Projections: Not Much Competition for 'Batman v Superman'

15 Aug, 2016 By: John Latchem

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A lack of significant new releases the week ending Aug. 14 could pave the way for another week atop disc sales for Warner's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which has taken the No. 1 spot for the previous three weeks.

The top new titles during the week were Lionsgate's A Hologram for the King, a low-key Tom Hanks vehicle that barely grossed $4.2 million at the domestic box office and received a minimal footprint at retail, and a couple of TV titles from Warner: Supergirl: The Complete First Season and 11.22.63.

The best challengers for taking over No. 1 on the disc sales chart are a couple of holdovers: Universal's Mother's Day, which debuted at No. 3, and Warner's Batman: The Killing Joke, which debuted at No. 2 overall and No. 1 on the Blu-ray chart.

On the rental chart, Mother's Day is likely to hold onto the top spot for a second week.

Rank	Title	Studio	Weeks on Chart
	Projected Top 3 Sellers for Week Ending 8/14/16
1	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Warner	4
2	Batman: The Killing Joke	Warner	2
3	Mother's Day	Universal	2
	Projected Top 3 Rentals for Week Ending 8/14/16
1	Mother's Day	Universal	2
2	Criminal	Lionsgate	3
3	Meet the Blacks	Lionsgate	2

 

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