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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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This Week on Blu-ray: December 10-17
Posted December 8, 2013 08:26 AM by Josh Katz
For the week of December 10th, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is bringing Fast & Furious 6 to Blu-ray. Other titles include the Disney classic Mary Poppins, Volume Eight of Futurama, Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt, Keanu Reeves' Man of Tai Chi, the sprawling dramedy Jayne Mansfield's Car, and the great Maysles Brothers documentary Grey Gardens.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Despicable Me 2
Posted December 7, 2013 11:30 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Universal Studios Home Entertainment are offering five members the opportunity to win a copy of directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud's Despicable Me 2, which features the voice talents of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Russell Brand and Benjamin Bratt. Both 2D and 3D combo pack releases will be available for purchase on December 10th.
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CBGB Blu-ray
Posted December 7, 2013 12:57 AM by Webmaster
XLrator Media has announced the Blu-ray release of Randall Miller's CBGB, which stars Alan Rickman, Malin Akerman, Justin Bartha, Richard de Klerk, Johnny Galecki, Ashley Greene, Rupert Grint, Taylor Hawkins, Stana Katic, Donal Logue, Joel David Moore, Freddy Rodriguez, Mickey Sumner and Bradley Whitford. CBGB arrives on Blu-ray on December 31st.
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Last Love Blu-ray
Posted December 7, 2013 12:52 AM by Webmaster
Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment brand, has announced the Blu-ray release of writer/director Sandra Nettelbeck's Last Love, starring Michael Caine, Clémence Poésy, Justin Kirk, Gillian Anderson and Jane Alexander. The heartwarming drama streets on December 31st.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Adore (2013)
Posted December 7, 2013 12:16 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three members the opportunity to win a copy of director Anne Fontaine's Adore (Perfect Mothers), starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel, and James Frecheville. The film arrives on Blu-ray on December 10th.
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StudioCanal Details Leon and The Piano
Posted December 6, 2013 06:51 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal has detailed its upcoming 20th Anniversary SteelBook Edition of Luc Besson's Leon a.k.a Leon: The Professional (1994), starring Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, and Jane Campion's The Piano (1993), starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin.
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Upcoming Carlotta Films Releases
Posted December 6, 2013 06:30 PM by Webmaster
French label Carlotta Films has revealed that it plans to add a number of titles to its Blu-ray catalog in 2014. Amongst them are Joe Dante's The 'Burbs (1989), Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine (1998), Max Ophüls' Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948), Alejandro Amenábar's Tesis (1996), and Fritz Lang's Secret Beyond the Door (1947).
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Redemption Films Acquire Alain Robbe-Grillet's L'Immortelle
Posted December 6, 2013 05:27 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Salvation Films/Redemption Films have acquired the U.S. rights to director Alain Robbe-Grillet's directorial debut L'Immortelle (1963), starring Françoise Brion, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Guido Celano, Sezer Sezin, and Ulvi Uraz. The distributors plan to release the film on Blu-ray in 2014.
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Jerry Bruckheimer and Paramount Team Up Again
Posted December 6, 2013 05:02 PM by Webmaster
Jerry Bruckheimer and Paramount have signed a three-year deal for theatrical films that will begin in April. The two parties announced the new deal earlier today. In the '80s, Bruckheimer produced a number of hits for Paramount, such as Adrian Lyne's Flashdance (1983), Martin Brest's Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and Tony Scott's Top Gun (1986).
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The Borgen Trilogy
Posted December 6, 2013 04:24 PM by Webmaster
Arrow Films' Nordic Noir imprint unveiled today a brand new trailer for their Borgen Trilogy Blu-ray box set. The BAFTA award winning Danish political drama will be available for purchase online and in shops across the country on December 16th.
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Serpico Officially Announced
Posted December 6, 2013 04:13 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Eureka Entertainment have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray director Sidney Lumet's Serpico (1973), starring Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, and Tony Roberts. Serpico will be available for purchase on February 24th.
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Dragon Ball Z: Season 2 Uncut
Posted December 6, 2013 02:41 PM by Webmaster
FUNimation Entertainment has announced and detailed the Blu-ray release of Dragon Ball Z: Season 2, which features the next 35 episodes of the classic anime series, presented in remastered high definition. The 4-disc Season 2 set arrives on Blu-ray on February 18, 2014.
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Captain Phillips Blu-ray
Posted December 6, 2013 03:15 AM by Webmaster
The UK branch of Sony Pictures will release on Blu-ray director Paul Greengrass's action thriller Captain Phillips (2013), starring Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Catherine Keener, and Michael Chernus. The release will be available for purchase on February 10th.
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Academy Selects Ten Visual Effects Oscar Finalists
Posted December 5, 2013 06:15 PM by Webmaster
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has selected ten films that will enter the final stage of the voting process for the the 86th Academy Awards. Only five films will be nominated for final Oscar consideration.
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Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac Gets U.S. Theatrical Date
Posted December 5, 2013 05:44 PM by Webmaster
Magnolia Pictures announced today that controversial Danish helmer Lars von Trier's two-part erotic film Nymphomaniac will open in theaters across the United States in March. Part One will arrive in theaters on March 21, while Part Two will open on April 18 2014.
