DVD Down, Blu-ray Sales Up Over Last Year

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While overall sales of video discs (DVD and Blu-ray combined) were down nearly 29 percent in the week ending April 19 from the same week a year ago, Blu-ray title sales posted a 15.3 percent jump since last year, with sales of about $10.8 million in North America. Blu-ray has edged up to about a 12 percent share of the overall video-disc market, according to Home Media Research.

Meanwhile, two "Man" titles held onto the middle of the pack—"Yes Man" and "Iron Man"—with the latter title coming back into the Top 10 after dropping out a couple of weeks ago after many weeks on the list.

The Top 10 Blu-ray sales for the week ending April 18, according to Rentrak:

  1. "The Spirit" (Lionsgate)
  2. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)
  3. "Quantum of Solace" (MGM/20th Century Fox)
  4. "Marley & Me" (20th Century Fox)
  5. "Yes Man" (Warner Bro.)
  6. "Iron Man" (Paramount)
  7. "Bedtime Stories" (Disney)
  8. "Slumdog Millionaire" (20th Century Fox)
  9. "Wanted" (Universal)
  10. "Transformers" (Paramount)
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