Record first day Blu-ray sales for Dark Knight release

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Official figures released today by the British Video Association show that Dark Knight sold 513,000 units on its first day of release, 21 per cent of which were Blu-ray discs

Dark Knight Blu-ray

  • Hancock – released on 3rd December 2008 - 37,000 units
  • Wall-E – released on 28th November 2008 - 60,000 units
  • Iron Man – released on 29th October 2008 - 95,000 units
  • Planet Earth - released 27th November 2007 – 58,000 units
  • Earth - released on 17th March 2008 – 13,000 units
  • 2.5 million units +396% - 52 Weeks Rolling
  • 2.2 million units +337% - Year to Date
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