‘Barbie’ Leads UK Home Entertainment Charts
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie topped the UK’s home entertainment charts in 2023 with 700k sales across platforms, according to figures released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Official Charts Company (OCC). The figures state the value of the UK Home Entertainment Category rose to £4.9bn in 2023. The rise was driven by the ongoing surge in consumer uptake of subscription services, with over 56 million subscriptions in 2023, a 5.4% year-on-year rise. Elsewhere in the report, BASE and OCC said Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was the biggest release on Blu-ray in the UK in 2023, with a value of £1.1m15 on Blu-ray alone.
‘Barbie’ & ‘Oppenheimer’ Among Association Of Motion Picture Sound Honorees
The UK-based Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has announced the nominees for its 2024 Excellence In Sound awards. The list of nominees includes Barbie (Warner Bros), Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, (Paramount), Oppenheimer (Universal), Saltburn (Amazon), and The Zone Of Interest (A24). Final voting will start on 15 January and close on 25 January. In addition to Supervising crew members, AMPS honors Key 1st Assistant Sound/(Boom Operators) and Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editors. “The nominees showcase a remarkable blend of creativity and technical mastery. These exceptional films highlight the varied and dynamic landscape of the craft of sound in film, each presents distinct audio demands executed to a fantastic degree, making the decision for AMPS voters a truly challenging one,” said AMPS Chair Andrew Wilson.