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Blu-ray Sales: August 2-8: Now Obsession Overtakes Mortal Kombat and Michael
Posted August 17, 2026 05:50 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on August 8th, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's Obsession (2025) topped the Blu-ray-only and 4K UHD charts for the first time in its forth week, forcing Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Mortal Kombat II—still the week's top disc seller—down to second place in its second week, while third place went to Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Michael (2026), which came back into the top three in its fourth week.
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This Week on Blu-ray: August 17-23
Posted August 16, 2026 10:31 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of August 17th, Music Box Films will release The Stranger (2025) on Blu-ray. Other new releases include the anime series Clevatess: Season 1 (2025) from Crunchyroll and both Jinsei and Longing for Innocence from Kino Lorber. Catalog titles include Blu-rays from the Warner Archive Collection and 4K UHD releases for MacArthur, The Island (1980), Daylight (1996), Repo Men and Flight (2012) from Kino, Popeye from Paramount Home Media Distribution and Troy from Arrow Video.
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Criterion Announces November Releases
Posted August 14, 2026 07:40 PM by Webmaster
The Criterion Collection has announced its November batch of releases. They are: Wild at Heart (1990), The Right Stuff (1983), Shoot the Piano Player (1960), Marie Antoinette (2006), KPop Demon Hunters (2025), Blue Heron (2025), Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965), and Harold and Maude (1971).
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Warner Archive Announces September and October Releases
Posted August 12, 2026 08:01 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has announced its September and October batches of releases. They are: Ryan's Daughter (1970), Maverick: The Complete Series (1957-1962), Boys Town (1938), Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960), The Great Waltz (1938), Marked Woman (1937), Dear Heart (1964), Bundle of Joy (1956), Skyscraper Souls (1932), and The Quick Draw McGraw Show: The Complete Series (1959-1961).
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Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted August 11, 2026 05:45 AM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Frank Oz's Little Shop of Horrors (1986) with a brand new 4K Blu-ray SteelBook release, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 6th.
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An American Werewolf in London 45th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray (UPDATED)
Posted August 11, 2026 05:40 AM by Webmaster
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will celebrate the 45th anniversary of John Landis' An American Werewolf in London (1981) with two new 4K Blu-ray releases, which are scheduled to arrive on the market on October 6th.
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Mania Blu-ray
Posted August 12, 2019 04:49 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have confirmed that they will release on Blu-ray John Gilling's film Mania a.k.a. The Flesh and the Fiends (1960), starring Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, June Laverick, George Rose, and Renee Houston. The release is expected to arrive on the market in early 2020.
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Hellboy 15th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted August 12, 2019 04:40 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy (2004). The release will be available for purchase on October 15.
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This Week on Blu-ray: August 12-18
Posted August 12, 2019 12:00 AM by Josh Katz
For the week of August 12th, Marvel and Walt Disney Home Entertainment are bringing the Russo Brothers' Avengers: Endgame to Blu-ray. Other titles include 4K reissues or Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man Three, Thor, & Thor: The Dark World; Universal Studios catalog releases for Fierce Creatures, Leave It To Beaver, Undercover Brother, & Radioland Murders; and Criterion's new The Inland Sea disc.
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Blu-ray Sales, July 28-August 3: Alita Continues to Fight on Home Media
Posted August 11, 2019 09:41 AM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on August 3rd, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's Alita: Battle Angel remained at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. This visually stunning sci-fi epic struggled to connect with domestic audiences following its release last February, grossing almost $86 million domestically on top of its estimated $170-million production budget (that said, the film did much better overseas).
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Picture Mommy Dead Blu-ray
Posted August 10, 2019 06:37 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Bert I. Gordon's thriller Picture Mommy Dead (1966), starring Don Ameche, Martha Hyer, Susan Gordon, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wendell Corey, and Maxwell Reed. The release is expected to arrive on the market in early 2020.
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Upcoming British Film Institute Blu-ray Releases
Posted August 10, 2019 06:06 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has revealed its Q4 slate of Blu-ray releases. Amongst them are : Michael Caton-Jones' Scandal (1989), Paul Verhoeven's Spetters (1980), and John Huston's Moulin Rouge (1952).
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StudioCanal: Two Remastered Joseph Losey Films Coming to the Vintage Classics Collection
Posted August 10, 2019 05:51 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal will release on Blu-ray two remastered Joseph Losey films: The Criminal (1960) The Go-Between (1970). The two releases will be available for purchase on September 16.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 12 Blu-ray
Posted August 9, 2019 03:31 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory will release on Blu-ray Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season Twelve. The release will be available for purchase on November 26.
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Perception Blu-ray
Posted August 9, 2019 03:16 PM by Webmaster
Gravitas Ventures has released on Blu-ray Ilana Rein's film Perception, starring Ilana Rein and Brian Smith. The release can be purchased online now.
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Tamango Blu-ray
Posted August 9, 2019 03:15 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber will release on Blu-ray John Berry's film Tamango (1958), starring Curd Jürgens, Dorothy Dandridge, Jean Servais, and Roger Hanin. The release will be available for purchase on October 22.
