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Blu-ray Sales: May 31-June 6: Avatar: Fire and Ash Bests Hoppers
Posted June 16, 2026 01:33 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on June 6th, Disney and 20th Century Studios' Avatar: Fire and Ash remained atop the Blu-ray-only, overall packaged media and Blu-ray 3D charts for the third straight week, managing to fend off Disney and Pixar's new release, Hoppers, which had to settle for second place. Third place on the Blu-ray-only chart went to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's One Battle After Another, which saw a new 4K UHD release with an exclusive Blu-ray of extras and topped the 4K UHD chart.
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Mars Attacks! 30th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted June 16, 2026 06:30 AM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will bring to 4K Blu-ray Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! (1996), starring Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, and Danny DeVito. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 11.
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The Saint 4K Blu-ray
Posted June 16, 2026 06:09 AM by Webmaster
Paramount Home Media Distribution has dated and detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Phillip Noyce's The Saint (1997), starring Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, Valeriy Nikolaev, and Henry Goodman. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 25.
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Enemy at the Gates 25th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted June 16, 2026 06:08 AM by Webmaster
Paramount Home Media Distribution has dated and detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of ean-Jacques Annaud's Enemy at the Gates (2001), starring Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, and Ed Harris. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 25.
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Criterion Announces September Releases
Posted June 15, 2026 05:49 PM by Webmaster
The Criterion Collection has announced its September batch of releases. They are: Three Films by Leos Carax (1984-1991), Nouvelle Vague (2025), The Secret Agent (2025), 12 Angry Men (1957), Days and Nights in the Forest (1970), Two Prosecutors (2025), and Shoah (1985).
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Johnny Handsome 4K Blu-ray
Posted June 15, 2026 06:53 AM by Webmaster
StudioCanal is preparing 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Walter Hill's Johnny Handsome (1989), starring Mickey Rourke, Lance Henriksen, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, and Morgan Freeman. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on August 17.
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This Week on Blu-ray: June 15-21
Posted June 14, 2026 08:53 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of June 15th, Paramount Home Media Distribution will release Scream 7 on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Other new releases include The Super Mario Galaxy Movie from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Complete First Season (2026) from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Hamilton (2020) from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come from Searchlight Pictures and Dark Winds: Season 4 (2025) from AMC Studios. Catalog titles include 4K UHD upgrades for Them! (1954) and Day of the Dead from Shout Factory,The Arrival (1996) from Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Eraser from Warner and Audition (1999) from Arrow Video.
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Popeye 4K Blu-ray
Posted June 9, 2026 05:50 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Home Media Distribution has dated its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Robert Altman's Popeye (1980), starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, and Paul L. Smith. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 18.
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Warner Archive Announces July Releases
Posted June 8, 2026 10:14 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has revealed its July batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: Macao (1952), Crime Wave (1953), Colt .45 (1950), The Keyhole (1933), The Seventh Cross (1944), Lilly Turner (1933), The Sisters (1938), Presenting Lily Mars (1943), Random Harvest (1942), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951), Bonnie Scotland (1935), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). All titles are scheduled to arrive on the market on July 28.
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Michael 4K Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2026 11:05 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Home Entertainment is preparing 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Antoine Fuqua's Michael (2026), starring Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Miles Teller, Nia Long, and Amari Deity. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on July 14.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Blu-ray
Posted February 18, 2016 03:05 PM by Webmaster
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. The release will be available for purchase on March 15.
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Call the Midwife: Season Five Blu-ray
Posted February 18, 2016 02:34 PM by Webmaster
BBC Home Entertainment is bringing Call the Midwife to Blu-ray this spring. The fifth season of the acclaimed period series stars Miranda Hart, Helen George, Pam Ferris and Charlotte Ritchie, and is set to arrive on Blu-ray on May 24th.
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Akame ga Kill: Collection 2 Blu-ray
Posted February 18, 2016 02:13 PM by Webmaster
Houston-based anime distributor Section23 Films and Sentai Filmworks have detailed the Blu-ray release of Akame ga Kill: Collection 2. The series arrives via standard and Collector's Edition Blu-rays on May 17th.
