Projections: 'Risen' Hoping to Rise on Charts

30 May, 2016 By: John Latchem

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Sony Pictures' Risen is hoping its core faith-based audience will push it to the top of the home video sales charts.

Risen earned just $36.9 million at the domestic box office, though it received considerable retail attention and its religious themes — the film tells the story of a Roman soldier's search for the missing body of Jesus — should give it a strong built-in viewership.

Of course, it will also have to contend with the ongoing success of Fox's Deadpool, the No. 1 disc seller the past two weeks.

Other newcomers vying for a top spot include Warner's How to Be Single and Paramount's Zoolander No. 2.

On the rental chart, Universal's Ride Along 2 comes off its 28-day holdback from Redbox and should take the top spot.

Rank	Title	Studio	Weeks on Chart
	Projected Top 3 Sellers for Week Ending 5/29/16
1	Risen	Sony Pictures	New
2	Deadpool	Fox	3
3	How to Be Single	Warner	New
	Projected Top 3 Rentals for Week Ending 5/29/16
1	Ride Along 2	Universal	5
2	The Revenant	Fox	6
3	Dirty Grandpa	Lionsgate	2

 

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