According to various home media retailing outlets and independent research, the recent Superman/Batman: Apocalypse direct-to-video animated feature has garnered impressive initial sales. The latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie title moved an estimated 155,000 DVD copies in its first week, along with an impressive 95,000 units in Blu-ray editions in the same timeframe, resulting in an estimated 250,000 home video units sold in its first sales week of October 3rd, 2010. The animated feature hit the DVD sales chart at #5 in its first week, and hit #4 on respective Blu-ray charts. Keep in mind the sales numbers above do not take into account rental numbers, OnDemand numbers, or legal download numbers.
To compare, the previous “DC Universe Animated Original Movie” title Batman: Under the Red Hood debuted with an estimated 255,000 copies sold on DVD and Blu-ray editions sold during its debut week in July 2010.
Above is the cover art for all three separate home video releases for the direct-to-video Superman/Batman: Apocalypse animated feature. Click on the links below to discuss both the new Superman/Batman: Apocalypse animated feature, the respective DVD and Blu-ray home video releases and the DC Showcase: Green Arrow animated short.
–Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Feature Talkback (Spoilers)
–Superman/Batman: Apocalypse DVD/Blu-ray Talkback (Spoilers)
–DC Showcase: Green Arrow Animated Short Talkback (Spoilers)
Please continue to the The World’s Finest Superman/Batman: Apocalypse subsite for further details on the recently-released direct-to-video animated feature release. Click here to view the trailer and clips from the Superman/Batman: Apocalypse direct-to-video animated feature. A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Superman/Batman: Apocalypse animated feature is now available from Warner Home Video.
