\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWicked<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t<\/p>\n Erik Gruenwedel<\/a><\/p>\n January 13, 2026<\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n Universal Pictures Home Entertainment\u2019s Wicked<\/em> was the top-selling, renting title in 2025 with $23.8 million (\u00a317.7 million) in revenue across 1.4 million unit sales, according to new data from the British Association for Screen Entertainment and the Official Charts Company. Universal was the top-selling distributor in 2025 in the U.K.<\/p>\n The tally, combined with streaming, transactional VOD and packaged media contributed to the highest-ever record U.K. home entertainment revenue at $7.7 billion (\u00a35.7 billion). The market is the No. 2 home entertainment market after the U.S.<\/p>\n Rental revenue across premium VOD, transactional VOD and physical topped ($184 million) \u00a3137 million.<\/p>\n Paramount Pictures\u2019 Gladiator II<\/em> was the No. 2 home entertainment release with $9.5 million (\u00a37.1 million) across sales and rental At No. 3, Universal\/Focus Features\u2019 Conclave <\/em>with $5.4 million (\u00a34 million) in revenue.<\/p>\n Warner Bros. Pictures\u2019 Superman<\/em> was the top-selling release on Blu-ray Disc, with the high-definition format posting a 3.1% increase in revenue for the year. Warner\u2019s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy<\/em> sold 13,800 units, with a value of ($1.09 million (\u00a3804,100).<\/p>\n Universal\u2019s Downton Abbey: The Finale<\/em> sold 56,500 DVDs, generating $763,400 (\u00a3568,000) since its Dec. 15 release.<\/p>\n The studios\u2019 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy<\/em> was No. 4 with 740,500 unit\u00a0 sales and rentals for almost $10 million (\u00a37.4 million) in revenue. Universal\u2019s Jurassic Park Rebirth<\/em> added 598,000 unit sales and rentals for $9.5 million (\u00a37.1 million) in revenue.<\/p>\n The last week of 2025 saw a surge in Christmas classic titles sales with 120, 100 unit sales\u00a0 sales for Warner\u2019s Elf<\/em> and 77,500 for The Polar Express.<\/em><\/p>\n As expected, Netflix and subscription streaming VOD (with ad-supported tiers) drove home entertainment revenue, with Netflix topping the direct-to-consumer market with 17.6 million home subscribers. Prime Video was No. 2 with 13.6 million homes. Disney+ ended the year at No. 3 with 7.5 million homes, Paramount + No. 4 with 3.5 million homes, followed by Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s Discovery+ (3.2 million), Apple TV ( 2.8 million homes), and NOW with 2 million homes.<\/p>\n SVOD remains the No. 1 home entertainment distributor with almost 70% market penetration, and 20.5 million homes using at least one service.<\/p>\n \u201cThe U.K. entertainment industry is a globally admired powerhouse of talent and innovation that has excelled in 2025,\u201d Liz Bales, CEO of BASE said in a statement. \u201cWhether it is buying, renting, streaming or in cinemas, U.K. supported and created film and TV shows continue to deliver for audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n