The Hobbit tops the Official Video chart for a second week running

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey continues to dominate the UK’s Official Video Chart.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey continues to dominate the UK’s Official Video Chart.

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has held onto its Number 1 position on the Official Video Chart for a second week running.

The DVD and Blu-ray release of the first instalment of his new series of films based on JRR Tolkien’s 1937 fantasy novel of the same name, has now broken through the million copies sales barrier, selling over 1.16 million copies during its first two weeks on sale. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the second biggest selling video title of 2013, behind the home release of Skyfall which has sold over 2.7 million copies since its release in February.

Musical comedy Pitch Perfect debuts at Number 2 on this week’s Chart, followed by Seven Psychopaths (which stars Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken) at Number 3. This week’s Top 5 is completed by Ted (4) and Disney’s Tinker Bell - Secret Of The Wings (5).

High climbers

The Die Hard Quadrilogy, which collects together the first four of Bruce WillisDie Hard films, is this week’s highest climber, up a massive 130 places to re-enter the Official Video Chart Top 40 at Number 27.

Meanwhile, following former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s funeral last Wednesday (April 17), Meryl Streep’s 2011 biopic, The Iron Lady, has also seen a massive surge in sales. The Iron Lady climbs 70 places from Number 90 to Number 20.

You can see this week’s Official Video Chart here.

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