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Blu-ray Sales: October 11-17: New Edition of Project Hail Mary Tops the Charts
Posted October 26, 2026 01:12 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on October 17th, Alliance Entertainment's Project Hail Mary reclaimed the top spot on the the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media and 4K UHD charts amidst the release of a new 4K UHD edition with the IMAX version of the film and additional extras. Second and third place on the Blu-ray-only chart went to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Supergirl and Evil Dead Burn, respectively, while Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy (2003-2019), Arrow Video's The Last Boy Scout and Shout Factory's Hostel / Hostel: Part II box set also made the top ten.
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This Week on Blu-ray: October 26-November 1
Posted October 26, 2026 03:30 AM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of October 26th, Arrow Video will release The Frighteners on Blu-ray and 4K UHD and and the box set Enter the Video Store: Video Vengeance (1987-1993) on Blu-ray. New releases include Frankenstein (2025) from the Criterion Collection, Megadoc from Utopia Distribution, Silent Friend from 1-2 Special, Tatsumi from Film Movement, Mārama from Dark Sky Films, Push (2025) from Shudder, Skincare from IFC Films and Diabolic from Brainstorm Media. Other catalog titles include Maverick: The Complete Series (1957-1962) on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, as well as 4K releases for The Clown Murders and Duplicity (2009) from Kino Lorber, Moving (1993) from Cinema Guild and Joy Ride (2023) from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
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The Host 20th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2026 08:38 PM by Webmaster
Magnolia Home Entertainment will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006), with a brand new combo pack release, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on December 8th.
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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom Blu-ray
Posted October 22, 2026 08:07 PM by Webmaster
Gkids and Shout Factory are preparing a Blu-ray release of Steve Cox's Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026), featuring the voices of John Sparkes, Justin Fletcher, and Nina Sosanya. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 26.
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Criterion Announces January Releases
Posted October 16, 2026 06:12 PM by Webmaster
The Criterion Collection has announced its January batch of releases. They are: Deliverance (1972), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Career Girls (1997), Chocolat (1988), Parasite (2019), and Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 6 (1965-1988).
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The Odyssey 4K Blu-ray
Posted October 13, 2026 05:52 PM by Webmaster
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026), starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, and Lupita Nyong'o. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on November 17.
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Starship Troopers 20th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray Edition
Posted July 18, 2017 01:58 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will celebrate the 20th anniversary of director Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers (1997) with a brand new 4K Blu-ray edition of the film. The release will be available for purchase on September 19.
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The Bridge on the River Kwai 4K Blu-ray
Posted July 18, 2017 01:47 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray director David Lean's classic film The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, and James Donald. The release will be available for purchase on October 3.
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Vikings: The Complete Fourth Season, Volume 2 Blu-ray
Posted July 18, 2017 01:35 PM by Webmaster
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Vikings: The Complete Fourth Season, Volume 2. The release will be available for purchase on October 3.
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The Spell Blu-ray Detailed
Posted July 18, 2017 01:18 PM by Webmaster
U.S. label Scream Factory has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Lee Philips' film The Spell (1977), starring Lee Grant, Susan Myers, Lelia Goldoni, Helen Hunt, and Jack Colvin. The release will be available for purchase on September 5.
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Effects 4K Restoration Trailer and Blu-ray
Posted July 18, 2017 01:02 PM by Webmaster
The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) and MVD Entertainment Group have sent us an original trailer for the 4K restoration of Dusty Nelson's horror thriller Effects (1980), starring Joe Pilato, Tom Savini, Susan Chapek, John Harrison, and Debra Gordon. The restoration will be released on Blu-ray on August 22.
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GKIDS Acquire Studio Ghibli Catalog, Announce New Blu-ray Releases
Posted July 17, 2017 07:58 PM by Webmaster
U.S. distributors GKIDS announced today that they have acquired the Studio Ghibli catalog and will begin re-releasing titles in new Blu-ray editions. The first releases are expected to arrive on the market this October.
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StudioCanal: Remastered Terminator 2 Prepped for 4K Blu-ray, 3D/2D Blu-ray Also Coming Up
Posted July 17, 2017 07:37 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal have revealed that they are preparing 4K Blu-ray and 3D/2D Blu-ray releases of director James Cameron's 3D remaster of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, and Earl Boen. The releases are expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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The Saga of Anatahan Blu-ray Detailed
Posted July 17, 2017 07:22 PM by Webmaster
British label Eureka Entertainment has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Josef von Sternberg's The Saga of Anatahan (1953). The release will be available for purchase on August 14.
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Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena Visit the Criterion Collection
Posted July 17, 2017 07:10 PM by Webmaster
The folks at Criterion have sent us a new video showing actress Aubrey Plaza and writer/director Jeff Baena picking up some of his favorite films from the now rather famous DVD/Blu-ray closet.
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Criterion Announces October Titles
Posted July 17, 2017 05:43 PM by Webmaster
The Criterion Collection has announced that it will add five new titles to its Blu-ray catalog in October: David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, Agnieszka Smoczyńska's The Lure, Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr, and Olivier Assayas' Personal Shopper.
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Kino: Cyborg 2087 and Dimension 5 Blu-ray Releases Detailed
Posted July 17, 2017 05:01 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Franklin Adreon's Cyborg 2087 (1966) and Dimension 5 (1966). The two releases will be available for purchase on September 26.
