Welcome back to another new edition of our weekly ‘DEG Watched At Home Top 20 List’ posts where we keep you informed on the most popular television shows and movies watched at home each week, always compiled and released by the Digital Entertainment Group. This week’s new ‘DEG Watched At Home Top 20 List’ sees a few newcomers hitting the list, including ‘Outlander: Season 5’ which makes an impressive debut in the top spot, while all three seasons of ‘Yellowstone’ fall back to spots 2-4 and the ‘Harry Potter – 8 Film Collection’ also rises to round out the top five. Some other newcomers this week include two features focusing on Ruth Bader Ginsburg who sadly passed away. Continue below to check out the full news release for the week with the new Top 20 list and then be sure to sound off in the comments with what you’ve been watching!
OUTLANDER DEBUTS AT #1 AND RUTH BADER GINSBURG FILMS JOIN THE LATEST DEG
“WATCHED AT HOME TOP 20” LIST
Nine new titles join the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s ‘‘Watched at Home Top 20’ list this week, including a new No. 1 in Sony’s Outlander: Season Five, which debuted on Blu-ray and DVD September 15th. Yellowstone’s first three seasons were pushed down to No. 2, 3 and 4 positions on the chart. Consumers sought out content about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died September 18, by viewing the documentary RBG (No. 10) and feature On the Basis of Sex (No. 16), which is about Ginsburg’s early career. Harry Potter titles multiplied on the chart this week, while the franchise isn’t currently available on SVOD. Other new titles include anime Weathering with You at No. 7, The Secret: Dare to Dream at No. 12, seasonal favorite Hocus Pocus at No. 14 and thriller Alone at No. 15.
DEG compiles the ‘Watched at Home Top 20’ list with the most widely consumed titles on disc and digital during the previous week (except for outside subscription-based streaming platforms). Assembled with the newest studio and retailer data every seven days, it showcases current consumer enthusiasm for home viewing of the newest film and television releases.
Please see below for the September 24 ‘Watched at Home Top 20’ list:
1 Outlander: S5 (Sony)
2 Yellowstone: S3 (Paramount)
3 Yellowstone: S2 (Paramount)
4 Yellowstone: S1 (Paramount)
5 Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Coll. (Warner)
6 The Tax Collector (RLJ Entertainment)
7 Weathering with You (Shout! Factory)
8 Trolls World Tour (Universal)
9 The King of Staten Island (Universal)
10 RBG (Magnolia Pictures)
11 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Warner)
12 The Secret: Dare to Dream (Lionsgate)
13 Irresistible (Universal, 2020)
14 Hocus Pocus (Disney)
15 Alone (Magnolia Pictures, 2020)
16 On the Basis of Sex (Universal)
17 Guest House (Lionsgate, 2020)
18 The Silencing (Lionsgate, 2020)
19 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner)
20 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner)
Source | DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. Digital Sales, Digital Rentals (VOD), DVD & Blu-ray for week ended 9.19.20
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