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Blu-ray Sales: August 16-22: Project Hail Mary Grabs Achilles' Heel in Week Two
Posted August 31, 2026 06:34 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on August 22nd, Alliance Entertainment's Project Hail Mary topped the Blu-ray-only, overall packaged media and 4K UHD charts for the second week in a row. Second place went to Troy, which was released on remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD by Arrow Video, while third place on the Blu-ray-only chart went to Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's Obsession (2025).
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This Week on Blu-ray: August 31-September 6
Posted August 31, 2026 08:24 AM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of August 31st, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release 28 Days Later on 4K UHD. New releases include the anime series Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (2025) from Crunchyroll and Dry Leaf from Cinema Guild. Catalog titles on Blu-ray include Ten Women in Black and The Magnificent Cuckold from Radiance Films, while catalog titles on 4K UHD include The Hot Spot from Radiance and Tekkonkinkreet from Shout Factory and GKIDS.
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Scream Factory and Shout Factory Announce November Releases
Posted August 31, 2026 06:08 AM by Webmaster
Scream Factory and Shout Factory have announced their November batch of releases. They are: The Chow Yun-Fat Collection Volume One, The Family Man (2000), Women in Prison Collection (1971-1985), and The Transformers: The Movie (1986).
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Ice Cream Man 4K Blu-ray
Posted August 27, 2026 06:26 AM by Webmaster
Alliance Entertainment is preparing 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Eli Roth's Ice Cream Man (2026), starring Ari Millen, Charlie Zeltzer, Shiloh O'Reilly, Sarah Abbott, and Benjamin Byron Davis. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on October 20.
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The Rock 30th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted August 20, 2026 05:56 PM by Webmaster
Twentieth Century Studios plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Michael Bay's The Rock (1996) with a new combo pack release, which is expected to arrive on the market before the end of the year.
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Amazon Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Fullmetal Alchemist - Brotherhood (Expired)
Posted October 28, 2012 08:41 AM by Josh Katz
Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week affects the two Fullmetal Alchemist - Brotherhood collections. These box sets bundle together the second anime series adapted from author Hiromu Arakawa's original manga, which follows two young brothers, Edward and Alphonse, as they discover their ability to practice alchemy. Through November 3rd, Amazon is offering the packages for $29.99 each (a 57% discount from their MSRPs of $69.98).
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Trouble with the Curve Blu-ray
Posted October 27, 2012 01:48 AM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. has officially announced the Blu-ray release of director Robert Lorenz's Trouble with the Curve, starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman and Matthew Lillard. The baseball drama arrives on Blu-ray December 18th.
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The Hour: Season Two Blu-ray
Posted October 27, 2012 01:45 AM by Webmaster
BBC Home Entertainment is releasing The Hour: Season Two on Blu-ray. The critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-nominated series stars Dominic West, Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai, Peter Capaldi, Hannah Tointon and Tom Burke and follows a group of BBC journalists in 1950s Britain. The Hour: Season Two streets on January 8th.
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LG Introduces First Ultra High-Definition 4K TVs in the U.S.
Posted October 27, 2012 12:10 AM by Webmaster
The first 4K a.k.a Ultra High-Definition TV set went on sale today in the U.S. Manufactured by LG Electronics USA, the LG 84-inch class (84-inch diagonal) LED TV was introduced in Southern California today via high-end retailer Video & Audio Center.
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Tess Blu-ray
Posted October 26, 2012 06:26 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has revealed that it is planning to release on Blu-ray director Roman Polanski's Tess (1979), starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth and Leigh Lawson. Exact technical specs, supplemental features and region coding status are yet to be released, but the preliminary release date set by the BFI is March 18th.
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Consumer Spending Up, Blu-ray Continues to Grow
Posted October 26, 2012 06:12 PM by Webmaster
Sales of catalog titles on Blu-ray grew 22 percent in Q3 from a year earlier, according to a new report released today by the DEG (The Digital Entertainment Group). Spending was up close to 13 percent in the quarter compared to Q3 2011.
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Arrow Video Announces More Titles for Release in 2013
Posted October 26, 2012 05:11 PM by Webmaster
Next year, Arrow Video are planning to bring more genre films to Blu-ray. Officially announced and detailed are the following titles: Radley Metzger's Score and Camille 2000, Mario Bava's Black Sunday/I Vampiri and Lisa and the Devil, and Wes Craven's Deadly Blessing.
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Cosmopolis Detailed
Posted October 26, 2012 04:30 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Entertainment One have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis (2012), starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche and Sarah Gadon. The release will be available for purchase on November 12th.
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$8 and $5 Off Disney Coupons
Posted October 26, 2012 08:00 AM by Webmaster
Amazon is currently offering a $8 off coupon to be used towards Frankenweenie 3D, set for release on January 15th and a $5 off coupon to be used towards The Muppet Christmas Carol set for release November 6th.
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Virgil Films Announces Dark Horse on Blu-ray
Posted October 26, 2012 02:13 AM by Webmaster
Virgil Films have announced the Blu-ray release of Dark Horse, the latest from director Todd Solondz. With a cast that includes Christopher Walken, Mia Farrow, Selma Blair and Justin Bartha, the disc has a street date of November 13.
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The Lickerish Quartet Gets UK Release Date
Posted October 25, 2012 06:09 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Arrow Video have revealed that they are planning to release a Dual Format Edition of director Radley Metzger's The Lickerish Quartet (1970), starring Silvana Venturelli, Frank Wolff and Erika Remberg. Street date is February 11th, 2013.
