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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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Mother of George Blu-ray
Posted October 25, 2013 04:43 PM by Webmaster
Oscilloscope Pictures has revealed that it plans to bring to Blu-ray director Andrew Dosunmu's Mother of George (2013), starring Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Yaya Alafia, and Angélique Kidjo. The preliminary release date set by the studio is February 4th.
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Gaslight Blu-ray
Posted October 25, 2013 02:52 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has detailed its upcoming Dual Format edition of Thorold Dickinson's Gaslight (1940), starring Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, and Frank Pettingell. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on November 18th.
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Under the Dome Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted October 25, 2013 02:41 PM by Webmaster
CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray the hit summer CBS miniseries Under the Dome. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on November 5th.
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Germany to Become Europe's Biggest Blu-ray Market
Posted October 24, 2013 07:24 PM by Webmaster
A new forecast published by industry analysts IHS indicates that Germany is set to become Europe's biggest Blu-ray market. IHS predicts that more than 32.2 million Blu-ray discs will be sold in Germany this year. In contrast, IHS forecasts that in the UK, until recently Europe's largest Blu-ray market, sales will reach 18.7 million units by the end of the year.
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Upcoming Star Wars Film Gets New Writers
Posted October 24, 2013 06:34 PM by Webmaster
Lucasfilm announced today that Star Wars: Episode VII will have a new screenwriting team. According to the official announcement, Michael Arndt has been replaced by director J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan. Disney's highly anticipated Star Wars sequel is set to open in theaters across the United States in 2015.
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A Case of You Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2013 06:11 PM by Webmaster
IFC Films and MPI Home Video will bring to Blu-ray director Kat Coiro's romantic comedy A Case of You (2013), starring Justin Long, Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell, Vince Vaughn, Brendan Fraser, and Evan Rachel Wood. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is February 4th.
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You're Next Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2013 05:39 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Films has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Adam Wingard's You're Next (2011), starring Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, and Wendy Glenn. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on January 14th.
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Duck Dynasty: Season 4 Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2013 05:36 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Duck Dynasty: Season 4. America's most recognizable bearded clan returns in 13 funny, functional and family-filled episodes. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on January 7, 2014.
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Upcoming Arrow Video Releases
Posted October 24, 2013 04:49 PM by Webmaster
Arrow Video have revealed that they are planning to add a number of exciting titles to their Blu-ray catalog in 2014: Donald Cammell's White of the Eye, Tinto Brass' Frivolous Lola and Cheeky, Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise, Teruo Ishii's Blind Woman's Curse, Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels, and more.
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2 Guns Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted October 24, 2013 03:26 PM by Webmaster
Entertainment One has revealed that it plans to release on Blu-ray acclaimed Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur's latest film 2 Guns (2013), starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, and Edward James Olmos. The preliminary release date set by the studio is December 9th.
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First Trailer - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Posted October 24, 2013 12:05 PM by Webmaster
Disney and Marvel Studios have issued the first trailer for directors Anthony and Joe Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Georges St-Pierre, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Emily VanCamp and Maximiliano Hernández. The sequel is set to open in U.S. theaters on April 4, 2014.
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Uta No Prince Sama 1000% Blu-ray Detailed
Posted October 24, 2013 11:45 AM by Webmaster
Section23 Films and Sentai Filmworks have detailed the Blu-ray release of A-1 Pictures' Uta No Prince Sama 1000% (2011). The anime series' first 13-episode season is based on the Japanese otome game franchise of the same name, and streets on January 7, 2014.
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Exclusive Interview: Dena Kaye, Danny Kaye's Daughter
Posted October 24, 2013 11:35 AM by Jeffrey Kauffman
Though he was really born in 1911 (see interview), Danny Kaye's centennial is being celebrated this year. Fox has just released On the Riviera on Blu-ray, and Kaye's daughter Dena phoned Blu-ray.com staff reviewer Jeffrey Kauffman to discuss the film and her father's life.
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Blu-ray Sales, Oct. 14-20: Pacific Rim Narrowly Defeats The Heat on the HD Chart
Posted October 23, 2013 11:07 PM by Josh Katz
For the week that ended on October 20th, Warner Home Entertainment's Pacific Rim scored the top sales figures on the Blu-ray-only chart. Director Guillermo Del Toro's sci-fi epic struggled to find mainstream success with domestic audiences this summer; the film grossed only $101 million domestically, though it performed much stronger in international markets.
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IFC Films Acquires Arnaud Desplechin's Jimmy P.
Posted October 23, 2013 06:19 PM by Webmaster
IFC Films has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to acclaimed French director Arnaud Desplechin's latest film, Jimmy P. (2013), starring Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Gina McKee, Michelle Thrush, and Larry Pine. The distributor plans to have the film in U.S. theaters in early 2014.
