Merchandising
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Robin Wright Directorial Debut ‘Land’ Due on Digital April 27, Disc May 11
The drama Land, starring and directed by Robin Wright, will come out on digital April 27 and on Blu-ray and DVD May 11 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From acclaimed actress Wright (Wonder Woman, “House of Cards”) comes her feature film directorial debut, the story of one woman’s search for meaning in the vast and harsh … Continue reading “Robin Wright Directorial Debut ‘Land’ Due on Digital April 27, Disc May 11”
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Atop U.K. Home Entertainment Chart for Sixth Week
Wonder Woman 1984 made it to a triumphant sixth week at No 1 on the U.K.’s Official Home Entertainment Chart, as the sequel continues to dominate with 84% of its sales made up of DVD and Blu-ray Disc copies. Disney and Pixar’s Soul floated back up to its No. 2, while Warner Bros.’ Joker rebounded … Continue reading “‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Atop U.K. Home Entertainment Chart for Sixth Week”
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Merchandising: Best Bay Touting Preorders for ‘Justice Society’ and New Steelbooks
The week of April 20 saw another light slate of new DVD and Blu-ray releases hitting shelves. With no current exclusives on display, Best Buy is taking preorders for some upcoming ones. Arriving May 4 will be Disney-owned 20th Century Studios’ new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray of Speed, available with Steelbook packaging at Best Buy … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Bay Touting Preorders for ‘Justice Society’ and New Steelbooks”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Letting Fans Vote on Future Steelbooks
There weren’t many new titles hitting shelves April 13, so Best Buy touted a number of home entertainment promotions on its Website instead. Among them is the Steelbook Collector Hub, a page to provide information about the special metal packaging that often forms the basis for Best Buy retailer exclusive editions. In addition to links … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Letting Fans Vote on Future Steelbooks”
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Merchandising: Plenty of Exclusives for ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
Superhero movie fans looking for exclusive home video editions of Warner’s Wonder Woman 1984 had their wish granted upon its March 30 release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. Not only did each of the major national retail chains have an exclusive version, but Amazon did as well. In this case, Amazon offered … Continue reading “Merchandising: Plenty of Exclusives for ‘Wonder Woman 1984’”
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Merchandising: Finding the ‘Soul’ of Retailer Exclusives
Disney animated movies are reliable subjects for retailer exclusive editions, and the March 23 Blu-ray release of Pixar’s Soul was no exception. Target offered a $34.99 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack of the Oscar-nominated animated film packed with a limited-edition gallery booklet of artwork from the film. As it has been doing several times … Continue reading “Merchandising: Finding the ‘Soul’ of Retailer Exclusives”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Touting Easter Sale
The March 16 new releases didn’t generate much retail excitement. Best Buy’s website, while listing the week’s new releases but not offering exclusive editions for any of them, displayed a big banner for an Easter-themed promotion encouraging shoppers to “Fill their Easter baskets.” Best Buy debuted the banner last week and will likely continue to … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Touting Easter Sale”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Presents ‘Dredd’ Steelbook
Best Buy March 9 offered an exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook edition of Lionsgate’s 2012 comic book adaptation Dredd, starring Karl Urban. The Steelbook edition includes a 4K disc, a regular Blu-ray disc and a digital copy for $19.99, though it quickly sold out at many stores and online. Dredd was directed by Pete Travis … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Presents ‘Dredd’ Steelbook”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Has ‘War of the Worlds’ Steelbook
The big retailers didn’t have much in the way of exclusives with the new releases of March 2. Best Buy, though, did have another of its catalog Steelbook editions hit the shelves. This time, it’s a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack of Paramount’s 2005 sci-fi actioner War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Has ‘War of the Worlds’ Steelbook”
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Merchandising: Retailers Focus on ‘Croods: A New Age’
Target and Walmart brought out exclusive editions of DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age, which was released on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, 3D Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Feb. 23 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Target offered the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of the animated film with a 40-page filmmaker gallery book at $24.99. Walmart … Continue reading “Merchandising: Retailers Focus on ‘Croods: A New Age’”
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Merchandising: ‘Lovecraft Country’ Is Latest Best Buy Steelbook
For the new home video releases of Feb. 16, the most notable exclusive was another Best Buy Steelbook edition. This week it’s the first season of HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The $32.99 Steelbook includes all 10 episodes on three Blu-ray discs. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Lovecraft Country’ Is Latest Best Buy Steelbook”