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Blu-ray Sales: October 25-31: Masters of the Universe Not Frightened by Frankenstein
Posted November 9, 2026 03:22 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on October 31st, Alliance Entertainment's Masters of the Universe (2026) remained atop the Blu-ray-only, overall packaged media and 4K UHD charts in its second week, fending off the Criterion Collection's new release of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (2025), which took second place. Third place on all charts went to The Frighteners, which was released on remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD by Arrow Video this week.
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This Week on Blu-ray: November 9-15
Posted November 8, 2026 07:48 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of November 9th, the Criterion Collection will release Blue Heron on Blu-ray, as well as Shoot the Piano Player and Marie Antoinette (2006) on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Other new releases include The Apothecary Diaries: Season 2 from Crunchyroll, Call of the Night: Season 2 from Sentai Filmworks and Mad Bills to Pay from Oscilloscope Laboratories. Catalog titles include Blu-rays for Lock Up: Season 1, Volume 1 from ClassicFlix and Miranda from Cult Films, as well as 4K UHD releases for Planet of the Vampires from Radiance Films, Above the Law from Toy Robot Video, Four Rooms from Kino Lorber, Con Air from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Memoirs of a Geisha from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Lovely Bones from Paramount Home Media Distribution and Paddington from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
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The Big Combo 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 6, 2026 05:54 AM by Webmaster
Ignite Films will issue standard 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray editions of Joseph H. Lewis' classic film noir The Big Combo (1955), starring Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, and Robert Middleton. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on December 15.
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Resident Evil (2026) 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 3, 2026 06:31 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Zach Cregger's Resident Evil (2026), starring Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, and Will Merrick. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on December 29.
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Big Jake 55th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 3, 2026 06:30 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of George Sherman's Big Jake (1971), starring John Wayne, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, and Bruce Cabot. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 19th.
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El Dorado 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 2, 2026 08:31 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Howard Hawks' El Dorado (1966), starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, and Paul Fix. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 26.
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ACE Nominees Announced
Posted January 10, 2014 05:53 PM by Webmaster
Earlier today, The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced the nominees for the 2014 ACE Eddie Awards. Voting will end on January 29th and the winners of the 64th annual ACE Eddie Awards will be announced on Friday, February 7 in Los Angeles.
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Joe Massot's Wonderwall Heading to Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2014 05:30 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Shout Factory have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray director Joe Massot's Wonderwall (1968), starring Jane Birkin, Irene Handl, Jack MacGowran, Irene Handl, and Iain Quarrier. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is March 25th.
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Raro Details Lucio Marcaccini's Hallucination Strip
Posted January 10, 2014 05:02 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Raro Video U.S. have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Italian director Lucio Marcaccini's Roma drogata: la polizia non può intervenire a.k.a Hallucination Strip (1975), starring Bud Cort, Marcel Bozzuffi, and Guido Alberti. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
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The War Around Us Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2014 04:46 PM by Webmaster
MPI Home Video will release on Blu-ray Abdallah Omeish's documentary The War Around Us (2014). The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the country on May 6th.
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The Cinema Guild Acquires Tsai Ming Liang's Stray Dogs
Posted January 10, 2014 04:28 PM by Webmaster
The Cinema Guild announced earlier today that it has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to Tsai Ming Liang's new film Stray Dogs, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Venice Film Festival and official selection of both the New York and Toronto Film Festivals.
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Frozen Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2014 01:59 PM by Webmaster
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray release of directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee's Frozen, which features the voice talents of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Alan Tudyk, Ciarán Hinds and Santino Fontana. Disney's 53rd animated feature arrives on Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD combo pack on March 18th.
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Blu-ray Sales, Dec. 30-Jan. 5: Still No Stopping Despicable Me 2
Posted January 10, 2014 07:50 AM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on January 5th, Universal Studios' Despicable Me 2 again took the number one spot on both the Blu-ray-only and overall package media charts. This animated comedy - the sequel to the 2010 surprise hit - netted Universal a healthy profit last summer, grossing over $918 million worldwide, and it has continued this success on the small-screen. On the home media platforms, Despicable Me 2 has been number one for four weeks.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Riddick
Posted January 10, 2014 01:26 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Universal Studios Home Entertainment are offering three members the opportunity to win a copy of David Twohy's Riddick, starring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff, Jordi Mollà, Noah Danby, Danny Blanco Hall, Bokeem Woodbine, Matt Nable and Dave Bautista. Debuting an Unrated Director's Cut with intense sequences not shown in theaters, the third installment in the Riddick franchise arrives on Blu-ray on January 14th.
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Star Blazers 2199: Volume 1 Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2014 01:19 AM by Webmaster
Voyager Entertainment will release the first volume of Yutaka Izubuchi's Star Blazers 2199, which features the first four episodes of the 2012 remake of the original 1974 series, Space Battleship Yamato. Five volumes are set to follow, although dates have yet to be announced. Volume 1 arrives on Blu-ray on February 27th.
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Jamesy Boy Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2014 01:05 AM by Webmaster
XLrator Media and Phase 4 Films have announced the Blu-ray release of director/co-writer Trevor White's Jamesy Boy, starring James Woods, Mary-Louise Parker, Ving Rhames,Taissa Farmiga, Taboo and Spencer Lofranco. The film arrives on Blu-ray on February 25th.
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The Big Red One Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2014 12:34 AM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is bringing writer/director Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One to Blu-ray this May. The WWII drama stars Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco, Kelly Ward, Siegfried Rauch and Stéphane Audran, and makes its Blu-ray debut on May 6th.
