And the winner is . . . Alien vs. Predator: Requiem

44,000 units sold wins top two-week honors
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By James Plath
FIRST ONLINE May 7, 2008

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"Alien vs. Predator" outsold the nearest competitor by 600 units the week ending April 27, 2008. Of the 279,920 discs sold, 93 percent were Blu-ray. According to the Redhill Group, here are the top sellers:

Blu-ray Top Sellers (Week ending 4-27-08)
1) "Alien vs. Predator" (Fox, 8900 units)
2) "Juno" (Fox, 8300 units)
3) "I Am Legend" (Warner Bros., 7700 units)
4) "300" (Warner Bros., 7600 units)
5) "Blade Runner" (Warner Bros., 7100 units)
5) "Independence Day" (Fox, 7100 units)
7) "Troy: Director's Cut" (Warner Bros., 6400 units)
8) "The Orphanage" (New Line, 5700 units)
9) "Predator" (Fox, 5400 units)
10) "Pan's Labyrinth" (New Line, 4800 units)

HD DVD Top Sellers
1) "I Am Legend" (Warner Bros., 1200 units)
2) "Planet Earth" (BBC Video, 500 units)
3) "Transformers" (Paramount/Dreamworks, 400 units)
4) "American Gangster" (Universal, 300 units)
4) "Appleseed: Ex Machina" (Warner Bros., 300)
4) "Batman Begins" (Warner Bros., 300)
4) "Blade Runner" (Warner Bros., 300)
4) "Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal, 300)
4) "Top Gun" (Paramount, 300)

For the week ending April 20, the numbers were even larger:

Blu-ray Top Sellers (Week ending 4-20-08
1) "Alien vs. Predator: Requiem" (Fox, 35,100 units)
2) "Juno" (Fox, 28,700 units)
3) "I Am Legend" (Warner Bros., 12,600 units)
4) "Predator" (Fox, 8100 units)
5) "Alien vs. Predator--2 Pack" (Fox, 7100 units)
6) "No Country for Old Men" (Disney/Miramax, 6000 units)
7) "Over America" (Topics Entertainment, 5300 units)
8) "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (Image Entertainment, 4500 units)
9) "300" (Warner Bros., 4200 units)
10) "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (Sony, 3800 units)

HD DVD Top Sellers (Week ending 4-20-08)
1) "I Am Legend" (Warner Bros., 2200 units)
2) "Planet Earth: The Complete Series" (BBC Video, 600 units)
3) "Transformers" (Paramount/Dreamworks, 500 units)
4) "American Gangster" (Universal, 400 units)
4) "Appleseed: Ex Machina" (Warner Bros., 400 units)
4) "Batman Begins" (Warner Bros., 400 units)
4) "Blade Runner" (Warner Bros., 400 units)
4) "Lucky Number Slevin" (Weinstein, 400 units)
9) "The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal, 300 units)
9) "Ultimate Matrix Collection" (Warner Bros., 300 units)


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300
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: 300
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
American Gangster [DVD Combo]
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: American Gangster
Appleseed: Ex Machina [HD DVD and DVD Combo]
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Appleseed:  Ex Machina
Batman Begins
HD DVD/Widescreen, Widescreen, 
Coverart: Batman Begins
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Blade Runner [Five-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition]
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Blade Runner
Bourne Ultimatum, The [HD DVD and DVD Combo]
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Bourne Ultimatum, The
I Am Legend [HD DVD and DVD Combo]
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: I Am Legend
Independence Day
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Independence Day
Juno [Special Edition]
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Juno
Lucky Number Slevin
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Lucky Number Slevin
Matrix Trilogy, The [Ultimate Matrix Collection, The]
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Matrix Trilogy, The
No Country for Old Men
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: No Country for Old Men
Orphanage, The
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Orphanage, The
Pan's Labyrinth
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Pan's Labyrinth
Planet Earth: The Complete Collection
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Planet Earth: The Complete Collection
Predator
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Predator
Top Gun
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Top Gun
Transformers [Two-Disc Special Edition]
HD DVD/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Transformers
Troy [Special Edition - Director's Cut]
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Troy
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story [Unrated]
Blu-ray/Widescreen, 
Coverart: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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