2004 Sales Chart

[Prince Eric]

Has anyone foundn a DVD sales chart of 2004? I'm curious to know how Aladdin, Mulan, and to a lesser extent, Alice in Wonderland placed. Thanks!

[Luke]

<i>Brother Bear</i> and <i>The Lion King 1 ½</i> were Disney's two biggest sellers by far.

From Video Business, an excellent source for mid-year and year-end sales numbers, although this year's list is much shorter than those of the past:

<b><u>2004: Top DVD Sellers</b></u>

Rank Title (Label/distributor) Release date Units (mils.) Revenue (mils.)
1 Shrek 2 (DreamWorks/Universal) Nov. 5 18.2 $316
2 LOTR: King (all editions, NL/Warner) May 25, Dec. 14 12.5 257
3 Star Wars Trilogy (Fox) Sept. 21 4.7 215
4 Passion of the Christ (Fox) Aug. 31 10.5 189
5 Harry Potter Azkaban (Warner) Nov. 23 9.4 171
6 Spider-Man 2 (Sony) Nov. 30 9.9 162
7 Matrix Revolutions (Warner) April 6 6.4 116
8 Elf (Warner) Nov. 16 6.2 114
<b>9 Lion King 1½ (Buena Vista) Feb. 10 6.0 113
10 Brother Bear (Buena Vista) March 30 5.9 112 </b>
11 Day After Tomorrow (Fox) Oct. 12 6.5 110
12 American Wedding (Universal) Jan. 2 5.5 104
13 Last Samurai (Warner) May 4 5.6 99
14 Bourne Supremacy (Universal) Dec. 7 5.4 93
15 Van Helsing (Universal) Oct. 19 4.9 88
16 Seinfeld Seasons 1 & 2 (Sony) Nov. 23 2.3 87
17 Cheaper By the Dozen (Fox) April 6 4.9 84

[orestes.]

Cool, interesting stuff. I've got 9 on that list I believe unless I miscounted. I went fast.

I'm glad Brother Bear was such a big seller but I'm quite surprised Aladdin isn't up there.

I usually don't pay much attention to DVD sales but now I'm getting kinda curious.

[Luke]

It's worth pointing out that the list is sorted by revenue. So if Disney had a massive ad campaign for <i>Aladdin</i>, then it would need to sell more copies to make the list. For instance, you'll notice <i>The Day After Tomorrow</i> sold more copies than either of Disney's top two, but it didn't make as much revenue.

[MadonnasManOne]

Also, using the information Luke has provided, for example, the Star Wars Trilogy sold 4.7 units, less than The Lion King 1 1/2 and Brother Bear, yet the Star Wars Trilogy ranks at #3.

[Jack]

Just for curiosity's sake, here's those 17 titles in the ranking of units sold . . .

Rank Title (Label/distributor) Release date Units (mils.) Revenue (mils.)

1. Shrek 2 (DreamWorks/Universal) Nov. 5 18.2 $316
2. LOTR: King (all editions, NL/Warner) May 25, Dec. 14 12.5 257
3. Passion of the Christ (Fox) Aug. 31 10.5 189
4. Spider-Man 2 (Sony) Nov. 30 9.9 162
5. Harry Potter Azkaban (Warner) Nov. 23 9.4 171
6. Day After Tomorrow (Fox) Oct. 12 6.5 110
7. Matrix Revolutions (Warner) April 6 6.4 116
8. Elf (Warner) Nov. 16 6.2 114
9. Lion King 1½ (Buena Vista) Feb. 10 6.0 113
10. Brother Bear (Buena Vista) March 30 5.9 112
11. Last Samurai (Warner) May 4 5.6 99
12. American Wedding (Universal) Jan. 2 5.5 104
13. Bourne Supremacy (Universal) Dec. 7 5.4 93
14. Van Helsing (Universal) Oct. 19 4.9 88
15. Cheaper By the Dozen (Fox) April 6 4.9 84
16. Star Wars Trilogy (Fox) Sept. 21 4.7 215
17. Seinfeld Seasons 1 & 2 (Sony) Nov. 23 2.3 87

There isn't TOO much of a difference in the order, except for the more expensive box sets.

[Andy]

I didnt know Brother Bear was that much of a sucess, are those just the US firgures though? Now its making me want to buy the dvd even more now as i've never seen it before......

[Luke]

Here's a list of the Top Catalogue Sellers of 2004 from DVDExclusive.com, which includes Disney's two biggest sellers of 2003 staying strong but no sign of <i>Aladdin</i>.