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Pet Girl of Sakurasou: Collection 2 Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2014 12:30 AM by Webmaster
Houston-based anime distributor Section23 Films and Sentai Filmworks have detailed the Blu-ray release of studio J.C.Staff and director Atsuko Ishizuka's Pet Girl of Sakurasou: Collection 2. The next twelve episodes of the romantic comedy anime series streets on March 11th. Collection 1 is already available on Blu-ray.
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Upcoming Scream Factory Releases
Posted January 9, 2014 07:31 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has revealed that it plans to add a number of titles to its impressive Blu-ray catalog. Many of them have now been dated.
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Russian Blockbuster Stalingrad Heads to U.S. IMAX Theaters
Posted January 9, 2014 06:35 PM by Webmaster
Director Fedor Bondarchuk epic war film Stalingrad, a box office hit in Russia last year, is coming to U.S. IMAX 3D theaters in February. Columbia Pictures will distribute the film, which was selected to represent Russia in the best Foreign Language Film category of the 2014 Academy Awards.
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Woody Allen's Magic in the Moonlight
Posted January 9, 2014 06:11 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that it has acquired all North American distribution rights to Woody Allen's latest film, Magic in the Moonlight (2014), starring Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Ute Lemper, and Jacki Weaver.
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Stanley Donen's Bedazzled Heading to Blu-ray
Posted January 9, 2014 05:58 PM by Webmaster
German distributors Alive have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray director Stanley Donen's Bedazzled (1967), starring Raquel Welch, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, and Alba. In addition to the original film, this Limited Edition release (2BD/DVD), will also contain director Harold Ramis' remake, starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, and Frances O'Connor. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is March 14th.
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The Swimmer Blu-ray
Posted January 9, 2014 05:30 PM by Webmaster
Grindhouse Releasing will bring to Blu-ray director Frank Perry's The Swimmer (1968), starring Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, and Tony Bickley. The release will be available for purchase in the United States on March 11th.
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StudioCanal Teams Up With Media Storehouse
Posted January 9, 2014 05:11 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal and Media Storehouse have teamed up to promote the studio's vast library of classic and contemporary films. The two parties have launched a new site where digitally restored posters and stills will be made available for purchase.
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Hellgate & Hell Comes to Frogtown Officially Announced
Posted January 9, 2014 04:45 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Arrow Video have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of William A. Levey's Hellgate (1989), starring Ron Palillo, Abigail Wolcott, and Carel Trichardt, and Donald G. Jackson, andR.J. Kizer's Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988), starring Julius LeFlore, RCB, and Roddy Piper. The two releases will be available for purchase on January 27th.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Detailed
Posted January 9, 2014 04:36 PM by Webmaster
Kino Classics has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of the landmark 1920 silent horror classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, adapted from the timeless Robert Louis Stevenson story and starring the great John Barrymore. The release will be available for purchase on January 28th.
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Memphis Belle Blu-ray
Posted January 9, 2014 03:02 AM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release director Michael Caton-Jones' Memphis Belle on Blu-ray this Spring. The wartime drama stars Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, Harry Connick, Jr., Reed Edward Diamond, Courtney Gains, Neil Giuntoli and John Lithgow, and streets on May 6th.
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Chicago: Diamond Edition Blu-ray
Posted January 8, 2014 05:18 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Films has officially announced that it will release Rob Marshall's multiple Oscar winner Chicago (2002), starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Taye Diggs, John C. Reilly, and Dominic West. The new Diamond Edition Blu-ray will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on February 11th.
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ASC Nominees Announced
Posted January 8, 2014 04:41 PM by Webmaster
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominations in the theatrical motion picture category of the28th Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement. The winner will be revealed at the awards ceremony on February 1, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom.
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DGA Nominees Announced
Posted January 8, 2014 04:27 PM by Webmaster
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has announced its nominations for Best Film Director of 2013. The winner will be announced at the 66th annual DGA Awards on January 25 in Hollywood, California.
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Samsung: 4K Blu-ray Discs Coming Up
Posted January 8, 2014 03:26 PM by Webmaster
Vice-president for consumer electronics at Samsung Australia Philip Newton, who is currently at CES in Las Vegas, has revealed that 4K Blu-ray discs will likely become available by the end of the year. The news was leaked in an article published earlier today by The Australian.
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Strand to Release Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin
Posted January 8, 2014 02:42 PM by Webmaster
Independent U.S. distributors Strand Releasing have revealed that they are panning to bring to Blu-ray Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin (2004), starring Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Long, and Michelle Trachtenberg. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is March 18th.
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Nordicana Returns to London
Posted January 8, 2014 02:25 PM by Webmaster
Arrow Films' Nordic Noir label, in association with Radio Times and Pan Macmillan, is bringing the UK's only festival of Nordic fiction back to London's Old Truman Brewery on February 1st & 2nd.
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Blue Jasmine Blu-ray
Posted January 8, 2014 02:13 PM by Webmaster
The UK branch of Warner Brothers has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine (2013), starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard, and and Sally Hawkins. The release will be available for purchase on February 3rd.
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent Blu-ray
Posted January 8, 2014 01:11 PM by Webmaster
VIZ Media and Warner Bros. have announced the Blu-ray release of Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent, the next installment in Studio 4°C and director Toshiyuki Kubooka's adaptation of Kentaro Miura's original Berserk manga. The Advent follows Arc I - The Egg of the King and Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey, and streets on April 15th.
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The Grandmaster Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted January 8, 2014 01:04 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment and The Weinstein Company will release on Blu-ray director Wong Kar Wai's latest film, The Grandmaster (2012), starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Chang, Song Hye-Kyo, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, and Zhao Ben-Shan. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on March 4th.