User blog:Ceauntay/'Scooby-Doo! The Movie' Tops Home Entertainment Charts

'''"The Smurfs" debuts in a strong second. "Bridesmaids" remains a strong hold and new release "Friends With Benefits" cracks the top 10.''' Warner Home Video's ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' based on the 1980s cartoon series, debuted at No. 1 on the national home video sales charts for the week ending Dec. 4

The sales triumph of ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' on not just the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks overall disc sales, but also on Nielsen’s dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart, suggests the high-definition disc format is firmly in the mainstream. Nielsen data shows that the Blu-ray Disc version accounted for 42 percent of total unit sales, a significant percentage given the family market at which "Scooby-Doo! The Movie" – which grossed $292.5 million in U.S. theaters -- is aimed. Taking the No. 2 spot is Sony's The Smurfs, followed by another 3.

As holiday shoppers continue to look for gifts, other high-profile family titles and comedies released in recent weeks dominate the top of the sales charts, including Warner Bros. Home Video's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 at No. 3, and Universial's Breidesmaids holds on strong and Walt Disney Cars 2, which finished the week at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

After ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie, the top-ranking new release was Sony Pictures’ Friends With Benefits, which bowed at No. 7 – just on notch ahead of Warner’s "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1", which has been in stores for 34 weeks.

On Home Media Magazine’s video rental chart for the week, Warner's ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie" was also No. 1, followed at No. 2 by Paramount's Crazy, Stupid, Love, which has just come off its 28-day holdback from Netflix and Redbox.

Three new releases round out the top 5: Sony Pictures’ 30 Minutes or Less at No. 3 and Friends With Benefits at No. 4, and Anchor Bay’s Our Idiot Brother at No. 5.