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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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Blu-ray Sales, May 5-11: Lego Movie Stacks over Aquaman
Posted May 18, 2019 11:45 PM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on May 11th, Warner Home Entertainment's The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part debuted at number one on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media charts. This sequel to The LEGO Movie was a modest success following its North American release last February, grossing $105 million domestically on top of its estimated $99-million production budget.
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Mill Creek: More Retro VHS Collectible Titles Announced
Posted May 17, 2019 06:23 PM by Webmaster
Mill Creek Entertainment has announced that it will add four new titles to its Retro VHS Collection: Jonathan Kaplan's White Line Fever 1975), Sean S. Cunningham's The New Kids (1985), Joseph Ruben's True Believer (1989), and Fred Schepisi's Roxanne (1987). The four releases will be available for purchase on August 13.
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Warner Archive Announces June Releases
Posted May 17, 2019 05:46 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has announced its June batch of Blu-ray releases. Amongst them are Matthew Robbins' Corvette Summer (1978), George Cukor's Gaslight (1944), and Frank Sinatra's None But the Brave (1965).
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Upcoming Arrow Academy Blu-ray Releases
Posted May 17, 2019 05:44 PM by Webmaster
Arrow Academy will release two new titles on Blu-ray: Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich (1999) and Akio Jissôji: The Buddhist Collection (1970-1974).
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Return From the Ashes Blu-ray
Posted May 17, 2019 05:33 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of J. Lee Thompson's thriller Return From the Ashes (1965), starring Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar, Ingrid Thulin, and Herbert Lom. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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StudioCanal: First Look at New 4K Restoration of The Doors - The Final Cut
Posted May 17, 2019 04:36 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal have provided us with an official trailer for the new 4K restoration of Oliver Stone's film The Doors (1991), starring Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, and Kevin Dillon.
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Teen Spirit Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2019 06:06 PM by Webmaster
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Max Minghella's directorial debut Teen Spirit (2018), starring Elle Fanning, Rebecca Hall, Millie Brady, Elizabeth Berrington, and Viktorija Faith. The release will be available for purchase on July 16.
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The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 2 Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2019 05:49 PM by Webmaster
The Cohen Media Group will release on Blu-ray The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 2, which will feature new 4K restorations of Sherlock Jr (1924) and The Navigator (1924). The release will be available for purchase on July 9.
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First Look at Angel Has Fallen
Posted May 16, 2019 05:29 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate has provided us with an official domestic trailer for Ric Roman Waugh's upcoming action thriller Angel Has Fallen (2019), starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Sapir Azulay, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte, and Danny Huston. The film will open in theaters across the nation on August 23.
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Batman: Hush 4K Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2019 04:47 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Justin Copeland's film Batman: Hush (2019), featuring the voices of Jason O'Mara, Jennifer Morrison, Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, and Rainn Wilson. The two releases will be available for purchase on August 13.
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Severin: Robowar, Night Killer, and The Beast in Heat Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2019 04:28 PM by Webmaster
Severin Films has officially announced and detailed three upcoming Blu-ray releases: Claudio Fragasso and Bruno Mattei's Night Killer (1990), Bruno Mattei's Robowar (1988), and Luigi Batzella's The Beast in Heat (1977). The three releases will be available for purchase on June 25.
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Legal Eagles Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2019 03:56 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Ivan Reitman's film Legal Eagles (1986), starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy, and Terence Stamp. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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The Shining 4K Blu-ray
Posted May 15, 2019 10:11 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining (1980), starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, and Barry Nelson. The release will be available for purchase on October 1.
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Well Go USA: First Look at Chasing the Dragon II and Blu-ray
Posted May 15, 2019 06:47 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Well Go USA have provided us with an official trailer for Jason Kwan and Jing Wong's new film Chasing the Dragon II (2019), starring Tony Leung, Simon Yam, Louis Koo, and Ka Tung Lam. The film will open in theaters across the nation on June 7.
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Second Sight: New Remaster of Flight of the Navigator Prepped for Blu-ray
Posted May 15, 2019 05:59 PM by Webmaster
British label Second Sight confirmed today that it is working on a brand new remaster of Randal Kleiser's Flight of the Navigator (1986), which will be used to produce a Limited Blu-ray Edition of the film. Currently, the release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 19.