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Strike Back: Season Four Blu-ray
Posted February 18, 2016 01:55 PM by Webmaster
The hit Cinemax show returns to Blu-ray. HBO Home Entertainment has announced the release of Strike Back: Season Four, starring Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton as two crack special agents – one an American renegade, the other an elite British spy. The series' fourth season will be available for purchase on March 1st.
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The Hateful Eight Blu-ray
Posted February 18, 2016 01:42 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company have announced the Blu-ray release of writer/director Quentin Tarantino's eighth film, The Hateful Eight, which stars Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth and Walton Goggins. The film arrives on Blu-ray on March 29th.
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David Lean's The Sound Barrier Heading to Blu-ray
Posted February 17, 2016 06:27 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal will bring to Blu-ray David Lean's film The Sound Barrier (1952), starring Ralph Richardson, Nigel Patrick, Ann Todd, Dinah Sheridan, and Joseph Tomelty. The release will be available for purchase on April 11.
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Trumbo Blu-ray: Exclusive Giveaway
Posted February 17, 2016 02:53 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment are offering members the opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of director Jay Roach's Trumbo (2015), starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., and Elle Fanning. The Oscar-nominated film is already available for purchase.
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Venom (1981) Blu-ray Detailed
Posted February 17, 2016 01:38 PM by Webmaster
U.S. distributors Blue Underground have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Piers Haggard's film Venom (1981), starring Klaus Kinski, Oliver Reed, Nicol Williamson, Sarah Miles, Sterling Hayden, and Susan George. The release will be available for purchase on May 31.
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Marvel Begins Production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Posted February 17, 2016 01:27 PM by Webmaster
Marvel Studios announced today that it has begun principal photography at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which is slated to hit U.S. theaters on May 5, 2017. The production will shoot at Atlanta's Pinewood Studios.
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The Ninth Configuration UK Blu-ray Detailed
Posted February 17, 2016 01:14 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Second Sight Films have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of William Peter Blatty's film The Ninth Configuration (1980), starring Stacy Keach, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson, George DiCenzo, Ed and Flanders. The release will be available for purchase on April 25.
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The Claude Chabrol Blu-ray Collection Trailer
Posted February 17, 2016 12:56 PM by Webmaster
Cohen Media has sent us a brand new trailer for its upcoming The Claude Chabrol Collection. The collection will include three films from the acclaimed French director and is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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Tumbledown Blu-ray Detailed
Posted February 17, 2016 12:55 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced an April 5, 2016 release date for Tumbledown starring Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis.
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Criterion Announces May Titles
Posted February 16, 2016 05:42 PM by Webmaster
The Criterion Collection has announced that it will add six new titles to its Blu-ray catalog in May. Amongst them are Robert Altman's The Player, Nicholas Ray's In a Lonely Place, and Wim Wenders's Alice in the Cities.
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Gunbuster: The Movie Blu-ray
Posted February 16, 2016 05:00 PM by Webmaster
Houston-based anime distributor Section23 Films and Maiden Japan have detailed the Blu-ray release of Gunbuster: The Movie. Previously released by Bandai in 2008, Sentai is bringing Gunbuster to Blu-ray on May 17th.
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The Astro-Zombies Blu-ray
Posted February 16, 2016 03:39 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have confirmed that they will add to their Blu-ray catalog director Ted V. Mikels' film The Astro-Zombies (1968), starring Wendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom Pace, Joan Patrick, and Tura Satana. The release, which will be sourced from a new master, is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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Bastille Day International Trailer
Posted February 16, 2016 03:23 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal have sent us the official UK trailer for James Watkins and Jill Gagé's upcoming film Bastille Day (2016), starring Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly, Charlotte Le Bon, and Alexander Cooper. The film is set to open in cinemas across the UK on April 22.
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Brooklyn Blu-ray
Posted February 16, 2016 03:13 PM by Webmaster
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Fox Searchlight Pictures will release on Blu-ray John Crowley's film Brooklyn (2015), starring Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, and Emory Cohen. The release will be available for purchase on March 15.
