Physical Media
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Merchandising: ‘Eternals’ Exclusives Arrive
Disney-owned Marvel Studios’ Eternals arrived at retail Feb. 15 with exclusive editions from each of the three major national home entertainment retail chains. The 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe casts the history of Earth in a different light as 10 alien protectors visit the planet thousands of years ago to protect humanity from … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Eternals’ Exclusives Arrive”
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Merchandising: ‘Encanto’ Exclusive Reaches Retail
Disney’s Encanto arrived at retail Feb. 8 with a number of retail exclusive variations. Best Buy offered its usual Steelbook edition of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack of the animated film for $34.99. Target offered the 4K edition of Encanto with exclusive box art and the limited-edition lithographs for $34.99. Walmart had the … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Encanto’ Exclusive Reaches Retail”
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Merchandising: Fans Clamoring for ‘Ghostbusters’ Limited-Edition Set
The big new release of Feb. 1, Sony Pictures’ Ghostbusters: Afterlife, arrived on Blu-ray and DVD without the big retailers offering any sort of exclusive editions of the title. In fact, many Targets and Walmarts, at least in the Orange County, Calif., area, didn’t even bother to update their new-release displays with the new “Ghostbusters” … Continue reading “Merchandising: Fans Clamoring for ‘Ghostbusters’ Limited-Edition Set”
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Merchandising: Best Buy’s ‘Punisher’ 4K Steelbook Becomes Available
So few new Blu-ray and DVD titles of note were released Jan. 25 that many retailers didn’t bother to make room for any of them in new-release displays. There was one exclusive released during the week, with Best Buy offering a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook combo pack of Lionsgate’s The Punisher for $19.99. The … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy’s ‘Punisher’ 4K Steelbook Becomes Available”
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Merchandising: Best Buy’s ‘Requiem for a Dream’ 4K Steelbook Becomes Available
The few major new titles that arrived on Blu-ray and DVD Jan. 18 didn’t draw interest from the major retailers in terms of exclusive editions. The biggest exclusive during the week was for a catalog title, a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook combo pack of Lionsgate’s Requiem for a Dream available at Best Buy. The … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy’s ‘Requiem for a Dream’ 4K Steelbook Becomes Available”
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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Tops December Disc Sales; ‘F9’ Takes Crown for 2021
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage was No. 1 on the top 10 list of combined U.S. DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales for December 2021, according to the NPD Group’s VideoScan tracking service. The Marvel Comics-inspired sequel to 2018’s Venom features the return of Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, who teams … Continue reading “‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Tops December Disc Sales; ‘F9’ Takes Crown for 2021”
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Merchandising: ‘Dune’ Steelbooks Missing Discs
The new home video releases of Jan. 11 included exclusive editions for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Dune offered by each of the big three national home entertainment retailers. But some buyers of the Best Buy-exclusive 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo Steelbook edition for $34.99 got a bit of a shock when they opened the package … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Dune’ Steelbooks Missing Discs”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Brings Discounts to 4K
With another week light on new Blu-ray and DVD releases to begin 2022, Best Buy presented a sale on recent 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray titles. Touting up to 45% savings on 4K discs, with a minimum savings of 17%, Best Buy’s deal includes titles such as Warner’s Joker and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Brings Discounts to 4K”
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Merchandising: ‘Shang-Chi’ Exclusives Arrive at Retail
Nov. 30 saw two of the big retail chains offer exclusive 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray editions for Disney-owned Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The film, the 25th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stars Simu Liu as the title hero who must come to terms with his family’s complicated history … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Shang-Chi’ Exclusives Arrive at Retail”
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‘Farscape’ Complete Series to Hit Blu-ray Disc on Nov. 19
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on Nov. 19 will release on Blu-ray Disc the complete “Farscape” TV series, in time for the science-fiction series’ 20th anniversary. The Blu-ray Disc set includes all 88 episodes, more than 15 hours of archival special features, and the series finale miniseries “Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars.” “Farscape” was produced originally for … Continue reading “‘Farscape’ Complete Series to Hit Blu-ray Disc on Nov. 19”
