‘42’ is No. 1 on DVD sales chart; ‘Identity Thief’ is top rental

The Jackie Robinson biopic “42” scored the top spot on the DVD and Blu-ray sales chart in its first week in release. The film, starring Chadwick Boseman and Nicole Beharie, outpaced “Evil Dead,” this year’s remake of the tongue-in-cheek horror classic from 1981.

“Identity Thief,” the raunchy comedy with Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, was the No. 1 rental in its seventh week in release.

Here are the top titles for the week that ended July 20 for sales and July 21 for rentals, according to Rentrak.

Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray sales

1. “42” (Warner Bros.). Week 1.

2. “Evil Dead” (Sony). Week 1.

3. “Temptation” (Lionsgate). Week 2.

4. “Despicable Me” (Universal). Week 136.

5. “Bullet to the Head” (Warner Bros.). Week 1.

6. “The Host” (Universal). Week 2.

7. “Oz the Great and Powerful” (Disney). Week 6.

8. “Jack the Giant Slayer” (Warner Bros.). Week 5.

9. “Dead Man Down” (Sony). Week 2.

10. “Identity Thief” (Universal). Week 7.

Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray rentals

1. “Identity Thief” (Universal). Week 7.

2. “Jack the Giant Slayer” (New Line). Week 5.

3. “Dead Man Down” (Sony). Week 3.

4. “A Good Day to Die Hard” (Fox). Week 7.

5. “The Call” (Sony). Week 4.

6. “Temptation” (Lionsgate). Week 2.

7. “Oz the Great and Powerful” (Disney). Week 6.

8. “Evil Dead” (Sony). Week 1.

9. “The Host” (Universal). Week 2.

10. “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” (Paramount). Week 6.

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