‘Disney Fairies’ beats ‘Magic Mike’ on DVD
Fairies are beating strippers in DVD sales
Walt Disney Studios’ new direct-to-DVD title “Disney Fairies: Secret of the Wings†was the No. 1-selling DVD and Blu-ray disc for the week ended Oct. 27, according to research firm Rentrak Corp.
It outperformed the Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum surprise box-office hit “Magic Mike,†which debuted at No. 2 on the sales charts.
Other new DVDs last week included “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter†and “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection,†which started at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
Below are the DVD charts for the week ended Oct. 27 (sales) and 28 (rentals), with data provided by Rentrak.
Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray sales
1. “Disney Fairies: Secret of the Wings†(Disney). Week 1.
2. “Magic Mike†(Warner Bros). Week 1.
3. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted†(DreamWorks Animation/Paramount). Week 2 (last week No. 1).
4. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter†(Fox). Week 1.
5. “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection†(Lionsgate). Week 1.
6. “The Avengers†(Disney). Week 5 (last week No. 3).
7. “Prometheus†(Fox). Week 3 (last week No. 2).
8. “Tyler Perry’s I Don’t Want to Do Wrong†(Lionsgate). Week 1.
9. “Dark Shadows†(Warner Bros.). Week 4 (last week No. 10.)
10. “That’s My Boy†(Sony). Week 2 (last week No. 4).
Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray rentals
1. “The Avengersâ€* (Disney). Week 5 (last week No. 2).
2. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted†(DreamWorks Animation/Paramount). Week 2 (last week No. 3).
3. “That’s My Boy†(Sony). Week 2 (last week No. 4).
4. “Snow White and the Huntsmanâ€* (Universal). Week 7 (last week No. 1).
5. “Dark Shadowsâ€* (Warner Bros.). Week 4 (last week No. 5)
6. “Madea’s Witness Protection†(Lionsgate). Week 1.
7. “Five-Year Engagementâ€* (Universal). Week 8 (last week No. 7).
8. “The Lucky Oneâ€* (Warner Bros.). Week 9 (last week No. 18).
9. “Battleshipâ€* (Universal). Week 9 (last week No. 6).
10. “Rock of Agesâ€* (Warner Bros.). Week 3 (last week No. 13).
*Titles with asterisk were not available to rent from most outlets for from several days to four weeks after they first went on sale.
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