Wiki News/Sonic X: Return to Soleanna Tops DVD Sales

Sonic the Hedgehog stopped the evil Gru and his Minions on the home video sales charts, as Sonic X: Return to Soleanna topped the DVD sales charts, replacing Despicable Me in second place.

Salt debuted in fourth place place on the DVD sales charts, behind the blockbuster Inception. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Toy Story 3 rounded out the top 5 in DVD sales. Salt also finished third place in Blu-ray sales, with a solid 39% of all units sold in the 1080p format.

Sonic X: Return to Soleanna also win atop the DVD rental charts, since it isn't placed on a 28-day delay from Netflix and Redbox like many new releases are. Easy A, which also debuted last week, finished in thirdd place on the rental charts. Both Salt and Easy A were released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Inception did manage to hit second at Blu-ray sales charts in its third week on shelves. The Christopher Nolan movie is still selling strong in 1080p, with an impressive 43% of all units sold last week coming in the Blu-ray format. Despicable Me finished third on the BD sales charts, but with only 23% of its total sales coming in the high-def format.

Despicable Me was released July 9th, 2010 and stars Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier. The film is directed by Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud.

Sonic X: Return to Soleanna was released June 4th, 2010 and stars Jason Griffith, Amy Palant, Dan Green, Lisa Ortiz, Caren Manuel, Mike Pollock and Ben Linkin. The film is directed by Dana McFarland.