Projections: 'Taken 2' Ready to Take Off

21 Jan, 2013 By: John Latchem

The top new home video release for the week ending Jan. 20 was undoubtedly 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Taken 2, the actioner starring Liam Neeson that took in $139.5 million at the domestic box office. The sequel should easily top the overall disc and Blu-ray sales charts.

On the rental chart, Taken 2 is affected by a 28-day kiosk embargo. Universal’s Pitch Perfect is coming off its holdback period and could top the rental chart due to a lack of wider availability of other new releases at rental outlets.

Rank	Title	Studio	Weeks on Chart
	Projected Top 3 Sellers for Week Ending 1/20/2013
1	Taken 2	Fox	New
2	Frankenweenie	Disney	2
3	The Possession	Lionsgate	New
	Projected Top 3 Rentals for Week Ending 1/20/2013
1	Pitch Perfect	Universal	5
2	Ted	Universal	6
3	The Bourne Legacy	Universal	6