Nielsen’s Tops of 2011: Entertainment

alana — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:04:56 +0000

Film adaptations of books dominated entertainment sales in 2011 to great success, according to Nielsen. The Harry Potter series held the top spot for DVD sales, while The Help, The Hunger Games, Water for Elephants and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo were among the top books of the year.

Top 10 DVD Titles
Rank	Title	Distributor	Release Date
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I	Warner Home Video	4/15/2011
2	Tangled	Disney/Buena Vista Home Video	3/29/2011
3	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II	Warner Home Video	11/11/2011
4	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Paramount Home Entertainment	9/30/2011
5	Cars 2	Disney/Buena Vista Home Video	11/1/2011
6	Rio	20th Century Fox Home Ent	8/2/2011
7	Bridesmaids	Universal Home Entertainment	9/20/2011
8	Megamind	Paramount Home Entertainment	2/25/2011
9	Fast Five	Universal Home Entertainment	10/4/2011
10	Lion King	Disney/Buena Vista Home Video	10/4/2011
Source: Nielsen Data from January 3, 2011 – December 4, 2011. 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.

Top 10 Print Book Sales – Adult Non-Fiction
Rank	Title	Format	Author	Imprint	Publish Date
1	Heaven Is For Real	Trade Paperback	Todd Burpo	Thomas Nelson Publishers	11/1/2010
2	Steve Jobs	Hardcover	Walter Isaacson	Simon & Schuster	10/1/2011
3	Unbroken	Hardcover	Laura Hillenbrand	Random House	11/1/2010
4	Killing Lincoln	Hardcover	Bill O’Reilly	Henry Holt & Company	9/1/2011
5	Strengths Finder 2.0	Hardcover	Tom Rath	Gallup Press	2/1/2007
6	A Stolen Life	Hardcover	Jaycee Dugard	Simon & Schuster	7/1/2011
7	Bossypants	Hardcover	Tina Fey	Reagan Arthur Books	4/1/2011
8	The 17 Day Diet	Hardcover	Mike Moreno	Free Press	3/1/2011
9	The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks	Trade Paperback	Rebecca Skloot	Broadway Books	3/1/2011
10	In The Garden Of Beasts	Hardcover	Erik Larson	Crown Publishing Group (Ny)	5/1/2011
Source: Nielsen Data from January 3, 2011 – December 11, 2011. Nielsen BookScan’s U.S. Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of retail sales and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club.

Top 10 Print Book Sales – Adult Fiction
Rank	Title	Format	Author	Imprint	Publish Date
1	The Help	Trade Paperback	Kathryn Stockett	Berkley Publishing Group	4/1/2011
2	The Help	Trade Paperback (Movie Tie-In Edition)	Kathryn Stockett	Berkley Publishing Group	6/1/2011
3	Water For Elephants	Trade Paperback	Sara Gruen	Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill	5/1/2007
4	Cutting For Stone	Trade Paperback	Abraham Verghese	Vintage Books	1/1/2010
5	A Dance With Dragons	Hardcover	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	7/1/2011
6	The Confession	Mass Market Paperback	John Grisham	Dell Publishing Company	7/1/2011
7	The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo	Trade Paperback	Stieg Larsson	Vintage Books	6/1/2009
8	The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest	Hardcover	Stieg Larsson	Knopf Publishing Group	5/1/2010
9	The Litigators	Hardcover	John Grisham	Doubleday Books	10/1/2011
10	Room	Trade Paperback	Emma Donoghue	Back Bay Books	5/1/2011
Source: Nielsen Data from January 3, 2011 – December 11, 2011. Nielsen BookScan’s U.S. Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of retail sales and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club.

Top 10 Print Book Sales – Children and Young Adults
Rank	Title	Format	Author	Imprint	Publish Date
1	The Hunger Games	Trade Paperback	Suzanne Collins	Scholastic Press	7/1/2010
2	Cabin Fever	Hardcover	Jeff Kinney	Abrams	11/1/2011
3	Catching Fire	Hardcover	Suzanne Collins	Scholastic Press	9/1/2009
4	Inheritance	Hardcover	Christopher Paolini	Alfred A. Knopf Books For Youn	11/1/2011
5	Mockingjay	Hardcover	Suzanne Collins	Scholastic Press	8/1/2010
6	The Son Of Neptune	Hardcover	Rick Riordan	Hyperion Books	10/1/2011
7	The Throne Of Fire	Hardcover	Rick Riordan	Hyperion Books	5/1/2011
8	The Ugly Truth	Hardcover	Jeff Kinney	Amulet Books	11/1/2010
9	The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book	Hardcover	Jeff Kinney	Amulet Books	5/1/2011
10	Elf On The Shelf	Hardcover	Carol V. Aebersold	Cca & B	12/1/2006
Source: Nielsen Data from January 3, 2011 – December 11, 2011. Nielsen BookScan’s U.S. Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of retail sales and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club.

