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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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Nicolas Winding Refn Chooses Only God Forgives SteelBook Winner
Posted October 8, 2013 04:26 PM by Webmaster
To celebrate the Blu-ray & DVD release of Nicolas Winding Refn's latest film Only God Forgives, Lionsgate Films UK and Icon Films teamed up with Empire to offer fans of the film the chance to design its official Blu-ray SteelBook artwork. The winning design was hand-picked by Nicolas Winding Refn himself, and will be available to buy from December 2nd.
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David Leeds' Shoot the Sun Down Detailed
Posted October 8, 2013 04:18 PM by Webmaster
Kino Classics has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray the restored director's cut of David Leeds' 1978 counter-culture Western Shoot the Sun Down, starring Christopher Walken, Margot Kidder, Geoffrey Lewis and A Martinez. The release will be available for purchase on November 12th.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Zombie Hunter
Posted October 8, 2013 10:03 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Well Go USA are offering five members a chance to win a copy of Zombie Hunter. This post-apocalyptic thriller stars Danny Trejo Jesus, the leader of a band of surviving humans. Zombie Hunter streets on October 8.
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Force of Execution Blu-ray
Posted October 8, 2013 01:39 AM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Films has announced the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack release of Keoni Waxman's Force of Execution, starring Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo and Bren Foster. The action-packed thriller arrives on December 17th.
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Medaka Box Abnormal Blu-ray
Posted October 8, 2013 01:39 AM by Webmaster
Sentai Filmworks and Houston-based anime distributor Section23 Films have detailed the Blu-ray release of Medaka Box Abnormal, the second season of Gainax and director Shouji Saeki's anime series. The 2-disc set arrives on Blu-ray on January 21, 2014.
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Fairy Tail: Part 7 Blu-ray
Posted October 8, 2013 01:39 AM by Webmaster
FUNimation Entertainment is bringing Fairy Tail: Part 7 to Blu-ray this December. The next 12-episode installment of the popular fantasy anime series is being released as a 4-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo that streets on December 10th.
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Oliver Hirschbiegel's Diana Gets UK Release Date
Posted October 7, 2013 07:42 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Entertainment One have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray German director Oliver Hirschbiegel's latest film Diana (2013), starring Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Douglas Hodge, and Cas Anvar. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is March 24, 2014.
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Record 76 Countries to Compete in Foreign Language Film Category
Posted October 7, 2013 06:02 PM by Webmaster
A record 76 countries have submitted films for consideration in the foreign language film category of the 86th Academy Awards. Saudi Arabia and Moldova have submitted films for the first time ever, while Montenegro has submitted a film for the first time as an independent country.
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Image Entertainment Acquires Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot
Posted October 7, 2013 05:47 PM by Webmaster
Image Entertainment has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to acclaimed Canadian director Atom Egoyan's latest film Devil's Knot (2013), starring Reese Witherspoon, Mireille Enos, Colin Firth, Alessandro Nivola, Elias Koteas, Bruce Greenwood, and Dane DeHaan. The company plans to have the film in U.S. theaters in the second quarter of 2014.
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The Cassandra Crossing/The Domino Principle Blu-ray
Posted October 7, 2013 05:18 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory will bring two classic thrillers to Blu-ray in January: George P. Cosmatos' The Cassandra Crossing (1976), starring Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, and Martin Sheen, and Stanley Kramer's The Domino Principle (1977), starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, and Richard Widmark. The double-feature Blu-ray release will be available for purchase on January 7th.
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La Belle et la Bête 4K Restoration Trailer
Posted October 7, 2013 04:49 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has released a new trailer for the recent 4K restoration of Jean Cocteau's legendary classic film La Belle et la Bete a.k.a Beauty and the Beast (1946), starring Jean Marais, Josette Day, and Mila Parély. The new 4K restoration will be released as part of the BFI Gothic season.
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The Smurfs 2 Blu-ray
Posted October 7, 2013 04:22 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Animation has officially announced and detailed its upcoming 2D and 3D combo pack editions of director Raja Gosnell's The Smurfs 2 (2013), featuring the voices of Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Katy Perry, and Hank Azaria. The two releases will be available for purchase on December 3rd.
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Despicable Me 2 Detailed
Posted October 7, 2013 04:04 PM by Webmaster
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed its upcoming 2D and 3D combo pack editions of directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud's Despicable Me 2, featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Benjamin Bratt. The two releases will be available for purchase on December 10th.
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Eagle Rock to Release Saga: Spin It Again – Live In Munich
Posted October 7, 2013 03:43 PM by Webmaster
EarMusic/Eagle Rock Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Spin It Again - Live in Munich, a live 2CD and Blu-ray that captures the final night of the 2013 sold-out tour by Canadian band Saga in Germany, following the release of their critically acclaimed album 20/20. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on November 5th.
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Exclusive Giveaway: American Horror Story Asylum
Posted October 7, 2013 11:14 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment are offering one member a chance to win a copy of American Horror Story: Asylum. This acclaimed series' second season takes place in the frightening confines of a decrepit mental institution. American Horror Story: Asylum streets on October 8.