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A Good Day to Die Hard (Updated)
Posted October 25, 2012 05:33 PM by Webmaster
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has released the first trailer for director John Moore's (Max Payne) highly anticipated A Good Day to Die Hard a.k.a Die Hard 5, starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney and Amaury Nolasco.
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Forbidden Games Blu-ray
Posted October 25, 2012 05:24 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray director Rene Clement's Jeux interdits a.k.a Forbidden Games (1952), starring Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey and Amédée. The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on January 7th, 2013.
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Looper Blu-ray
Posted October 25, 2012 05:02 PM by Webmaster
Entertainment One has announced that it will bring to Blu-ray director Rian Johnson's futuristic action film Looper (2012), starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt. The release will be available online and in shops across the United Kingdom on February 4th.
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Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray
Posted October 25, 2012 01:06 AM by Webmaster
BBC Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will bring to Blu-ray Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season. Featuring a total of thirteen episodes, this three-disc set will be available for purchase online and in stores across the nation on January 15th.
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The Wild Geese Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted October 24, 2012 10:36 PM by Webmaster
Severin Films have announced that they are preparing a Blu-ray/DVD combo release of Andrew V. McLaglen's The Wild Geese (1978), starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris. The exact technical specs, special features, region coding status and street date are unknown at the moment, but the studio has revealed the cover art for the upcoming release.
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The Baytown Outlaws Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2012 10:24 PM by Webmaster
The UK branch of Universal Studios and IndiVision are set to release on Blu-ray director Barry Battles' action comedy The Baytown Outlaws (2012), starring Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Wesley, Eva Longoria, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Michael Rapaport. The release will be available for purchase on December 26th.
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Blu-ray Sales, October 15-21: Madagascar 3 Escapes to Number One
Posted October 24, 2012 08:17 PM by Josh Katz
For the week ending on October 21st, DreamWorks' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted topped the Blu-ray-only and overall package media charts. The threequel to the popular animated franchise had a strong box-office take following its release last June - it made over $376 million on top of its estimated $145 million budget - and its initial performance on home media also bodes well for DreamWorks.
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Easter Parade Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2012 03:40 PM by Webmaster
Warner Brothers has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Charles Walters' romantic musical Easter Parade (1948), starring Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Peter Lawford. The release will be available for purchase on February 19th.
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Ken Follett's World Without End Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2012 03:22 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release Ken Follett's World Without End as a two-disc Blu-ray set. Best-selling Welsh author Ken Follett has sold more than 130 million copies of his books worldwide. Street date is December 4th.
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My Brother the Devil Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2012 02:18 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Verve Pictures have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Sally El Hosaini's My Brother the Devil (2012), starring James Floyd, Fady Elsayed and Saïd Taghmaoui. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is March 11th.
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To Rome with Love Blu-ray
Posted October 24, 2012 02:01 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray director Woody Allen's latest film, To Rome with Love (2012), starring Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin, Ornella Muti, Woody Allen, Penélope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg and Judy Davis. The preliminary release date set by the studio is January 15th.
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Evil Dead Remake Teaser (Updated)
Posted October 24, 2012 05:19 AM by Webmaster
The official trailer for Fede Alvarez's remake of Sam Raimi's cult horror film will be released tomorrow, Wednesday, October 24th, but a teaser for it surfaced today. Based on a screenplay by Sam Raimi, Evil Dead, starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez and Jessica Lucas is set to open in theaters across the U.S. on April 13, 2013.
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An Open Heart Blu-ray
Posted October 23, 2012 11:50 PM by Webmaster
French distributors TF1 Video/MK2 have revealed that they are preparing for Blu-ray release Marion Laine's A coeur ouvert a.k.a An Open Heart (2012), starring Juliette Binoche, Édgar Ramírez and Hippolyte Girardot. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is December 31.
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Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction Heading Back to the Big Screen
Posted October 23, 2012 04:33 PM by Webmaster
Quentin Tarantino's cult films Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994) are heading beck to cinemas in December. Fathom Events, together with Miramax and IGN, will screen Reservoir Dogs on December 4th, and Pulp Fiction two days later.
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Paris, Texas Blu-ray
Posted October 23, 2012 04:09 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Axiom Films have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray director Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas (1984), starring Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is January 28th, 2013.
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Rust and Bone New Clip and Stills
Posted October 23, 2012 03:46 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal have sent us a new clip and stills from Jacques Audiard's highly anticipated new film Rust and Bone (2012), starring Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts and Armand Verdure. Rust and Bone will open in cinemas across the United Kingdom on November 2.
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The Cinema Guild Acquires Before and After Dinner: The Life and Work of Andre Gregory
Posted October 23, 2012 03:27 PM by Webmaster
The Cinema Guild announced today the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to Cindy Kleine's documentary Before and After Dinner: The Life and Work of André Gregory, a portrait of the groundbreaking director, actor, artist, and star and co-creator of Louis Malle's landmark film My Dinner with André.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Painted Skin: The Resurrection
Posted October 23, 2012 12:05 PM by Jeffrey Kauffman
Blu-ray.com and Well Go USA are offering three members a chance to win a copy of Painted Skin: The Resurrection. This hugely successful Chinese feature is a fantasy laden fairy tale dealing with a fox demon attempting to become human. Painted Skin: The Resurrection streets on November 13.
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Iron Man 3 (Trailer)
Posted October 23, 2012 08:48 AM by Ryan Seiler
Paramount and Marvel have just released the first official trailer for Iron Man 3. Directed by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), the surefire blockbuster stars Robert Downey Jr. (The Avengers), Gwyneth Paltrow (The Royal Tenenbaums), Don Cheadle (Crash), Guy Pearce (Prometheus 3D), Paul Bettany (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) and Jon Favreau (Made). Iron Man 3 flies into theaters May 3rd.