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China Moon Blu-ray
Posted July 17, 2017 04:53 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of director John Bailey's film China Moon (1994), starring Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Charles Dance, and Benicio del Toro. The release will be available for purchase on October 31.
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New International Trailer for Blade Runner 2049
Posted July 17, 2017 04:29 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures has sent us a brand new international trailer for for Canadian helmer Denis Villeneuve's highly anticipated new film Blade Runner 2049 (2017), starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, and Dave Bautista. The film is set to open in theaters across the nation on October 6.
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Upcoming Arrow Academy Blu-ray Releases
Posted July 17, 2017 04:23 PM by Webmaster
Arrow Video will bring various new titles to Blu-ray. Amogst them are The Voice of the Moon, Le Plaisir, and After the Storm.
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Cartels Blu-ray
Posted July 17, 2017 04:22 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Keoni Waxman's action thriller Cartels a.k.a. Killing Salazar (2017), starring Steven Seagal, Luke Goss, Georges St-Pierre, Darren E. Scott, Florin Piersic Jr., and Sharlene Royer. The release will be available for purchase on September 19.
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The Lion King Signature Collection Blu-ray Edition
Posted July 17, 2017 05:32 AM by Webmaster
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray The Lion King (1994). The release, which will be part of the Signature Collection, will be available for purchase on August 29.
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This Week on Blu-ray: July 17-23
Posted July 17, 2017 12:00 AM by Josh Katz
For the week of July 17th, Warner Home Entertainment is bringing Kong: Skull Island to Blu-ray. Other titles include Ben Wheatley's uneven crime-comedy Free Fire, Woody Allen's very funny Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask, and Andrei Tarkovsky's singular masterpiece Stalker.
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Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray
Posted July 15, 2017 11:22 PM by Webmaster
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season. The release will be available for purchase on August 15.
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Blu-ray Sales, July 3-9: Beauty Outcharms Power Rangers
Posted July 15, 2017 07:09 PM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on July 9th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Beauty and the Beast returned to the top of the Blu-ray-only sales list. This live-action remake of the iconic Disney animated classic was a huge hit with audiences this year, grossing over $1.2 billion worldwide.
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The Endless Summer Deluxe Blu-ray Release Detailed
Posted July 15, 2017 06:52 PM by Webmaster
British label Second Sight Films has detailed its standard and deluxe slipcase Blu-ray box set releases of dierctor Bruce Brown's classic film The Endless Summer (1966), starring Michael Hynson, Robert August, Bruce Brown, Terence Bullen, and Wayne Miyata. The two releases will be available for purchase on August 21.
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Upcoming Kino Lorber Blu-ray Releases Detailed
Posted July 15, 2017 06:26 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed three upcoming Blu-ray releases: Funny Bones (1995), Red Line 7000 (1965), and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). The three releases will be available for purchase this September.
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Four Newly Restored Classic Lina Wertmüller Films Announced for Blu-ray
Posted July 15, 2017 06:00 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber will release on Blu-ray four brand new 2K restorations of classic films directed by Lina Wertmüller: Swept Away (1974), Seven Beauties (1975), Summer Night (1986), and Ferdinando and Carolina. The four releases will be available for purchase this September.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula 4K Blu-ray
Posted July 15, 2017 03:10 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray Bram Stoker's Dracula. The release will be available for purchase on October 3.
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First Look at New 4K Restoration of Rawhead Rex and Blu-ray
Posted July 14, 2017 05:21 PM by Webmaster
Kino Repertory have released a trailer for the new 4K restoration of director Clive Barker's film Rawhead Rex (1986), starring David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Hugh O'Conor, Niall O'Brien, and Donal McCann. Kino Classics have also confirmed that the restoration will be released on Blu-ray later this year.
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Adventures of Captain Marvel Blu-ray Detailed
Posted July 14, 2017 04:13 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of directors John English and William Witney's classic serial Adventures of Captain Marvel. (1941). The release will be available for purchase on September 19.
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Restored Bonnie and Clyde Heads Back to U.S. Theaters to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Posted July 14, 2017 03:42 PM by Webmaster
Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Entertainment will present a special two-day event to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of director Arthur Penn's classic film Bonnie and Clyde (1967), starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, The film will return to select cinemas nationwide on Sunday, August 13th and Wednesday, August 16th.
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Upcoming Arrow Video Blu-ray Releases
Posted July 14, 2017 03:37 PM by Webmaster
Arrow Video will bring various new titles to Blu-ray. Amongst them are John Carpenter's The Thing, Steve De Jarnatt's Miracle Mile, and Herschell Gordon Lewis' Blood Feast.
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The Hero Blu-ray
Posted July 14, 2017 03:26 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Brett Haley's film The Hero (2017), starring Sam Elliott, Krysten Ritter, Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, and Katharine Ross. The release will be available for purchase on September 19.
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976-EVIL Blu-ray
Posted July 14, 2017 03:20 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Robert Englund's film 976-EVIL (1988), starring Stephen Geoffreys, Robert Picardo, Sandy Dennis, Jim Metzler, and Lezlie Deane. The release will be available for purchase o October 3.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 4K Blu-ray
Posted July 14, 2017 02:20 AM by Webmaster
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The release will be available for purchase on October 3.