TOP-SELLING DVD CATALOG TITLES: YEAR-TO-DATE
Rank Title (label/distributor) Release Revenue
1 BAND OF BROTHERS (WB) 11/5/2002 53.5
2 STAR WARS TRILOGY (FOX) 9/21/2004 39.1
3 FINDING NEMO (DIS) 11/4/2003 38.1
4 INDIANA JONES COLLECTION (PAR) 10/21/2003 35.1
5 LOTR: FELLOWSHIP EX. ED. (NL/WB) 11/12/2002 30.2
6 CHAPELLE SHOW: SEASON 1 (PAR) 2/24/2004 32.4
7 GODFATHER COLLECTION (PAR) 10/9/2001 29.8
8 BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR (WAR) 6/3/2003 29.1
9 SHREK (UNI) 8/19/2003 28.3
10 FAMILY GUY: SEASONS 1 & 2 (FOX) 4/15/2003 27.4
11 SCARFACE ANN. ED. (UNI) 9/30/2003 24.6
12 FAMILY GUY: SEASON 3 (FOX) 9/9/2003 23.9
13 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (DIS) 12/2/2003 22.7
14 OLD SCHOOL UNI 6/10/2003 21.5
15 LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY (NL/WB) 5/25/2004 20.3

Also interesting are the top-selling Direct-to-Video titles of last year, which as usual, Disney dominates.

TOP DVD PREMIERE MOVIES: YEAR-TO-DATE
Rank Title (label/distributor) Street Date Revenue
1 LION KING 11/2 (DIS) 2/10/2004 165.1
2 LION KING 2 (DIS) 8/31/2004 46.1
3 MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS (DIS) 11/9/2004 44.3
4 MICKEY'S THE THREE MUSKETEERS (DIS) 8/17/2004 36.5
5 BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR (WB) 6/3/2003 33.8
6 BRING IT ON AGAIN (UNI) 1/13/2004 33.4
7 BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR RIDES AGAIN (PAR) 12/7/2004 23.6
8 BARBIE AS PRINCESS AND THE PAUPER (LIONS GATE) 9/28/2004 23.0
9 SPRINGTIME WITH ROO (DIS) 3/9/2004 21.1
10 BELLY OF THE BEAST (COL) 12/30/2003 14.3
11 BRATZ: THE VIDEO (FOX) 8/3/2004 14.1
12 DEVILS'S POND (LIONS GATE) 12/16/2003 13.8
13 LARRY THE CABLE GUY: GIT-R-DONE (IMAGE ENT.) 5/25/2004 13.7
14 STARSHIP TROOPERS 2 (SONY) 6/1/2004 13.6
15 SCOOBY-DOO AND THE LOCH NESS MONSTER (WB) 6/22/2004 12.2

[Prince Eric]

So that means Aladdin and Mulan sold less than 2.3 million units? That is certainly surprising, and a big blow to Disney's animated DVD cannon. If I'm not mistaking, those two, along with Alice and Wonderland, are the lowest selling 2-Disc DVDs of the slipcover era! That is very incredible!...

Well, does that mean the big chain stores will finally reduce their DVD prices to a normal $15?

[Disney-Fan]

I didnt know Brother Bear was that much of a sucess, are those just the US firgures though? Now its making me want to buy the dvd even more now as i've never seen it before......

See it. NOW!

[2099net]

Was "OLD SCHOOL UNI" really a catalog title? I assume this is the revenue from a reprice.

Considering a reprice of a mediocre gross-out comedy is on the list, and Aladdin and Mulan aren't is a bit of a surprise.

Interesting to see Family Guy on the list too. And how was Band of Brothers no 1?

[Luke]

Was "OLD SCHOOL UNI" really a catalog title? I assume this is the revenue from a reprice.

Considering a reprice of a mediocre gross-out comedy is on the list, and Aladdin and Mulan aren't is a bit of a surprise.

Interesting to see Family Guy on the list too.

Anything not released in 2004 qualifies. Hence, the inclusion of Nemo and Pirates, released on DVD just a month and two before the start of 2004.

[Boogedy Boo]

I wonder how well Gargoyles sold? I'm really anxious to know if it will lead to the rest of the Disney cartoons.

[reyquila]

Here's a list of the Top Catalogue Sellers of 2004 from DVDExclusive.com, which includes Disney's two biggest sellers of 2003 staying strong but no sign of <i>Aladdin</i>.

Also interesting are the top-selling Direct-to-Video titles of last year, which as usual, Disney dominates.

And some of you are always complaining about DTV and sequels. Shut up, please.

[orestes.]

Yikes! Well people have the right to state their opinions.

[Disney Guru]

Looks like dvd sales did excellenty well in 2004. I am glad that Brother Bear is on that list, I recently got a dvd and watched the movie for the first time and I love that movie. Very touching.