Projections: 'La La Land' Looking for High Note on Disc Charts
1 May, 2017 By: John Latchem
The time has come for Lionsgate's La La Land to convert its considerable awards-season buzz into home video sales, putting it on track to take the top spot the week ending April 30.
The musical romance, which captured six Oscars and a record seven Golden Globes, including Best Actress for Emma Stone, earned $151.1 million at the domestic box office.
The first-week sales of La La Land should be enough to knock Disney's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story from the disc sales perch, where it has been for three weeks, most recently holding off a surge from Universal's Split.
Sony Pictures' Underworld: Blood Wars will also look to debut in a decent chart spot. The fifth film in the "Underworld" franchise earned just $30.35 million domestically, the lowest in the series.
The time has come for Lionsgate's La La Land to convert its considerable awards-season buzz into home video sales, putting it on track to take the top spot the week ending April 30.
The weekly rental chart looks to be dominated by titles coming off 28-day release delays at Redbox kiosks: Fox's Why Him? and Warner's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Rank | Title | Studio | Weeks on Chart |
Projected Top 3 Sellers for Week Ending 4/30/17 | |||
1 | La La Land | Lionsgate | New |
2 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Disney/Lucasfilm | 4 |
3 | Underworld: Blood Wars | Sony Pictures | New |
Projected Top 3 Rentals for Week Ending 4/30/17 | |||
1 | Why Him? | Fox | 5 |
2 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Warner | 5 |
3 | Sing | Universal | 6 |