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The Shadow Blu-ray
Posted December 5, 2013 05:18 PM by Webmaster
Independent distirbutors Shout Factory have detailed their upcoming Collector's Edition Blu-ray release of director Russell Mulcahy's The Shadow (1994), starring Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Ian McKellen, Peter Boyle, and Andre Gregory. The release will be available for purchase on February 25th.
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Fill the Void Blu-ray
Posted December 5, 2013 05:06 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Artificial Eye will release on Blu-ray director Rama Burshtein's drama Fill the Void (2012), starring Hadas Yaron, Yiftach Klein, and Irit Sheleg. The release will be available for purchase on March 10, 2014.
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First Trailer: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Posted December 5, 2013 03:30 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures has issued the first trailer for director Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Chris Cooper, Colm Feore. Paul Giamatti. Sally Field, Felicity Jones and B.J. Novak. The film is scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on May 2, 2014.
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The Act of Killing Blu-ray
Posted December 5, 2013 12:56 PM by Webmaster
Drafthouse Films, in conjuction with Cinedigm, has announced the Blu-ray release of The Act of Killing, the breakout documentary that won over audiences at Toronto, Telluride, SXSW, True/False and Berlin (where it won the Audience Award), and went on to record-breaking box-office openings in New York and other major markets. The Act of Killing comes to Blu-ray on January 14, 2014 (now updated to January 7, 2014).
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Kamisama Kiss: Complete Series Blu-ray
Posted December 5, 2013 12:44 PM by Webmaster
FUNimation Entertainment has detailed the Blu-ray release of Kamisama Kiss, a 13-episode anime series from TMS Entertainment and director Akitaro Daichi based on the Julietta Suzuki manga of the same name. Kamisama Kiss streets on February 11, 2014.
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Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Blu-ray
Posted December 5, 2013 12:34 PM by Webmaster
Section23 Films and Sentai Filmworks have announced the Complete Collection release of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. Inspired by the works of Jules Verne, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's 39-episode anime series arrives on Blu-ray on March 4, 2014.
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I'm in Love with a Church Girl Blu-ray
Posted December 5, 2013 12:28 PM by Webmaster
Cinedigm will release director Steve Race's I'm in Love with a Church Girl to Blu-ray. The inspirational story of love and redemption stars Jeff "Ja Rule" Atkins, Adrienne Bailon, Stephen Baldwin, Vincent Pastore and Michael Madsen, and streets on January 14, 2014.
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Blu-ray Sales, Nov. 26-Dec. 1: Monsters University Returns to Number One
Posted December 5, 2013 10:54 AM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on December 1st, Pixar and Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Monsters University took back the number-one spot on both the Blu-ray-only and overall package media charts. This prequel to the 2001 animated favorite Monsters, Inc. has remained at the top of the different media charts since its small-screen release in October, and that success comes on the heels of its strong theatrical performance last summer.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Post Tenebras Lux
Posted December 4, 2013 11:57 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Strand Releasing are offering three members a chance to win a copy of Post Tenebras Lux. The film follows an upscale Mexican family whose move to the countryside in search of an ideal life results in domestic crisis and class friction. Post Tenebras Lux streets on December 10th.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Best of Paramount 2013
Posted December 4, 2013 11:15 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering eleven members the opportunity to win a Paramount Blu-ray release of their choice from the a list of top-selling titles: Star Trek: Stardate Collection, Star Trek Into Darkness 3D, World War Z 3D, G.I. Joe Retaliation 3D, Pain & Gain: Collector's Edition and Anchorman: The Rich Mahogany Edition.
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Kino Lorber to Release Swiss Oscar Entry More Than Honey
Posted December 4, 2013 04:14 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray More Than Honey (2012), a documentary by Academy Award-nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat Is Full) and narrated by John Hurt (Alien, The Elephant Man) that examines the mysterious causes behind the worldwide decrease in the population of honeybees. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on December 24th.
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IFC Acquires Alex de la Iglesia's Witching and Bitching
Posted December 4, 2013 04:01 PM by Webmaster
IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to cult Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia's latest film, Las brujas de Zugarramurdi a.k.a Witching and Bitching (2013), starring Javier Botet, Carmen Maura, Mario Casas, Santiago Segura, Carolina Bang, and Hugo Silva. The film, which was the last one to be screened in Toronto Film Festival's Midnight Madness, will arrive in U.S. cinemas in 2014.
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Upcoming Cohen Media Releases
Posted December 4, 2013 03:08 PM by Webmaster
Cohen Media Group will add two titles to its Blu-ray catalog in March: Fabien Constant's documentary Mademoiselle C (2013) and Craig Lahiff's crime thriller Swerve (2011), starring Jason Clarke, Emma Booth, David Lyons, and Vince Colosimo.
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Captain Phillips Blu-ray
Posted December 4, 2013 02:44 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray director Paul Greengrass's action thriller Captain Phillips (2013), starring Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Catherine Keener, and Michael Chernus. The release will be available for purchase online and stores across the country on January 21.
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Saudi Arabia's First Oscar Entry Gets UK Release Date
Posted December 4, 2013 02:24 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Soda Pictures have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray director Haifaa Al-Mansour's film Wadjda (2012). The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the country on January 20th.