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The Films of Sarah Jacobson Blu-ray
Posted May 15, 2019 05:41 PM by Webmaster
The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) will release on Blu-ray The Films of Sarah Jacobson. The double-feature release will be available for purchase this summer.
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Criterion Announces August Titles
Posted May 15, 2019 05:04 PM by Webmaster
The Criterion Collection has announced its August batch of Blu-ray releases. Amongst them are Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession (1954), Jane Campion's An Angel at My Table (1990), and Abbas Kiarostami's The Koker Trilogy (1987-1994).
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Beatriz at Dinner Blu-ray
Posted May 15, 2019 04:52 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Miguel Arteta's comedy Beatriz at Dinner (2018), starring Salma Hayek, Chloë Sevigny, Connie Britton, Nina Arianda, and John Lithgow. The release will be available for purchase on May 29.
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Death Game Blu-ray
Posted May 15, 2019 04:43 PM by Webmaster
Grindhouse Releasing has revealed that it is preparing a Blu-ray release of Peter S. Traynor's thriller Death Game a.k.a. The Seducers (1977), starring Sondra Locke, Colleen Camp, Seymour Cassel, Beth Brickell, and Michael Kalmansohn. The label has not yet determined a preliminary release date.
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Semi-Tough Blu-ray
Posted May 15, 2019 04:35 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber will release on Blu-ray Michael Ritchie's comedy Semi-Tough (1977), starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, and Bert Convy. The release is expected to arrive on the market this summer.
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I'll Take Your Dead Blu-ray
Posted May 14, 2019 10:19 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Chad Archibald's thriller I'll Take Your Dead (2018). The release will be available for purchase on June 4.
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A Case for a Rookie Hangman Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 14, 2019 04:51 PM by Webmaster
Second Run has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Pavel Jurácek's film A Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969). The release will be available for purchase on June 24.
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Restricted Trailer for Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die
Posted May 14, 2019 04:33 PM by Webmaster
Focus Features has provided us with a new domestic restricted trailer for Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy The Dead Don't Die (2018), starring Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Bill Murray, Selena Gomez, and Tilda Swinton. The film will open in theaters across the nation on June 14.
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Upcoming Olive Films Blu-ray Releases (UPDATED)
Posted May 14, 2019 04:21 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Olive Films will add two new titles to their Blu-ray catalog in June: John Schlesinger's The Believers (1987) and William Asher's How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965).
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Exclusive Trailer for John Woo's Last Hurrah for Chivalry and Hand of Death
Posted May 14, 2019 03:44 PM by Webmaster
Eureka Entertainment has provided us with an exclusive new trailer for its upcoming Blu-ray release of John Woo's classic films Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979) and Hand of Death (1976). The double-feature release will be available for purchase on June 24.
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The Aftermath Blu-ray
Posted May 14, 2019 03:29 PM by Webmaster
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray James Kent's film The Aftermath (2018), starring Alexander Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Kate Phillips, and Alexander Scheer. The release will be available for purchase on June 25.
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Rock, Paper, Scissors Blu-ray
Posted May 14, 2019 03:28 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Tom Holland's film Rock, Paper, Scissors (2018). The release will be available for purchase on July 23.
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Blu-ray Sales, April 30-May 4: Dragon Ball Drowns Aquaman on Home Media
Posted May 14, 2019 03:20 PM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on May 4th, FUNimation Entertainment's Dragon Ball Super: Broly remained at number one on the Blu-ray-only chart. This twentieth feature film in the Dragon Ball Z series was a modest success following its North American release last January, grossing $30 million domestically on top of its estimated $8.5-million production budget.
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Kino: Three Classic Gangster Films with Jean Gabin Coming Soon to Blu-ray
Posted May 13, 2019 11:04 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray three classic gangster films starring Jean Gabin: Marcel Carné's Port of Shadows (1938), Jacques Becker's Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954), and Henri Decoin's Razzia sur la chnouf. The three releases will be available for purchase on August 13.
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Upcoming Shout Factory/IFC Films Blu-ray Releases
Posted May 13, 2019 05:59 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory, in association with IFC Films, will release two recent films on Blu-ray: Mary Harron's Charlie Says (2018) and Tim Sutton's Donnybrook (2018). The two releases will be available for purchase on August 6.