Glenn Beck, Stephanie Plum Series Lead Latest Book Sales

Nielsen Wire — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:24:31 +0000

For the week of June 22-28, 2009, TV host Glenn Beck’s book, Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine topped the non-fiction charts as books from Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, Finger Lickin’ Fifteen and Fearless Fourteen dominated the fiction charts. Both authors also locked up the top three spots in the audio book category.

Top 10 Book Sales – Adult Non Fiction – June 22-28, 2009
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher	Publication Date
1	GLENN BECK’S COMMON SENSE	GLENN BECK	SIMON & SCHUSTER	6/1/2009
2	CATASTROPHE	DICK MORRIS	HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS	7/1/2009
3	LIBERTY AND TYRANNY: A CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO	MARK R. LEVIN	SIMON & SCHUSTER	3/1/2009
4	PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES	SETH GRAHAME-SMITH	CHRONICLE BOOKS	4/1/2009
5	THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN’S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE… ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME	GREG MORTENSON	PENGUIN BOOKS	2/1/2007
6	WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES	DAVID SEDARIS	HACHETTE	6/1/2009
7	OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS	MALCOLM GLADWELL	HACHETTE	11/1/2008
8	THE LAST LECTURE	RANDY PAUSCH	HYPERION	1/1/2008
9	HORSE SOLDIERS: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF A BAND OF US SOLDIERS WHO RODE TO VICTORY IN AFGHANISTAN	DOUG STANTON	SIMON & SCHUSTER	5/1/2009
10	ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN: WHAT MEN REALLY THINK ABOUT LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS, INTIMACY, AND COMMITMENT	STEVE HARVEY	HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS	2/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries.

Top 10 Book Sales – Adult Fiction – June 22-28, 2009
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher	Publication Date
1	FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN	JANET EVANOVICH	MACMILLAN	6/1/2009
2	FEARLESS FOURTEEN	JANET EVANOVICH	MACMILLAN	6/1/2009
3	THE SHACK	WILLIAM P. YOUNG	HACHETTE	7/1/2008
4	MY SISTER’S KEEPER (Trade Paperback)	JODI PICOULT	SIMON & SCHUSTER	5/1/2009
5	MY SISTER’S KEEPER (Mass Market Paperback)	JODI PICOULT	SIMON & SCHUSTER	5/1/2009
6	THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY	MARY ANN SHAFFER	RANDOM HOUSE	5/1/2009
7	KNOCK OUT: AN FBI THRILLER	CATHERINE COULTER	PENGUIN BOOKS	6/1/2009
8	THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO	STIEG LARSSON	RANDOM HOUSE	6/1/2009
9	THE DOOMSDAY KEY	JAMES ROLLINS	HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS	7/1/2009
10	SAIL	JAMES PATTERSON	HACHETTE	5/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries

Top 10 Book Sales – Audio – June 22-28, 2009
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher	Publication Date
1	FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN [UNABRIDGED]	JANET EVANOVICH	MACMILLAN AUDIO	6/1/2009
2	GLENN BECK’S COMMON SENSE	GLENN BECK	SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO	6/1/2009
3	FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN [ABRIDGED]	JANET EVANOVICH	MACMILLAN AUDIO	6/1/2009
4	EXCUSES BEGONE!: HOW TO CHANGE LIFELONG, SELF-DEFEATING THINKING HABITS	WAYNE W. DYER	HAY HOUSE	5/1/2009
5	THE SHACK	WILLIAM P. YOUNG	OASIS AUDIO	6/1/2008
6	LIBERTY AND TYRANNY: A CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO	MARK R. LEVIN	SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO	3/1/2009
7	RELENTLESS	DEAN R. KOONTZ	BRILLIANCE AUDIO	6/1/2009
8	MEDUSA	CLIVE CUSSLER	PENGUIN AUDIOBOOKS	6/1/2009
9	THE SECRET [UNABRIDGED]	RHONDA BYRNE	SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO	11/1/2006
10	KNOCK OUT: AN FBI THRILLER	CATHERINE COULTER	BRILLIANCE AUDIO	6/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries

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Nielsen’s Tops of 2011: Entertainment

Glenn Beck, Stephanie Plum Series Lead Latest Book Sales