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Misconduct Blu-ray
Posted February 16, 2016 03:08 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Shintaro Shimosawa's thriller Misconduct (2016), starring Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, and Lee Byung-hun. The film will open i theaters across the nation on February 23.
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Concussion Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Posted February 16, 2016 02:18 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Concussion. The film stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Morse and Albert Brooks, and marks Sony's first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release. Both versions street on March 29th.
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Oprhan Black: Season Four Blu-ray
Posted February 16, 2016 02:11 PM by Webmaster
BBC Home Entertainment is bringing Orphan Black: Season Four to Blu-ray this summer. The series stars Tatiana Maslany in multiple roles, Jordan Gavaris, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Kristian Brunn, Kevin Hanchard, Skyler Wexler, Ari Millen and Josh Vokey. The fourth season is set to arrive on Blu-ray on July 12th.
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The Big Short Blu-ray
Posted February 16, 2016 01:55 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Home Media Distribution has announced the Blu-ray release of The Big Short. Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing, the critically acclaimed film features an all-star cast including Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD combo pack arrives on March 15th.
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Steve Jobs Blu-ray: Exclusive Bundle Giveaway
Posted February 15, 2016 11:59 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment are offering members the opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of director Danny Boyle and writer Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs (2015), along with a prize bundle that includes BD copies of Trumbo, Spotlight, The Danish Girl, Straight Outta Compton and Fifty Shades of Grey. Steve Jobs arrives on Blu-ray on February 16th.
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New Restoration of Fritz Lang's Destiny Acquired for North American Distribution
Posted February 15, 2016 05:14 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have acquired the North American distribution rights to director Fritz Lang's film Destiny (1921), starring Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, and Bernhard Goetzke.
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New U.S. Trailer for Jeff Nichols' Midnight Special
Posted February 15, 2016 04:32 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. has sent us the second official trailer for director Jeff Nichols' (Mud) new film Midnight Special (2015), starring Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard, Jaeden Lieberher, and Michael Shannon. The film is set to open in theaters across the nation on March 18.
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This Week on Blu-ray: February 15-21
Posted February 15, 2016 09:50 AM by Josh Katz
For the week of February 15th, Warner Home Entertainment is bringing the violent gangster drama Black Mass to Blu-ray. Other titles include Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs, Charlie Chaplin's The Kid, and the fourth season of HBO's controversial series Girls.
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Stryker Blu-ray
Posted February 15, 2016 03:07 AM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Kino Lorber have confirmed that they will release on Blu-ray director Cirio H. Santiago's film Stryker (1983), starring Steve Sandor, William Ostrander, Monique St. Pierre, Mike Lane, and Ken Metcalfe. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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Criminal Activities Blu-ray: Exclusive Giveaway
Posted February 14, 2016 11:04 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and RLJ Entertainment are offering members the opportunity to win a Blu-ray copy of Criminal Activities, which stars Jackie Earle Haley (in his directorial debut), John Travolta, Michael Pitt, Dan Stevens, Christopher Abbott, Rob Brown and Edi Gathegi. The film arrives on Blu-ray on February 16th.
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Killjoys: Season One Blu-ray
Posted February 14, 2016 02:24 AM by Webmaster
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Killjoys: Season One. The Canadian science fiction drama stars Hannah John-Kamen, Aaron Ashmore and Luke Macfarlane, and arrives on Blu-ray on May 10th.
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Assassination Classroom: Season 1 Part 1 Blu-ray
Posted February 13, 2016 12:04 AM by Webmaster
FUNimation Entertainment has detailed the Blu-ray release of Assassination Classroom: Season 1 Part 1. The series first 11 episodes will be available via standard and Limited Edition combo packs on May 17th.
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Official U.S. Trailer for Cameron Crowe's Roadies
Posted February 12, 2016 06:31 PM by Webmaster
A brand new trailer has been released for Showtime's original new series Roadies. Created, written, executive produced and directed by Oscar winner Cameron Crowe and executive produced by J.J. Abrams and Winnie Holzman,Roadies will premiere on Sunday June 26 at 10PM ET/PT on Showtime.