'Madea's Big Happy Family' Unseats 'Rio' From Home Video Perch

Lionsgate has once again topped the national home video sales chart with a film from comic Tyler Perry, Madea's Big Happy Family. The urban comedy, which earned $53.4 million in theaters, put an end to Rio's four-week reign atop the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert.our editor recommends5 Facts About Tyler PerryMadea's Big Happy Family: Film ReviewTyler Perry Swings Into Action Mode in 'I, Alex Cross' (Video) The animated film from 20th Century Home Entertainment, with a $143.6 million theatrical take, slipped to No. 3 its fifth week in release, right behind another Fox release, season three of the TV show Sons of Anarchy, which debuted at No. 2 the week ending Sept. 4. PHOTOS: 'Sons of Anarchy' Red Carpet Premiere Rio is the second film to spend four weeks at No. 1 in more than a decade, Nielsen research shows. Avatar did it last year; before that, it was Walt Disney Studios' The Emperor's New Groove, back in May 2001. Rio remained at No. 1 on Nielsen's dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart, however, and also took the top spot on Home Media Magazine's rental chart now that its 28-day holdback from Netflix and Redbox is over. Madea's Big Happy Family debuted at No. 2 on the rental chart and No. 3 on the Blu-ray Disc sales chart, even though it generated just 9% of its unit sales from Blu-ray. Sons of Anarchy was the week's No. 2 Blu-ray Disc seller, with 17% of unit sales from Blu-ray. Rio generated 33% of its week-five sales from the high-definition format. Related Topics Tyler Perry Rio Sons of Anarchy Home Video Madea's Big Happy Family

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