Projections: 'Ghostbusters' Making a Call for Disc Success

17 Oct, 2016 By: John Latchem

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Sony Pictures' Ghostbusters remake will try to ride some strong retail momentum to the top spot on the home video sales charts the week ending Oct. 16.

The female-driven update, affixed with the subtitle "Answer the Call" by the studio, earned a shade under $128 million in U.S. theaters, not quite meeting expectations. The project generated considerable notoreity, however, and had a strong retail presence upon its disc debut.

Another newcomer looking to make an impact on the charts include Fox's Ice Age: Collision Course, the fifth "Ice Age" movie that earned about $64 million in U.S. theaters, the lowest tally of the franchise.

Warner's The Legend of Tarzan is also expected to swing into one of the top spots, after earning $126.6 million domestically.

On the rental chart, Universal's Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is poised to move into the top spot after coming off the studio's holdback from Redbox kiosks a week early. Warner's The Conjuring 2 should move up as well after a standard 28-day holdback.

Ghostbusters has not yet been made available at Redbox.

Rank	Title	Studio	Weeks on Chart
	Projected Top 3 Sellers for Week Ending 10/16/16
1	Ghostbusters: Answer the Call	Sony Pictures	New
2	Ice Age: Collision Course	Fox	New
3	The Legend of Tarzan	Warner	New
	Projected Top 3 Rentals for Week Ending 10/16/16
1	Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising	Universal	4
2	The Conjuring 2	Warner	5
3	Blood Father	Lionsgate	New

 

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