Merchandising
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Comedy ‘Little’ Graduating to Digital June 25, Disc July 9 From Universal
The “body swap” comedy Little will arrive on digital (including Movies Anywhere) June 25 and Blu-Ray, DVD and on demand July 9 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Regina Hall (Girls Trip, “Black Monday”) and Marsai Martin (“Black-ish”) star as Jordan Sanders — Hall as the take-no-prisoners tech mogul adult version of Jordan and Martin as … Continue reading “Comedy ‘Little’ Graduating to Digital June 25, Disc July 9 From Universal”
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Disney’s ‘Cinderella’ Waltzes to Digital June 18, Disc June 25 for Its 70th
For its upcoming 70th anniversary, Cinderella will waltz into the Walt Disney Signature Collection on digital HD (including Movies Anywhere) June 18 and Blu-ray and DVD June 25. Recently added to the National Film Registry, the animated classic centers on kind and hardworking Cinderella, who is ordered around by her cruel stepmother and her awful stepsisters. When … Continue reading “Disney’s ‘Cinderella’ Waltzes to Digital June 18, Disc June 25 for Its 70th”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Builds ‘Field of Dreams’ Steelbook
Retailers largely stayed away from adding exclusives to any of the May 14 new releases, though Best Buy hoped consumers would come for the Field of Dreams Steelbook 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray it had built. The Steelbook edition of Universal Pictures’ new 30th anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack, which also comes with a … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Builds ‘Field of Dreams’ Steelbook”
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FYE Offering Garbage Pail Kids Licensed Merchandise, Cereal and Candy
FYE is offering an exclusive line of branded cereal, chocolate bars, energy drinks, licensed apparel and collectibles from Topps’ Garbage Pail Kids franchise at FYE stores and fye.com, according to a release from the retailer. “As long-time Garbage Pail Kids fans, we are excited to be bringing this pop-culture classic to our customers in new … Continue reading “FYE Offering Garbage Pail Kids Licensed Merchandise, Cereal and Candy”
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Merchandising: ‘Lego Movie 2’ Builds Retail Interest
Each of the big three home entertainment retail chains offered exclusive editions of Warner’s The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part on May 7. Two of them included Lego mini-figures based on the movie. Target stores had the Blu-ray combo pack with lenticular box art and limited-edition Rex minifigure with Plantimal Ambush for $27.99. Walmart … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Lego Movie 2’ Builds Retail Interest”
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Merchandising: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Preorders Are Up
The afterglow of the theatrical debut of Avengers: Endgame continued to loom large at retail April 30, as retailers continued to tout sales of catalog titles rather than push new titles with exclusive tie-ins. Unsurprisingly, many of the sales involved previous Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, not to mention countless merchandise tie-ins such as toys, games … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Preorders Are Up”
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Merchandising: Getting Ready for ‘Endgame’
With just a few modest new releases hitting the market April 23, retailers focused more on clearing inventory than pushing exclusives. Best Buy used its weekly ad circular to promote Marvel movies on Blu-ray for fans to watch to prepare for the April 26 theatrical release of Avengers: Endgame. To that end, Best Buy had … Continue reading “Merchandising: Getting Ready for ‘Endgame’”
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Merchandising: ‘Glass’ Among Several Retailer Exclusives
The big three retailers offered exclusive editions for several of the titles released April 16. For Universal’s Glass, Target offered a $27.99 Blu-ray combo pack with box art by Alex Ross and Steelbook packaging. Best Buy, which is typically known for Steelbook exclusives, instead offered the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack of Glass with … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Glass’ Among Several Retailer Exclusives”
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FandangoNow Offers Binge Bundle on Ferrell-Reilly Films
FandangoNow has released a new “Binge Bundle” of three films featuring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. FandangoNow is movie ticketing site Fandango’s transactional video-on-demand service. Holmes & Watson, Step Brothers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby are available to rent or own in a bundle starting at $9.99 to rent or $19.99 to … Continue reading “FandangoNow Offers Binge Bundle on Ferrell-Reilly Films”
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Merchandising: Ferrell and Reilly Pairing Is Elementary for Walmart
In a week highlighted by a modest slate of new releases, retailers didn’t put out much in the way of exclusives April 9. The most notable was Walmart’s tie into Sony Pictures’ new Holmes & Watson and its stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Walmart offered a $22.96 DVD collection of three movies that … Continue reading “Merchandising: Ferrell and Reilly Pairing Is Elementary for Walmart”
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Merchandising: ‘Bumblebee’ Exclusives Centered on Retailers
While Paramount’s Bumblebee was the biggest new release of April 2, it didn’t arrive with much in the way of exclusive editions. Rather, two of the big three retailers touted the title with promotions for their own services. Target, for example, offered a free $5 store gift card with the purchase of the 4K Ultra … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Bumblebee’ Exclusives Centered on Retailers”
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Merchandising: Retailers Swimming in ‘Aquaman’ Exclusives
Consumers looking to pick up Warner’s Aquaman on Blu-ray and DVD March 26 had a number of exclusives available to them from the big three retailers. Target had editions of the Blu-ray combo pack ($32.99) and the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray ($36.99) with gallery book packaging and lenticular box art that switched between images of … Continue reading “Merchandising: Retailers Swimming in ‘Aquaman’ Exclusives”
