Mary Poppins Returns floats in at Number 1 with second biggest sales of the year so far

Mary Poppins Returns debuts at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart with the second highest weekly sales of the year so far.  

The 2018 sequel to the much-loved 1964 Disney classic has racked up over 280,000 sales on disc and digital formats. The only film to surpass this figure in a week is 2019's biggest seller so far, Bohemian Rhapsody which holds at Number 3 on this week's chart.

Starring Emily Blunt as the titular character, the sequel sees beloved nanny Mary Poppins return to London during the Depression to visit now-grown Jane and Michael Banks (Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw), who have suffered a personal loss. With the aid of her cheerful lamplighter friend Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda), Mary tries to help the family – now including Michael’s three children – to rediscover the joy and wonder that’s been missing.

Meanwhile, the original Mary Poppins (1964) enjoys a resurgence as it floats up to Number 21 on this week's chart. It has now sold over 2.1 million copies on disc and digital download in total.

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Last week’s Number 1 Aquaman bobs down one place to Number 2, while A Star Is Born celebrates its tenth week in the Top 10, climbing one place to Number 7.

Ahead of the cinematic release of Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War returns to the Top 10 after climbing six places to Number 9.

Finally, a second appearance from Disney’s magical nanny as the boxset of Mary Poppins/Mary Poppins Returns debuts at Number 10.

This week's Official Film Chart online show contains a sneak peek at Transformers prequel Bumblebee starring Hailee Steinfeld, available to download & keep from April 29.

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