The Blu-ray market share was 16% and the revenue was up to $38.86M for the week ending October 25th, according to Home Media Magazine.
This huge revenue number was primarily due to the high sales for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and is the highest we have seen this year.
In fact rumours are abound that the Transformers sequel released by Paramount/DreamWorks has set a new record for first week Continue reading »
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When it came to thriller titles on Blu-ray Disc, MGM Home Entertainment got in early on September 15th with a collection of releases including Misery.
The movie is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name and follows the story of an author named Paul Sheldon.
When Paul runs off the road in a severe snow storm, he is rescued by his ‘number one fan’ Annie Wilkes, who takes him in Continue reading »
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The folks at Fox Home Entertainment came up with a novel way to promote the release of the latest Ice Age movie.
To coincide with the release of the Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs Blu-ray disc and DVD, they commissioned the World’s Tallest Ice Sculpture.
A team of 14 sculptors from Ice Bulb apparently built the sculpture of the Scrat character over a 4-day period.
You can see a time lapse video Continue reading »
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Cover Art Gallery for the week of the 25th of October 2009:
Click on any cover to see the details for the title.
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October 6th 2009 was a great day for fans of British Sci-fi comedy with the arrival of the BBC Warner Blu-ray release Red Dwarf: Back To Earth.
The original Red Dwarf show ran on the BBC back in the late eighties and early nineties, and was certainly a favourite in its time.
The show follows Dave Lister, the last living human on the Red Dwarf, along with his companions – the hologram of Arnold J. Rimmer, Continue reading »
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I don’t really talk about imports at Amazon USA very often, since usually you can get a better deal buying them from the Amazon in the country of origin.
When it comes to Australia though, there is no Amazon there to make life easy for us.
It appears that some upcoming Australian releases from Icon have been listed at Amazon, due roughly a week after the Australian release.
The titles cover both Continue reading »
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If you check the new bargain tracker section on the home page you will see that The Omen Collection is discounted 65% right now, saving $35.50 off Amazon’s regular price.
This is an excellent deal giving you all four Omen movies for less than $12 each, but be warned that this is a Gold Box special and as such applies just for today!
Keep in mind that the two original Omen sequels are only available Continue reading »
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This is just a heads up for anyone keeping track.
Since Universal distributes Summit titles, much like Pararmount does for DreamWorks, I have attributed the Summit titles to the Universal total instead of just ‘Other’.
This will have caused the pie charts to jump a little, but be assured that this was expected and is not an error.
Sorry to the 2 people that care!
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Sandra Bullock’s latest romantic comedy hit Blu-ray this month with the release of The Proposal by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on October 13th, 2009.
The Proposal is the story of Margaret Tate, a top New York book editor.
When Margaret is threatened by deportation due to immigration issues, she claims to be engaged to her assistant Andrew Paxton, which quickly takes them both on a Continue reading »
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Warner Home Video has announced perhaps the year’s best comedy The Hangover for Blu-ray on December 15th.
Expect the release to have unrated and theatrical cuts, picture in picture, Digital Copy and BD Live.
Retail has been set at $35.99, find it at Amazon for only $19.99.
Interesting to see yet another heavily discounted new release.
Additionally Warner Continue reading »
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