 Ghost in the Shell was the first anime video to reach Billboard 's # 1 video slot at the time of its release . The film ranked as the ninth top selling anime DVD movie in 2006 . It ranked 35 on Total Film 's 2010 top list of 50 <unk> Films . The film ranked # 4 on Wizards Anime Magazine on their " Top 50 Anime released in North America " . 