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StudioCanal: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Alan Parker's Angel Heart
Posted August 8, 2019 11:59 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Alan Parker's thriller Angel Heart (1987), starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, and Stocker Fontelieu. The two releases will be available for purchase on October 14.
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Kino: The Eagle and La Marseillaise Heading to Blu-ray
Posted August 8, 2019 04:21 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Clarence Brown's The Eagle (1925) and Jean Renoir's La Marseillaise (1938). The two releases will be available for purchase this October.
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Eureka Entertainment Announces October Releases
Posted August 8, 2019 03:26 PM by Webmaster
Eureka Entertainment has announced its October batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: The Dark Half (1993), The Dogs of War (1980), The Fate of Lee Khan (1973), and Fuller at Fox: Five Films 1951-1957.
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Upcoming Indicator/Powerhouse Films Blu-ray Releases
Posted August 8, 2019 02:47 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Indicator/Powerhouse Films have announced their October batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: Badge 373 (1973), Time Without Pity (1957), Birdy (1984), and Young Winston (1972).
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Upcoming Sony Pictures Catalog Releases
Posted August 8, 2019 02:34 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures will bring four new catalog titles to Blu-ray: Count Three and Pray (1955), Major League II (1994), Major League: Back to the Minors (1998), and Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). The Four releases will be available for purchase in September.
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The Bloody Brood Blu-ray
Posted August 7, 2019 11:57 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber will add to their Blu-ray catalog Julian Roffman's film The Bloody Brood (1959), starring Peter Falk, Barbara Lord, Jack Betts, Robert Christie, Ron Hartmann, and Ron Taylor. The release will be available for purchase on October 15th.
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Shadow Blu-ray - Exclusive Giveaway
Posted August 7, 2019 09:20 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Well Go USA are offering members a chance to win copies of Shadow, the acclaimed wuxia film from director Zhang Yimou. Shadow is available on Blu-ray August 13.
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Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection Blu-ray
Posted August 7, 2019 06:00 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory has announced that it will release a big box set of Abbott & Costello films titled Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection. The fifteen-disc box set will be available for purchase on November 5.
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Restored Vice Academy Films Coming Soon to Blu-ray
Posted August 7, 2019 05:59 PM by Webmaster
Vinegar Syndrome will is preparing 2K restorations of Rick Sloane's first three Vice Academy films. The releases are expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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Official U.S. Trailer for The Addams Family
Posted August 7, 2019 05:38 PM by Webmaster
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures has provided us with a brand new trailer for Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan's upcoming animated film The Addams Family (2019), featuring the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, and Nick Kroll. The film will open in theaters across the nation on October 11.
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The House of Hitchcock Collection Blu-ray
Posted August 7, 2019 05:24 PM by Webmaster
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray The House of Hitchcock Collection. The seventeen-disc (fifteen Blu-rays and two DVDs) box set will be available for purchase on October 1.
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My Son Blu-ray
Posted August 7, 2019 05:19 PM by Webmaster
The Cohen Media Group will release on Blu-ray Christian Carion's film My Son (2017), starring Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, and Olivier de Benoist. The release will be available for purchase on September 17.
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Project X Blu-ray
Posted August 7, 2019 05:18 PM by Webmaster
British label 101 Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray William Castle's film Project X (1968), starring Christopher George, Greta Baldwin, Henry Jones, Monte Markham, and Harold Gould. The release will be available for purchase on September 16.
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Ophelia Blu-ray
Posted August 7, 2019 03:14 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory, in association with IFC Films, will release on Blu-ray Claire McCarthy's film Ophelia (2018), starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Tom Felton, Clive Owen, and George MacKay. The release will be available for purchase on November 5.
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Hotel Colonial Blu-ray
Posted August 6, 2019 11:13 PM by Webmaster
Scorpion Releasing will bring to Blu-ray Robert Katz's film Hotel Colonial (1987), starring John Savage, Rachel Ward, Massimo Troisi, Robert Duvall, and Anna Galiena. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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Road Games: Collector's Edition Blu-ray
Posted August 6, 2019 06:07 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory has revealed some preliminary details for its upcoming Collector's Edition of Richard Franklin's thriller Road Games (1981), starring Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Grant Page, Thaddeus Smith, and Steve Millichamp. Currently, the release is set to arrive on the market on November 12.
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American Gangster 4K Blu-ray
Posted August 6, 2019 04:50 PM by Webmaster
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will bring to 4K Blu-ray Ridley Scott's action thriller American Gangster (2007), starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Josh Brolin. The release will be available for purchase on October 15.
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Red Heat 4K Blu-ray
Posted August 6, 2019 03:29 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal will release on 4K Blu-ray Walter Hill's action thriller Red Heat (1988), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, and Laurence Fishburne. The release will be available for purchase on October 7.
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Scream Factory: Fear No Evil Blu-ray Detailed
Posted August 6, 2019 03:04 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Frank LaLoggia's film Fear No Evil (1981), starring Stefan Arngrim, Elizabeth Hoffman, Frank Birney, John Holland, and Barry Cooper. The release will be available for purchase on September 24.
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The Biggest Little Farm Blu-ray
Posted August 6, 2019 03:03 PM by Webmaster
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will release on Blu-ray The Biggest Little Farm (2019). The release will be available for purchase on August 20.