The Search for Santa Paws Gets a Music Video

For a straight-to-DVD movie to have its own soundtrack is fairly rare, but to get a music video is almost unheard of.  Debby Ryan’s cover of “Deck the Halls” provides the soundtrack for a music video promoting the upcoming Santa Buddies prequel The Search for Santa Paws, which arrives on DVD and Blu-ray November 23rd.  Ryan herself does not appear in the film, though her Disney background makes her an obvious pick to promote the Disney-owned Buddies franchise.  The film is not short, however, on kid-friendly talent, with The Game Plan‘s Madison Pettis and America’s Got Talent‘s Kaitlyn Maher in the cast.  Plus, you know, puppies.

Enjoy!

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Best-Selling Straight-to-DVD Title of ’09

Top Straight-to-DVD Sales of 2009

(Source The Numbers)

1. Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2. Santa Buddies
3. Space Buddies
4. Bring It On: Fight to the Finish
5. Barbie and the Three Musketeers

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure wins the year with $51.4 million in sales and 3.3 million units sold.  The film comes in at #22 on the overall DVD chart for 2009, right behind fellow Disney title High School Musical 3 and beating out Fast and Furious.  Sequel comes in just behind the original Tinker Bell, which claimed the same record in 2008 with $51.8 million in sales.

Children’s movies dominated the year, with two separate Buddies entries landing the two and three slots with $38.3 million for Santa Buddies and $29.4 million for Space Buddies.  Barbie and the Three Musketeers pulled in $14.9 million, coming in just behind Bring It On: Fight to the Finish‘s $15.3 million haul, even though Barbie sold almost 200,000 more units.

The Charts: Hurricane Rising

Top Straight-to-DVD Rentals for Week Ending 1/10/10

(Source: IMDb)

1. Hurricane Season
2. Santa Buddies
3. Staten Island
4. The Accidental Husband

Hurricane Season making its way to the top after almost five weeks of release.  In the meantime, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure looking to crack $50 million if the latest available numbers from, um, The Numbers are any indication.  At this point, you can pretty much close the book on who will win the top straight-to-DVD seller of 2009 award.  Second place will probably go to Santa Buddies‘ north of $30 million haul, although its Space Buddies compatriot may still beat it on units sold.

Kilmer, Cuba Drop Off the Charts

Top Straight-to-DVD Rentals for Week Ending 12/20/09

(Source: IMDb)

1. Santa Buddies
2. Hurricane Season
3. The Accidental Husband
4. Staten Island
5. The Tournament
6. The Maiden Heist
7. Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead

The only difference between the 12/20 chart and the 12/13 chart is that Hardwired has dropped off the overall 50, meaning we are momentarily Cuba and Kilmer-free.

Santa Buddies still on top in sales (week ending 12/26) and as of 12/6 it’s raked in over $23 million.  Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure has made over $45 million.

The Charts: Santa Buddies Still on Top

Top Straight-to-DVD Rentals for Week Ending 12/6/09

(Source: IMDb)

1. Santa Buddies
2. The Accidental Husband
3. Staten Island
4. The Tournament
5. The Maiden Heist
6. Wrong Turn 3
7. Hardwired
8. The Line
9. Trick ‘r Treat

Not much change from last week.  Accidental Husband and Staten Island switch places, a testament to the enduring popularity of Uma Thurman or the dearth of romantic comedies in the field?  Other than that, Trick ‘r Treat falling off faster than The Line and Lies & Illusions gone forever, leaving us with only one Cuba Gooding Jr. title on the chart.  We’ll see if Wrong Turn at Tahoe can make it onto the charts before Hardwired disappears.

The straight-to-DVD sales charts show even less movement, with Santa Buddies and Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure still in the one and two slots.

Santa Buddies Tops Overall DVD Sales Charts

Santa Buddies is on top of the DVD sales chart, and not just the straight-to-DVD sales chart, for the week ending 11/28/09.  Film beat out fellow new releases Four Christmases and Angels and Demons, which came in at 2 and 3, respectively.  Fellow Disney straight-to-DVD release Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is hanging in there after five weeks of release at number 11.

You can buy Santa Buddies here.

Santa Buddies Top the Rental Charts

Top 10 Straight-to-DVD Rentals for Week Ending 11/29/09

(Source: IMDb)

1. Santa Buddies
2. Staten Island
3. The Accidental Husband
4. The Tournament
5. The Maiden Heist
6. Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
7. Hardwired
8. Trick ‘r Treat
9. The Line
10. Lies & Illusions

Santa Buddies debuting strong with fellow newcomer Staten Island coming in right behind it.  Island, an ensemble drama about a few of the eponymous borough’s residents, stars Ethan Hawke, Seymour Cassel and Vincent D’Onofrio.  No real movement on the charts otherwise, except for Hills Run Red dropping out to make room for the newcomers.

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