A pair of films we covered from every angle in the run-up to their theatrical release dominated the DVD and Blu-Ray sales this week, with "Watchmen" dominating its first week on shelves and "Coraline" following up in second place.
The Zack Snyder adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' classic series took the top spot in sales and rentals for both DVD and Blu-Ray formats its first week, with a high percentage of both "Watchmen" and "Coraline" business targeting the high-definition Blu-Ray versions of each film. According to Home Media Magazine, the "Watchmen" Blu-Ray accounted for 36 percent of sales since hitting shelves on July 21, while the hi-def editions of "Coraline" tallied 18 percent of total sales.
While Blu-Ray continues to stake out a place for itself as a viable format for the long haul, the numbers also seem to indicate a decent life for "Watchmen" in the home entertainment world. That's also a pretty significant showing for "Coraline," which grossed far less at the box office than Snyder's epic adaptation ($75.3 million to $107.5 million) but still placed high on the home video charts.
Planning to pick up "Watchmen"? Already own it? Which version?