‘Scoob!’ an Instant #1 on Premium VOD Charts; ‘Capone’ #2 on iTunes

Warner Bros.

home release of the animated “Scoob!” began today, and it’s already #1 on the iTunes and Amazon Prime charts ranking transactions.

(Rental price $19.99; digital download $24.99.)With so little in the way of new releases, it might be more surprising if it didn’t reach #1.

What’s impressive here is how quickly it happened.

Amazon Prime showed it at #1 by late morning.

By comparison, “Trolls: World Tour” debuted in first place on its second day.

Sonic the Hedgehog,” like “Trolls” also renting at $19.99, was #5 its first day before jumping to #1.The iTunes ranking appeared in late afternoon (its charts change throughout the day).

This placement differs from “Trolls,” which never charted there.

Apple’s VOD platform apparently doesn’t list releases that don’t have a download optionOf course, we remain in unusual times.

Few theaters are open, and Warners isn’t opening “Scoob!” in any of them.

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