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Blu-ray Sales: October 18:24: Masters of the Universe is Master of the Charts in Debut
Posted November 2, 2026 03:11 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on October 24th, Alliance Entertainment's Masters of the Universe (2026) topped the Blu-ray-only, overall packaged media and 4K UHD charts in its debut, while Bleecker Street's Hadestown: The Musical took second place on the Blu-ray-only chart and the Blu-ray version of Alliance's Heated Rivalry: Season 1 (2025) took third place. Other top ten releases include the Blu-ray version of Alliance's Ice Cream Man (2026) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Adventure Time: The Complete Collection (2010–2018). This week also saw the release of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's The Cable Guy and the Criterion Collection's releases of The Silence of the Lambs and The Complete Kubrick (1951-1999), all of which made the top ten 4K UHD releases for the week.
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This Week on Blu-ray: November 2-8
Posted November 1, 2026 09:02 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of November 2nd, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release Gone with the Wind on 4K UHD. New releases include The End of Oak Street and Rick and Morty: Season 9 from Warner, KPop Demon Hunters from the Criterion Collection, two seasons of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-2024) from Alliance Entertainment, Super Troopers 3 from Disney and Searchlight Pictures, Mutiny (2026) from Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender from Paramount Home Media Distribution, The Uprising from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and The Vampire Lestat (both 2026) from AMC Studios. Other catalog titles include The Hill (1965) from Warner Archive, Rookie Blue: The Complete Series (2010-2015) from Lionsgate and 4K UHD upgrades for Harold and Maude from Criterion and The Family Man from Shout Factory.
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Verity 4K Blu-ray
Posted October 28, 2026 08:27 PM by Webmaster
Alliances Entertainment, in association with Amazon MGM Studios, has detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Michael Showalter's Verity (2026), starring Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, Dakota Johnson, Ismael Cruz Cordova, and Michael Abbott Jr. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on December 15.
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The Host 20th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray (UPDATED)
Posted October 28, 2026 08:25 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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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.