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Kelly + Victor Blu-ray
Posted October 23, 2013 05:50 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Verve Pictures will bring to Blu-ray Kieran Evans feature film directorial debut Kelly + Victor (2012), starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Julian Morris, and William Ruane. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is January 27th.
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Death Wish: 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray
Posted October 23, 2013 05:24 PM by Webmaster
As part of its 600+ title distribution deal with Paramount, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is set to release director Michael Winner's Death Wish, starring Charles Bronson, Vincent Gardenia, Hope Lange, William Redfield, Steven Keats, Jeff Goldblum and Olympia Dukakis. The classic 1974 revenge thriller makes its Blu-ray debut on February 4, 2014.
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Fox to Release Luc Besson's The Family
Posted October 23, 2013 05:01 PM by Webmaster
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray acclaimed director Luc Besson's latest film The Family a.k.a Malavita (2013), starring starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, and Vincent Pastore. The release will be available for purchase in the United States on December 17th.
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The People Under the Stairs Blu-ray
Posted October 23, 2013 04:51 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Arrow Video have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of director Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs (1991), starring Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, and Wendy Robie. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on November 4th.
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Duck Dynasty: Seasons 1-3 Collector's Set Blu-ray
Posted October 23, 2013 04:35 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Duck Dynasty: Seasons 1-3 Collector's Set. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on December 3rd.
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Warner to Release Malick, Hawks, and McLaglen Films in January
Posted October 23, 2013 05:33 AM by Webmaster
The French branch of Warner Brothers has revealed that it plans to add three classic films to its Blu-ray catalog in January: Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973), Howard Hawks' The Big Sleep (1946), and Andrew V. McLaglen's Chisum (1970). All three releases will be available for purchase in France on January 8th.
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Cat People Detailed
Posted October 22, 2013 05:29 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has detailed its upcoming Paul Schrader's Cat People (1982), starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, and John Heard. The release will be available for purchase on January 21.
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Upcoming Artificial Eye Releases
Posted October 22, 2013 05:11 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Artificial Eye have informed us that they are planning to add a number of exciting titles to their catalog between January and March 2014. Amongst them are Rama Burshtein's Fill the Void (2012), Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant (2013), and Abdellatif Kechiche's highly anticipated Palme d'Or winner Blue is the Warmest Color (2013).
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The Rooftop Blu-ray
Posted October 22, 2013 05:01 PM by Webmaster
Texas-based distributors Well Go USA have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray Jay Chou's The Rooftop (2013), starring Jay Chou, Alan Ko, and Eric Tsang. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on December 10th.
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Aleksandr Sokurov's Russian Ark Officially Announced
Posted October 22, 2013 04:54 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of acclaimed Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov's Russkiy kovcheg a.k.a Russian Ark (2002), starring Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, and Leonid Mozgovoy. The release will be available for purchase on November 18th.
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Status Quo: Back2SQ1 Live Blu-ray
Posted October 22, 2013 04:45 PM by Webmaster
Eagle Rock Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray/CD Back2SQ.1 – The Frantic Four Reunion, a range of live material recorded during Status Quo's 9-date UK reunion tour in March of this year. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on November 5th.
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Thanks for Sharing Blu-ray
Posted October 22, 2013 04:27 PM by Webmaster
An all-star cast headlines the fresh and entertaining romantic comedy Thanks For Sharing, arriving on Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital HD Ultraviolet) and DVD (plus Digital Ultraviolet) January 7 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film will also be available on early Digital HD and Video on Demand on January 3. Thanks For Sharing marks the feature film directorial debut of Stuart Blumberg, the Academy Award®-nominated co-writer of The Kids Are All Right.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Dead in Tombstone
Posted October 22, 2013 11:30 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Universal Studios Home Entertainment are offering three members the opportunity to win a copy of director Roel Reine's Dead in Tombstone, starring Danny Trejo, Anthony Michael Hall, Dina Meyer, and Mickey Rourke. The revenge western is being released on Blu-ray this week.
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The Little Mermaid Blu-ray Disc Exchange Program
Posted October 22, 2013 10:55 AM by Webmaster
Walt Disney has created a Blu-ray disc exchange program to address issues present on the Diamond Edition release of The Little Mermaid. The key mistake the replacement disc corrects is a pair of switched shots that result in an audio sync error during Ariel's "Part of Your World." Blu-ray.com has ordered a replacement disc and will confirm which other errors have also been addressed once it arrives.
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Lilyhammer: Season One Blu-ray
Posted October 22, 2013 02:42 AM by Webmaster
New Video, a division of Cinedigm Entertainment, is bringing Lilyhammer: Season One to Blu-ray. The first 8-episode season of the Netflix original series stars Steven Van Zandt, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Sven Nordin, Kyrre Hellum and Anne Krigsvoll, and arrives on Blu-ray on December 3rd.