Box office hit Barbie is the biggest movie release for home entertainment

Economy
By Liam

By city and financial reporter

Updated: 7:05 PM EST, January 7, 2024

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It was a huge success at the box office – and Barbie was also Britain's best-selling home entertainment title of 2023.

The film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, sold 700,000 copies on digital platforms or on rental and purchased discs.

And British consumers spent £200 a minute on the film.

Hit: The film, starring Margot Robbie (pictured) and Ryan Gosling, sold 700,000 copies via digital platforms or rental and purchase discs

Hit: The film, starring Margot Robbie (pictured) and Ryan Gosling, sold 700,000 copies via digital platforms or rental and purchase discs

The success of the summer blockbuster, directed by American filmmaker Greta Gerwig, has helped boost the value of the UK home entertainment sector to £4.9 billion, up 10.6 percent from 2022.

Today's figures – released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment and the Official Charts Company – measure individual purchases on disc and digital, to rent, buy or own in Britain.

The second and third biggest movies for home viewers were John Wick: Chapter 4 and The Super Mario Bros Movie.

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