It has been available for over a month here in the United States and shows no signs of slowing down as we get the latest sales figures for The Force Awakens on Blu-ray via an article posted over on Blu-ray.com.
For the week that ended on May 8th, Lucasfilm and Disney Home Entertainment’s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens returned to the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists. The latest installment in the iconic Star Wars franchise made a huge commercial impact when it hit theaters last December. The Force Awakens grossed over $2 billion worldwide on top of its estimated $245-million production budget, and it scored an 81% favorability rating on Metacritic. Furthermore, during its first week on home media, The Force Awakens outsold its remaining nineteen Blu-ray and DVD competitors in the Top 20 VideoScan charts nearly five to one. This week, The Force Awakens had a strong Blu-ray market share of 83%.
