Michael McIntyre tops 2015 Christmas DVD charts
With 297,003 units sold, Michael McIntyre's Happy & Glorious DVD was the top selling DVD this Christmas. Estimates suggest it turned over £3,319,758 in sales.
The stand-up was closely followed in the charts by Kevin Bridges with his A Whole Different Story DVD (259,191 units sold), and Mrs Brown's Boys Live (241,757 sold).
Meanwhile, the top selling TV comedy DVD was Peter Kay's Car Share. Having previously broken BBC iPlayer records, the six-part series shifted 118,016 DVDs in the run up to Christmas, creating sales of £1,392,733.
Christmas 2015 Charts - 1m+ sales
Below are a list of the DVDs that sold more than 1 million units in the run up to Christmas (based on the 2015 Quarter 4 DVD sales charts). As can be seen, comedy dominates the list:
MICHAEL MCINTYRE - HAPPY & GLORIOUS (297,003 sold, £3,319,758)
KEVIN BRIDGES - A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY (259,191 sold, £2,867,783)
MRS BROWN'S BOYS - LIVE - HOW NOW MRS BROWN COW (241,757 sold, £2,657,996)
JOHN BISHOP - SUPERSONIC - LIVE (159,554 sold, £1,770,291)
JOE & CASPAR HIT THE ROAD (122,190 sold, £1,417,771)
PETER KAY'S CAR SHARE - SERIES 1 (118,016 sold, £1,392,733)
DOWNTON ABBEY - SERIES SIX (101,722 sold, £2,033,583)
Other Comedy DVDs...
The following comedy DVDs also appeared near the top of the charts...
MRS BROWN'S BOYS IN MAMMY'S TICKLED PINK (72,972 sold, £821,783)
MERRY CHRISTMAS MR BEAN (59,947 sold, £184,506)
ROY CHUBBY BROWN - HANGS UP HIS HELMET (46,233 sold, £468,257)
ALAN CARR - YAP YAP YAP (39,686 sold, £434,185)
JETHRO - LIVE - 40 YEARS THE JOKER (37,858 sold, £383,169)
DARA O BRIAIN - CROWD TICKLER (28,408 sold, £276,739)
MIRANDA HART - MY WHAT I CALL LIVE SHOW (22,586 sold, £73,522)
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