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The Big Gundown Blu-ray
Posted October 7, 2013 05:54 AM by Webmaster
Grindhouse Releasing will bring to Blu-ray director Sergio Sollima's The Big Gundown a.k.a La resa dei conti (1966), starring Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, and Luisa Rivelli. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on December 10th.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Europa Report
Posted October 6, 2013 11:51 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Magnolia Pictures are offering three members the opportunity to win a copy of director Sebastián Cordero's Europa Report, starring Sharlto Copley, Embeth Davidtz, and Christian Camargo. The sci-fi thriller will be available for purchase online and in stores on October 8th.
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Amazon Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Selected Horror-Movie Bundles (Expired)
Posted October 6, 2013 10:32 AM by Josh Katz
Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week affects selected horror-movie bundles from Lionsgate and Sony Home Entertainment. The five sale items include Resident Evil, Scream and Underworld. Through October 12th, Amazon is offering each Blu-ray for 42% - 62% off its standard MSRP.
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This Week on Blu-ray: October 8-15
Posted October 6, 2013 07:47 AM by Josh Katz
For the week of October 8th, Warner Home Entertainment is bringing The Hangover: Part III to Blu-ray. Other titles include the full-length version of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing adaptation, the second American Horror Story season, Fantastic Voyage, Chucky: The Complete Collection, Europa Report, Stuck in Love, and the supernatural thriller Nothing Left to Fear.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Chucky Collection & Curse of Chucky
Posted October 5, 2013 03:37 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Universal Studios Home Entertainment are offering four members the opportunity to win a Chucky Blu-ray prize pack. One grand prize winner will receive Chucky: The Complete Collection, which includes all six franchise films, while three runners-up will receive a copy of the series' latest installment, Curse of Chucky. Both titles arrive on Blu-ray on October 8th.
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Black Sabbath: Live Gathered in their Masses Blu-ray
Posted October 5, 2013 03:29 PM by Webmaster
Black Sabbath Online has detailed the Universal Republic Blu-ray release of Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered in their Masses, which is set to arrive later this fall in three separate editions, among them a Deluxe Box set that features exclusive live tracks, bonus content, poster, guitar picks and more. All three versions of the band's Melbourne, Australia live performance are being released on November 26th.
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Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero: Complete Series Blu-ray Detailed
Posted October 5, 2013 02:30 PM by Webmaster
FUNimation Entertainment has detailed the Blu-ray release of Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero: Complete Series, which is being made available in 4-disc standard and Limited Edition BD/DVD combo packs. The anime series is based on the Tetsuto Uesu Japanese light novel series, and streets on December 17th.
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Maria-Holic Blu-ray
Posted October 5, 2013 02:23 PM by Webmaster
Sentai Filmworks and Houston-based anime distributor Section23 Films have announced and detailed the Blu-ray release of Maria-Holic: Complete Collection, the first 12-episode run of the Akiyuki Shinbo anime series based on the Minari Endô manga of the same name. Maria-Holic makes its North American Blu-ray debut on January 28, 2014.
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The Cinema of Michael Haneke Blu-ray
Posted October 4, 2013 07:06 PM by Webmaster
French label TF1 Video will release a Blu-ray box set with twelve films directed by acclaimed Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke. Amongst the films included in the box set the Oscar winning Amour (2012), Time of the Wolf (2003), The Piano Teacher (2001), and Code Unknown (2001). The box set will be available for purchase in France on December 4th.
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Sergio Corbucci's Companeros Heading to Blu-ray
Posted October 4, 2013 06:24 PM by Webmaster
U.S. distributors Blue Underground have confirmed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray director Sergio Corbucci's Companeros a.k.a Vamos a matar, compañeros (1970), starring Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance, Fernando Rey, and Karin Schubert. The release is expected to arrive on the U.S. market in early 2014.
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Dimension and RADiUS-TWC Acquire Alexandre Aja's Horns
Posted October 4, 2013 06:01 PM by Webmaster
Dimension and RADiUS-TWC have acquired the U.S. distribution rights to director Alexandre Aja's (Haute Tension, The Hills Have Eyes) latest film Horns (2013), starring Juno Temple, Daniel Radcliffe, Heather Graham, Kathleen Quinlan, David Morse, and Kelli Garner. The distributors plan to have the film in U.S. theaters in early 2014.
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Raro Prepping Liliana Cavani's The Year of the Cannibals
Posted October 4, 2013 05:26 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Raro Video have revealed that they are planning to bring to Blu-ray acclaimed Italian director Liliana Cavani's I Cannibali a.k.a The Year of the Cannibals (1970), starring Pierre Clémenti, Britt Ekland, Tomas Milian, and Delia Boccardo. A preliminary release date, however, has not yet been announced.
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Kino Lorber Acquires Joanna Hogg's Exhibition
Posted October 4, 2013 04:54 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber announced today that it has acquired all U.S. rights to the latest film by writer/director Joanna Hogg (Archipelago, Unrelated), Exhibition, starring Viv Albertine and Liam Gilick, as well as critically acclaimed actor Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, The Deep Blue Sea, Thor).
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Stanley Donen's Saturn 3 Detailed
Posted October 3, 2013 10:15 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has detailed its upcoming combo pack edition of director Stanley Donen's classic sci-fi thriller Saturn 3 (1980), starring Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, and Harvey Keitel. The release will arrive on the U.S. market on December 3rd.
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First Look at Kenneth Branagh's Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Posted October 3, 2013 09:56 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Pictures has released the first official teaser trailer for acclaimed director Kenneth Branagh's new film Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Based on characters created by Tom Clancy, the film stars Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Nonso Anozie, David Paymer, and Kenneth Branagh.