According to a Nielsen Wire blog, Trilogies, cartoons and book adaptations dominated the DVD charts of 2012, with The Avengers, Hunger Games and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part One in the top three slots. Hunger Games also ranked as the top books among young adults, making the Suzanne Collins books—along with E.L. James’ Fifty Shades trilogy (top Adult Fiction Titles)—one of the wildest successes of the year. Major game franchises continued to reign king for the current generation of video game consoles, with Halo, Call of Duty, Madden NFL and Mario Party among those with the most anticipated new titles of the year.
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avengers | Disney/Buena Vista Home Video | 9/25/2012 |
| 2 | Hunger Games | Lionsgate | 8/18/2012 |
| 3 | Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Lionsgate | 2/11/2012 |
| 4 | Brave | Disney/Buena Vista Home Video | 11/13/2012 |
| 5 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | Universal Home Entertainment | 8/7/2012 |
| 6 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Warner Home Video | 6/12/2012 |
| 7 | Puss in Boots | Paramount Home Entertainment | 2/24/2012 |
| 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment | 3/27/2012 |
| 9 | Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted | Paramount Home Entertainment | 10/16/2012 |
| 10 | Hop | Universal Home Entertainment | 3/23/2012 |
| Source: Nielsen Data from January 2, 2012 – November 25, 2012. Based on Aggregate disc unit sales (DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray/DVD Combo packs, etc.). Does not include data from Wal-Mart. Most other sell-through retailers are included. |
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| Rank | Title (Format) | Author | Imprint | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Easy Day (Hardcover) | Mark Owen | Dutton Books | 9/1/2012 |
| 2 | Jesus Calling (Hardcover) | Sarah Young | Integrity Publishers | 10/1/2004 |
| 3 | Killing Lincoln (Hardcover) | Bill O’Reilly | Henry Holt & Company | 9/1/2011 |
| 4 | Killing Kennedy (Hardcover) | Bill O’Reilly | Henry Holt & Company | 10/1/2012 |
| 5 | Strengths Finder 2.0 (Hardcover) | Tom Rath | Gallup Press | 2/1/2007 |
| 6 | Heaven Is For Real (Trade Paperback) | Todd Burpo | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 11/1/2010 |
| 7 | Unbroken (Hardcover) | Laura Hillenbrand | Random House | 11/1/2010 |
| 8 | American Sniper (Hardcover) | Chris Kyle | William Morrow & Company | 1/1/2012 |
| 9 | Bossypants (Trade Paperback) | Tina Fey | Reagan Arthur Books | 1/1/2012 |
| 10 | Steve Jobs (Hardcover) | Walter Isaacson | Simon & Schuster | 10/1/2011 |
| Source: Nielsen BookScan Data from January 2, 2012 – December 2, 2012. Nielsen BookScan’s US Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of the print book market and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart. |
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| Rank | Title (Format) | Author | Imprint | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fifty Shades Of Grey (Trade Paperback) | E. L. James | Vintage Books | 4/1/2012 |
| 2 | Fifty Shades Darker (Trade Paperback) | E. L. James | Vintage Books | 4/1/2012 |
| 3 | Fifty Shades Freed (Trade Paperback) | E. L. James | Vintage Books | 4/1/2012 |
| 4 | Fifty Shades Trilogy (Boxed Set) | E. L. James | Vintage Books | 6/1/2012 |
| 5 | Gone Girl (Hardcover) | Gillian Flynn | Crown Publishing Group (Ny) | 6/1/2012 |
| 6 | The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover) | J. K. Rowling | Little Brown And Company | 9/1/2012 |
| 7 | Bared To You (Trade Paperback) | Sylvia Day | Berkley Publishing Group | 6/1/2012 |
| 8 | The Racketeer (Hardcover) | John Grisham | Doubleday Books | 10/1/2012 |
| 9 | The Lucky One (Mass Market Paperback) | Nicholas Sparks | Grand Central Publishing | 3/1/2012 |
| 10 | The Last Boyfriend (Trade Paperback) | Nora Roberts | Berkley Publishing Group | 5/1/2012 |
| Source: Nielsen BookScan Data from January 2, 2012 – December 2, 2012. Nielsen BookScan’s US Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of the print book market and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart. |
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| Rank | Title (Format) | Author | Imprint | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hunger Games (Trade Paperback) | Suzanne Collins | Scholastic Press | 7/1/2010 |
| 2 | Catching Fire (Hardcover) | Suzanne Collins | Scholastic Press | 9/1/2009 |
| 3 | Mockingjay (Hardcover) | Suzanne Collins | Scholastic Press | 8/1/2010 |
| 4 | The Third Wheel (Hardcover) | Jeff Kinney | Amulet Books | 11/1/2012 |
| 5 | The Hunger Games (Hardcover) | Suzanne Collins | Scholastic Press | 10/1/2008 |
| 6 | The Hunger Games (Trade Paperback) | Suzanne Collins | Scholastic Inc. | 2/1/2012 |
| 7 | The Mark Of Athena (Hardcover) | Rick Riordan | Hyperion Books | 10/1/2012 |
| 8 | The Hunger Games Trilogy (Boxed Set) | Suzanne Collins | Scholastic Press | 8/1/2010 |
| 9 | Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 6 (Hardcover) | Jeff Kinney | Abrams | 11/1/2011 |
| 10 | The Serpent’s Shadow (Hardcover) | Rick Riordan | Hyperion Books | 5/1/2012 |
| Source: Nielsen BookScan Data from January 2, 2012 – December 2, 2012. Nielsen BookScan’s US Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of the print book market and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart. |
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| Rank | Title | Release Date | Game Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halo 4 | 11/6/2012 | 100% |
| 2 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 11/13/2012 | 99% |
| 3 | Assassin’s Creed III | 10/30/2012 | 97% |
| 3 | Madden NFL 13 | 8/28/2012 | 97% |
| 5 | Resident Evil 6 | 10/2/2012 | 96% |
| 6 | Mass Effect 3 | 3/6/2012 | 95% |
| 7 | Borderlands 2 | 9/18/2012 | 93% |
| 8 | Max Payne 3 | 5/15/2012 | 91% |
| 9 | Far Cry 3 | 12/4/2012 | 90% |
| 10 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | 1/31/2012 | 86% |
| 10 | Prototype 2 | 4/24/2012 | 86% |
| 10 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | 3/20/2012 | 86% |
| Source: Nielsen | |||
