'Harry Potter' takes top two spots in UK DVD chart for 2011

The final two parts of the Harry Potter series were the highest-selling DVD and Blu-rays in the UK for 2011.



Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 topped the list from the Official Charts Company with sales of 2,323,000.

The follow-up was in second place with 1,966,000 sold, despite only being released in the UK on December 2.

Complete physical video entertainment sales rose 8.4% year-on-year to £473.3 million. DVD sales rose by 6%, while Blu-ray sales rose 31.1%.

British Video Association chairman Charlie McAuley said: "In a challenging economic environment it's really encouraging to see people continuing to spend their hard-earned cash on the best of our films, television, children's, sport and music and other great video entertainment.

"It's this sector of the audiovisual business that generates the lion's share of value which is reinvested in future productions for audiences to enjoy."

The Top 20 Official Video Chart Of 2011 was as follows:
1. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows - Part 1 - 2,323,000
2. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - 1,966,000
3. The Inbetweeners Movie -1,905,000
4. The King's Speech -1,731,000
5. Despicable Me - 1,036,000
6. Paul - 1,014,600
7. Pirates Of The Caribbean- On Stranger Tides -1,014,000
8. Tangled - 934,000
9. Peter Kay - Live - The Tour That Didn't Tour - 911,000
10. Bridesmaids - 901,000
11. Transformers - Dark of the Moon - 848,000
12. The Hangover Part II - 828,000
13. Lee Evans - Roadrunner - Live at the O2 - 793,000
14. The Hangover - 671,800
15. Inception - 671,300
16. Due Date - 655,000
17. Gnomeo & Juliet - 650,000
18. Mrs Brown's Boys - Series One - 646,000
19. Taken - 618,000
20. Senna - 607,000