliens was really that popular. It managed to top the 70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz on the sales chart.

-Wesley Lovell (October 20, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: October 11, 2009

A second week at the top makes for a harsh first week for the box office dud Year One.

-Wesley Lovell (October 27, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: October 18, 2009

It’s like home video owners felt the same way as home video renters. Needless to say, Will Farrell’s failure is modestly satisfying.

-Wesley Lovell (November 3, 2009)

Top DVD Sales: October 25, 2009

Another shocking top spot finish for Transformers 2.

-Wesley Lovell (November 10, 2009)

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