Merchandising
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‘King of Staten Island’ Available to Own Digitally Aug. 11, on Disc Aug. 25
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release The King of Staten Island through digital retailers Aug. 11, and on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Aug. 25. Directed by Judd Apatow, the film is inspired by the life of comedian Pete Davidson, who also stars. Scott (Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter … Continue reading “‘King of Staten Island’ Available to Own Digitally Aug. 11, on Disc Aug. 25”
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MVD Releasing ‘Flash Gordon’ and ‘Pitch Black’ as Arrow’s First 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays
Arrow Video is set to release its first-ever 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray titles — the sci-fi cult movies Pitch Black, starring Vin Diesel, and Flash Gordon, featuring an iconic soundtrack by the rock band Queen. Restored in 4K with Dolby Vision, the releases include numerous extras. The titles, distributed by MVD Entertainment Group, will also … Continue reading “MVD Releasing ‘Flash Gordon’ and ‘Pitch Black’ as Arrow’s First 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Brings Out ‘Inception,’ ‘Town’ Steelbooks
In a pandemic environment that limits the number of major new disc releases making their way to shelves, Best Buy continues to fall back on its tried-and-true exclusive Steelbook editions. For Aug. 4, Best Buy offered 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack Steelbook editions of Warner’s Inception at $24.99 and The Town at $29.99. Best … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Brings Out ‘Inception,’ ‘Town’ Steelbooks”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Selling New ‘Wonder Woman’ Steelbook
Best Buy July 28 began selling a new Steelbook edition of 2017’s Wonder Woman. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment was likely planned as a promotional tie-in to its sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, which was originally slated to come out this summer but was postponed due to the coronavirus … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Selling New ‘Wonder Woman’ Steelbook”
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‘Back to the Future’ Trilogy Travels to 4K Ultra HD Oct. 20 for 35th Anniversary
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy, containing all three movies in the series, Oct. 20 on 4K Ultra HD to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of the first film. All three “Back to the Future” films will also be available on 4K Ultra HD digitally for the first … Continue reading “‘Back to the Future’ Trilogy Travels to 4K Ultra HD Oct. 20 for 35th Anniversary”
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Merchandising: ‘Spartacus’ Steelbook Available at Best Buy
Best Buy’s latest exclusive Steelbook arrived July 21 in the form of the re-release of the 1960 Stanley Kubrick-directed Spartacus. The consumer electronics retailer offered a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack in Steelbook packaging for $19.99. The big new release of July 21, Warner’s Scoob!, didn’t have any major exclusives at the big three … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Spartacus’ Steelbook Available at Best Buy”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Offers ‘Bloodshot’ Steelbook
Not much arrived in the way of new releases July 14, though stores did offer a couple of promotions on home entertainment. Best Buy, whose stores began reopening to onsite shoppers last month, released a new exclusive Steelbook edition of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Bloodshot. The film has … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Offers ‘Bloodshot’ Steelbook”
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Merchandising: ‘Trolls World Tour’ Dances to Shelves
After weeks of thin selection of new releases at stores, Universal’s Trolls World Tour hit disc July 7, with each of the big three retailers offering an exclusive edition. Best Buy had its typical 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook combo pack, priced at $32.99 Target offered the Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack with a 40-page “The … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Trolls World Tour’ Dances to Shelves”
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Lionsgate’s ‘Rob Zombie Trilogy’ Steelbook Blu-ray Coming Exclusively to Target Sept. 8
The Rob Zombie Trilogy, featuring the horror films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects and 3 From Hell, arrives Sept. 8 on Steelbook Blu-ray from Lionsgate exclusively at Target. Featuring all new artwork from artist Vance Kelly, filmmaker Rob Zombie’s trilogy Steelbook Blu-ray is priced at $34.99. Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood, Captain Spaulding, Sheriff Wydell and … Continue reading “Lionsgate’s ‘Rob Zombie Trilogy’ Steelbook Blu-ray Coming Exclusively to Target Sept. 8”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Offers Free HBO Max Trial
Best Buy is offering a free 30-day trial subscription to the new HBO Max streaming service with the purchase of a qualifying product. Shoppers receive a promo code on their receipt good that can be redeemed for the free trial. Qualifying products include TVs, streaming media players, tablets, video games, gaming consoles, DVD and Blu-ray … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Offers Free HBO Max Trial”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Targets Collectors
Best Buy continues to target collectors with its home entertainment offerings as its stores reopen. The chain is taking preorders its exclusive $34.99 Trolls World Tour 4K Ultra HD Steelbook Blu-ray combo pack due July 7. In addition, any Blu-ray version of Trolls World Tour purchased at Best Buy allows the consumer to access to … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Targets Collectors”
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Merchandising: Heading Into Summer Sales
As the lineup of major new releases slows to a crawl as a result of movies being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, stores are left with inventories of catalog titles to hold those shelf spots. Best Buy continued its Father’s Day promotions, such as $9.99 Blu-rays, $14.99 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays, buy-one-get-one on select Blu-rays, … Continue reading “Merchandising: Heading Into Summer Sales”