Following the home release of Persona 3 The Movie #3: Falling Down (review here) on January 20, 2016 last week, the movie has topped Japanese animation Blu-ray sales from January 18 to 24.
According to the Oricon Inc. sales tracker, the Limited Edition Blu-ray version of Persona 3 The Movie #3 is at the top of the sales list with 17,396 copies sold during its first week in Japan. The Standard Edition Blu-ray of the film sits at rank 17, with 530 copies sold.
The full Blu-ray Japanese animation sales for January 18-24 can be seen below, provided by Anime News Network.
| Rank | Last Week | Title | Weekly Copies | Total Copies | Release Date | Maker | |
| Artist/Category | Highest Rank | Weeks on Chart | |||||
| 1 | – | Persona 3 the Movie #3 Falling Down (Limited Complete Pressing) | 17,396 | 17,396 | 16/1/20 | ANX | |
| Animation | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | – | Haikyu!! Second Season Vol. 1 Blu-ray | 8,457 | 8,457 | 16/1/20 | TOH | |
| Animation | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | – | Monster Musume Vol. 5 Blu-ray | 3,765 | 3,765 | 16/1/20 | TOH | |
| Animation | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | – | Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade Blu-ray Deluxe Edition | 3,752 | 3,752 | 16/1/20 | TOH | |
| Animation | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | – | Yuruyuri San Hai! Vol. 2 (Blu-ray) | 3,200 | 3,200 | 16/1/20 | PC | |
| Animation | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | – | Himouto! Umaruchan Vol. 5 Blu-ray | 2,918 | 2,918 | 16/1/20 | TOH | |
| Animation | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | – | Lupin III: Part IV Vol. 2 | 1,688 | 1,688 | 16/1/20 | VAP | |
| Animation | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | Minions Blu-ray+DVD Set | 1,524 | 97,339 | 15/12/2 | NUE | |
| Animation | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 9 | – | Go! Princess Precure Vol. 2 (Blu-ray) | 1,167 | 1,167 | 16/1/20 | MAV | |
| Animation | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 10 | – | Attack on Titan: Junior High 1 | 911 | 911 | 16/1/20 | PC | |
| Animation | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | – | Dance with Devils BD 2 (Limited First Pressing) | 909 | 909 | 16/1/22 | AVP | |
| Animation | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 12 | 5 | Inside Out MovieNEX | 871 | 74,999 | 15/11/18 | WDS | |
| Animation | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 13 | – | One-Punch Man 1 | 763 | 7,587 | 15/12/24 | BVS | |
| Animation | 12 | 4 | |||||
| 14 | 10 | Shaun the Sheep The Movie Blu-ray Disc+DVD Set | 748 | 9,511 | 15/12/16 | WDS | |
| Animation | 8 | 6 | |||||
| 15 | 7 | Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontō no Anzio-sen Desu! | 600 | 49,458 | 14/7/25 | BVS | |
| Animation | 3 | 48 | |||||
| 16 | 1 | Love Live! The School Idol Movie (Limited Special Edition) | 536 | 220,772 | 15/12/15 | BVS | |
| Animation | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 17 | – | Persona 3 the Movie #3 Falling Down (Standard Edition) | 530 | 530 | 16/1/20 | ANX | |
| Animation | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | Digimon Adventure tri.Part I Saikai | 515 | 12,809 | 15/12/18 | HAP | |
| Animation | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 19 | – | My Love Story!! Vol. 8 | 473 | 473 | 16/1/20 | VAP | |
| Animation | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | Big Hero 6 MovieNEX | 466 | 325,665 | 15/4/24 | WDS | |
| Animation | 1 | 40 | |||||
Last year, Persona 3 The Movie #2: Midsummer Knight’s Dream had also topped anime Blu-ray sales in Japan during its first week with a total of 20,028 copies sold.
In May 2013, Persona 3 The Movie #1: Spring of Birth topped the sales chart with 23,514 copies sold.
The Persona 3 The Movie series is produced by AIC ASTA and distributed by Aniplex. The first film, Spring of Birth, released in theaters on November 23, 2013. The second film, Midsummer Knight’s Dream, was released on June 7, 2014. The third, Falling Down, was released on April 4, 2015.