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Home Video And Streaming Chart in the UK 22nd - 28th April 2020: The Rise Of Skywalker is the top video of the week on its debut

Home Video And Streaming Chart in the UK 22nd - 28th April 2020:  The Rise Of Skywalker is the top video of the week on its debut
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
With the lockdown still effecting the UK and keeping cinemas closed the home video industry is doing very well and this week the release of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker makes a big impact at the top.

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

The last movie in the Skywalker sage and presented by Lucasfilms and Disney was a controversial movie on its release in December of 2019.

The film did well at the box office in the UK taking £58.2 Million over a 7 week period, the lowest of the Disney produced sequels.

The film hits the home entertainment market last week and took over the top slot.

Jumanji: The Next Level

After taking over a the top last week the Dwayne Johnson starring Fantasy/Comedy movie falls to number 2 on its 3rd week.

Sonic The Hedgehog

The highest new film last week and the speedy blue hedgehog remains in the same place at number 3 this week.

Frozen II

Still doing well on the home entertainment front but the Disney sequel movie falls to number 4 this week on its 5th week of release.

Blue Story

Blue Story

An independent movie directed by Andrew Onwubolu and released in November of 2019 this was a sizeable hit at the box office making its debut at number 3 and going on to take £4.5 Million over 6 weeks.

The movie makes its home entertainment debut at number 5 this week.

Here Is the Full Home Entertainment Top 10 For Week 22nd 28th April 2020

  1. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
  2. Jumanji: The Next Level
  3. Sonic The Hedgehog
  4. Frozen II
  5. Blue Story
  6. Trolls
  7. Knives Out
  8. Hop
  9. Spider-Man: Homecoming
  10. Playing With Fire
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