Kick-Ass propelled the Blu-ray market share to a healthier 14% for the week ending August 8th, according to Home Media Magazine.
Blu-ray revenue was $22.89M for the week, up over 40% compared to last year after two weeks of lagging 2009 figures.
Lionsgate’s Kick-Ass was easily to top seller for the week, ahead of Clash of the Titans from Warner in 2nd place.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid from Fox, Anchor Bay’s The Crazies and Avatar from Fox rounded out the top five on the chart for the week.
New release Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer from Summit took 9th position, ahead of Disney title James and the Giant Peach in 11th place.
Recent release Repo Men from Universal came in 12th place, ahead of another recent release Batman: Under the Red Hood from Warner in 14th position.
Kick-Ass was a very strong seller for Blu-ray Disc with 49% market share, while Diary of a Wimpy Kid was at the other end of the scale with just 12% of sales on Blu-ray Disc.
Other top sellers with strong Blu-ray performance include Clash of the Titans with 36%, Avatar with 42% and Hot Tub Time Machine with 40% Blu-ray Disc market share.
However even these were beaten by bargain priced titles The Crazies with 74% and Brooklyn’s Finest with 60% Blu-ray market share.
Market share for other new releases included The Ghost Writer with 23% and on the TV side Heroes: Season 4 had 18% market share on Blu-ray Disc.