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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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Deal of the Day: Bond 50 with Skyfall C$99.99 (Sold Out)
Posted December 16, 2013 03:26 AM by Webmaster
For those of you that missed out on picking up Bond 50 with Skyfall when Amazon US dropped it to $99.99 during Black Friday week, here is your chance once again. Amazon Canada is today offering the bilingual version of this box set for C$99.99 as their deal of the day.
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Amazon Blu-ray Deals of the Week: Star Trek, Star Wars, and 3-for-2 on Selected Warner Discs (Expired)
Posted December 15, 2013 10:45 AM by Josh Katz
Amazon's Blu-ray-related Deals of the Week affect selected movie and TV sets from Paramount and Warner Home Entertainment. First off are the site's standard weekly sales; Amazon is offering the first four seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Star Trek: Stardate Collection for 58% - 60% off their respective MSRPs. Then, the online retailer is having a 3-for-2 sale on certain Warner discs. Deals expire on December 22nd.
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This Week on Blu-ray: December 17-24
Posted December 15, 2013 01:59 AM by Josh Katz
For the week of December 17th, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is bringing the controversial The Lone Ranger to Blu-ray. Other titles include Sony and FX's Justified: Season Four set, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, the riveting thriller Prisoners, and Neill Blomkamp's Elysium.
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Teaser Trailer: Christopher Nolan's Interstellar
Posted December 14, 2013 11:57 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. have released the first trailer for director Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, Topher Grace, Wes Bentley, Ellen Burstyn and John Lithgow. The film is is set to be released in U.S. theaters on November 7, 2014.
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The Jungle Book 2 Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted December 14, 2013 11:43 PM by Webmaster
Walt Disney Home Entertainment is bringing The Jungle Book 2 to Blu-ray early next year, one month after the Diamond Edition Blu-ray release of The Jungle Book. The 2003 direct-to-video sequel features the voice talents of John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, Tony Jay and Phil Collins, and streets on March 18, 2014.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Ghost Team One
Posted December 13, 2013 11:49 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three members the opportunity to win a copy of directors Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford's Ghost Team One starring Carlos Santos, J.R. Villarreal, Tony Cavalero, Meghan Falcone, James Babson, and Sarah Chapman. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on December 17th.
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Heart: Fanatic Live From Caesar's Colosseum
Posted December 13, 2013 06:08 PM by Webmaster
Frontier Records has officially announced that it will release Heart's Fanatic Live From Caesars Colosseum in North America as CD, CD/DVD (housed in a glossy Digipak), and DVD/Blu-ray on February 25, 2014. The releases will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States and Canada.
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Gilda Blu-ray
Posted December 13, 2013 05:48 PM by Webmaster
The Italian branch of Sony Pictures will release on Blu-ray director Charles Vidor's Gilda (1946), starring Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, and Joseph Calleia. The preliminary release date set by the studio is February 19th.
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Sony to Expand the Spider-Man Universe
Posted December 13, 2013 05:19 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures has announced that it plans to develop several new projects in the Spider-Man franchise in association with Marvel Entertainment. Sony has approached five writers for these upcoming projects: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Ed Solomon, and Drew Goddard.
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Up the Junction Blu-ray
Posted December 13, 2013 04:49 PM by Webmaster
Olive Films will release on Blu-ray director Peter Collinson's drama Up the Junction (1968), starring Suzy Kendall, Dennis Waterman, Maureen Lipman, Liz Fraser, and Linda Cole. The release will be available for purchase on April 29th.
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Evilspeak and Final Exam Heading to Blu-ray
Posted December 13, 2013 04:40 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has revealed that it plans to add two more titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Eric Weston's Evilspeak (1981), starring Clint Howard, R.G. Armstrong, Joe Cortese, Claude Earl Jones, and Haywood Nelson, and Jimmy Huston's Final Exam (1981), starring Cecile Bagdadi, Joel S. Rice, Ralph Brown, and DeAnna Robbins.
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Betty Boop: The Essential Collection Volume Three Blu-ray
Posted December 13, 2013 03:59 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Olive Films will release on Blu-ray Betty Boop: The Essential Collection Volume Three. The release, which will contain twelve shorts with the popular character, will be available for purchase on April 29, 2014.
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John Dies at the End Blu-ray
Posted December 13, 2013 03:46 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Eureka Entertainment have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray Don Coscarelli's John Dies at the End (2012), starring Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, and Doug Jones. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on February 17th.
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Goto, Island of Love and Other Walerian Borowczyk Films to be Released on Blu-ray
Posted December 13, 2013 03:25 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Arrow Video have announced that they will release on Blu-ray Walerian Borowczyk's Goto, Island of Love (1969) as well as select shorts thanks to a successful campaign to fund new restorations for these films.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Prisoners
Posted December 13, 2013 12:35 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are offering three members the opportunity to win a copy of director Denis Villeneuve and screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski's Prisoners (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Paul Dano and Melissa Leo. The acclaimed crime thriller arrives on Blu-ray on December 17th.
