‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ is bestselling DVD and top rental
“G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” starring Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum, is dominating in home entertainment. The big-budget action film from Paramount is the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray disc title, as well as the top rental.
The Jackie Robinson biopic “42” was second-bestselling DVD in its third week in release, while the raunchy comedy “Identity Thief” held strong, taking the No. 2 spot in rentals in its ninth week.
Here are the top titles for the week that ended Aug. 3 for sales and Aug. 4 for rentals, according to Rentrak.
Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray sales
1. “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (Paramount). Week 1
2. “42” (Warner Bros.). Week 3
3. “Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox” (Warner Bros.). Week 1
4. “Despicable Me” (Universal). Week 138
5. “Teen Beach Movie” (Disney). Week 1
6. “Evil Dead” (Sony). Week 3
7. “Tyler Perry’s Temptation” (Lionsgate). Week 4
8. “Oz the Great and Powerful” (Disney). Week 8
9. “Jack the Giant Slayer” (Warner Bros.). Week 7
10. “A Good Day to Die Hard” (Fox). Week 9
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Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray rentals
1. “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (Paramount). Week 1
2. “Identity Thief” (Universal). Week 9
3. “Jack The Giant Slayer” (New Line). Week 7
4. “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” (New Line). Week 6
5. “A Good Day To Die Hard” (Fox). Week 9
6. “The Call” (Sony). Week 6
7. “Dead Man Down” (Sony). Week 5
8. “Oz The Great And Powerful” (Disney). Week 8
9. “21 & Over” (Fox). Week 7
10. “Evil Dead” (Sony). Week 3
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