Holiday shoppers put Santa Buddies at No. 1 in DVD sales
PHYSICAL: Four Christmases was the top DVD rental
By Cheryl Cheng -- Video Business, 12/2/2009
DEC. 2 | PHYSICAL: Released just in time for the holiday shopping season, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s DVD premiere Santa Buddies, the fourth installment in the popular Buddies franchise, was the No. 1 DVD seller this week, according to Rentrak.
Santa Buddies was the No. 1 DVD seller in its debut week.
It was followed by Warner Home Video’s 2008 holiday movie Four Christmases, starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. The film also was the No. 1 DVD rental.
Despite grossing $133.4 million at the box office, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Angels & Demons had a modest debut on the charts, at No. 3 in DVD sales and No. 2 in Blu-ray Disc sales. Sony simultaneously released the summer blockbuster on video-on-demand and home video.
Another notable new release, Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s Funny People was popular among renters, debuting as the third-ranked DVD rental.
The Judd Apatow comedy starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen grossed $51.8 million in theaters.
And Summit Home Entertainment’s Twilight, which is the best-selling DVD so far this year, fell only two spots in the DVD sales charts to No. 10. The sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, was the No. 1 theatrical film for a second week.