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A Letter to Momo Blu-ray
Posted December 13, 2013 12:30 AM by Webmaster
Cinedigm and GKids are bringing Production I.G and Hiroyuki Okiura's A Letter to Momo to Blu-ray next summer. The award-winning 2011 anime drama is already available for pre-order, and streets on June 10, 2014.
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Upotte!! Complete Collection Blu-ray
Posted December 13, 2013 12:27 AM by Webmaster
Section23 Films and Sentai Filmworks have detailed the Complete Collection Blu-ray release of Upotte!!, a ten-episode original net animation series from Xebec and director Takao Kato. Upotte!! streets on March 18, 2014.
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Golden Globe Awards 2014: Nominees Announced
Posted December 12, 2013 05:44 PM by Webmaster
Earlier today, the nominations for the 71st Golden Globe Awards were announced at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle are the current leaders, each film having received seven nominations. The 71st Golden Globe Awards, hosted by SNL's Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will be held on Sunday, January 12 in Beverly Hills.
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First Look at Wong Jing's From Vegas to Macau With Chow Yun Fat
Posted December 12, 2013 05:38 PM by Webmaster
A brand new trailer has emerged for director Wong Jing's highly anticipated new film From Vegas to Macau a.k.a God of Gamblers IV (2014), starring legendary Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun Fat, Chapman To, Hui Siu Hung, Max Zhang, Phillip Ng, Sammy Shum, Natalie Meng, and Yuki Cheng. The film is set to open in Hong Kong and mainland China in January.
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Free Birds Blu-ray
Posted December 12, 2013 05:11 PM by Webmaster
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray director Jimmy Hayward's animated film Free Birds (2013), featuring the voices of Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Dan Fogler, Colm Meaney, George Takei, Keith David, and Dan Fogler. The release will be available for purchase on February 4th.
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Blind Woman's Curse Trailer
Posted December 12, 2013 04:29 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Arrow Video have release a trailer for Japanese director Teruo Ishii's Blind Woman's Curse a.k.a Black Cat's Revenge (1970), starring Meiko Kaji, Hoki Tokuda, Makoto Sato, and Hideo Sunazuka. The film will be released on Blu-ray on March 17, 2014.
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Phantom of the Paradise Blu-ray
Posted December 12, 2013 04:10 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has confirmed that it plans to bring to Blu-ray Brian De Palma's cult comedy Phantom of the Paradise (1974), starring Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, George Memmoli, and Gerrit Graham. The release is expected to arrive on the U.S. market in summer 2014.
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Best Man Down Blu-ray
Posted December 12, 2013 03:50 PM by Webmaster
Magnolia Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Ted Koland's directorial debut Best Man Down (2012), starring Justin Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin, Shelley Long, and Frances O'Connor. The release will be available for purchase on January 21.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Kick-Ass 2
Posted December 12, 2013 04:05 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Universal Studios Home Entertainment are offering three members the opportunity to win a copy of writer/director Jeff Wadlow's Kick-Ass 2. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse return for another action-packed, over-the-top round of extreme crime fighting, joined by Jim Carrey, Donald Faison, John Leguizamo and Morris Chestnut. The Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet combo pack release streets on December 17th.
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Blind Date (1987) Blu-ray
Posted December 12, 2013 03:42 AM by Webmaster
Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment brand, has announced the Blu-ray release of Blind Date, starring Bruce Willis, Kim Basinger and John Larroquette. The slapstick romantic comedy arrives on Blu-ray on January 14, 2014.
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Kino Lorber to Release Jia Zhangke's A Touch of Sin
Posted December 12, 2013 01:12 AM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber has revealed that it plans to bring to Blu-ray acclaimed director Jia Zhangke's latest film A Touch of Sin (2013), starring Wu Jiang, Vivien Li, and Luo Lanshan. The preliminary release date set by the studio is March 18th.
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Funny Face (1957) Blu-ray
Posted December 11, 2013 11:12 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of director Stanley Donen's Funny Face, starring Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair and Robert Flemyng. The 1957 classic musical is being released as part of Warner's distribution deal with Paramount, and arrives on Blu-ray on April 8, 2014.
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Blu-ray Sales, Dec. 2-8: The Wolverine Rages to Number One
Posted December 11, 2013 11:07 PM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on December 8th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's The Wolverine took the number-one spot on both the Blu-ray-only and overall package media charts. The sixth film featuring Hugh Jackman's iconic turn as Wolverine, The Wolverine proved a modest success last summer.
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VCI Prepping Joseph Losey's King & Country For Blu-ray
Posted December 11, 2013 07:53 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors VCI Entertainment have confirmed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray director Joseph Losey's war drama King & Country (1964), starring Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Peter Copley, Vivian Matalon, and James Hunter. A preliminary street date for this upcoming release has not yet been revealed.
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Black Friday 2013 - Blu-ray Hits New Revenue Record
Posted December 11, 2013 07:35 PM by Josh Katz
New findings have revealed a surge in Blu-ray sales over Black Friday. For the week ending on November 30th, 2013, consumers generated $119.15 million in Blu-ray-disc revenue, a new weekly record for the HD format.