History’s ‘The Bible’ Sets Home-Video Sales Record

"The Bible" moves 525,000 units in its first week of release

As it turns out people are flocking to the History miniseries "The Bible" in home-video format too.

The miniseries, produced by "Survivor" boss Mark Burnett and his wife, Roma Downey, did big business in its first week of home-video sales, setting a five-year record for DVD sales in the TV category and becoming the top-selling TV miniseries of all time in Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD.

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All told, "The Bible" sold 525,000 units in its first week of release, topping digital stores such as iTunes, Amazon, VUDU, Xbox, PlayStation, CinemaNow, and GooglePlay.

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