Mind you, I’m not the pickiest person out there and only have a couple 4Ks (all I’ve got at the moment are Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, the Good the Bad and the Ugly, and Blue Planet II) but I was quite happy with this one. The original was shot on 35mm. There’s no DNR for this release thankfully, so lots of beautiful film grain. Sound is great too. I’ve noticed details on this version I’ve never noticed watching it in the past. I’d recommend it if you like this movie

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Twisters
3. Borderlands
4. Despicable Me 4
5. The Sixth Sense
6. Signs
7. A Quiet Place: Day One
8. MaXXXine
9. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
10. Inside Out 2
11. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
12. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation
13. Oddity
14. Longlegs
15. Ghost
16. The Wolfman
17. Twisters Double Feature
18. Death Becomes Her
19. Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Vol. 5
20. In a Violent Nature

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Twisters
3. Borderlands
4. The Sixth Sense
5. Signs
6. Ghost
7. Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Vol. 5
8. The Wolfman
9. Death Becomes Her
10. The Hitcher
11. The Ring
12. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
13. A Nightmare on Elm Street
14. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
15. Cheeky!
16. Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment
17. Gummo
18. MaXXXine
19. A Quiet Place: Day One
20. Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 Home Media Sellers (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted)

1. Deadpool & Wolverine (75%)
2. Twisters (56%)
3. Borderlands (64%)
4. Twisters Double Feature (14%)
5. Despicable Me 4 (39%)
6. A Quiet Place: Day One (42%)
7. Inside Out 2 (40%)
8. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (43%)
9. The Sixth Sense (98%)
10. The Wizard of Oz (11%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-10-26
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-10-26
• Blu-ray Sales: October 20-26: Deadpool & Wolverine Tops the Charts in Its First Week

Perhaps the greatest collaboration between the legendary director John Ford and his famed leading man John Wayne, the 1956 Warner Bros. classic The Searchers will be arriving on 4K UHD Blu-ray disc, meticulously restored and newly remastered from its original VistaVision camera negative.

The film will be available as either a 4K UHD Blu-ray disc combo pack, including a newly remastered Blu-ray disc, or as a stand-alone Blu-ray disc. SRP for the 4K/Blu-ray combo pack will be $29.99, and the remastered Blu-ray will have an SRP of $21.99. Both iterations will contain over an hour of special features in HD on the Blu-ray disc, with the feature itself having an archival commentary from the late Peter Bogdanovich. The Searchers will release on December 17, and is available for pre-order at leading online media retailers.

The new 4K UHD Blu-ray presentation of the feature will be available with Dolby Vision and HDR10. Both the 4K and Blu-ray discs will contain the feature's original monaural audio track which was restored from the best available source materials to provide a clean and dynamic audio presentation.

The film underwent an extensive restoration earlier this year, at Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging and Warner Bros. Archival Mastering (for audio). This restoration was undertaken by Warner Bros. Discovery in collaboration with The Film Foundation and made its public premiere on April 21st of this year at the 15th annual TCM Film Festival.

Compression and authoring for Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray were performed by Fidelity in Motion. To maintain the highest possible image and sound quality for home viewing, these optimized encodes fully utilize the available bandwidth and disc space on the BD100 and BD50 formats.

The Searchers was filmed using the 8-perf 35mm VistaVision process, where the negative went through the camera horizontally with double the frame size of traditional 35mm film, thus yielding incredible clarity with great depth of field. The original negative along with yellow separation protection masters were used for this new presentation, to fully restore the film's original color palette capturing the masterful cinematography of Winton C. Hoch, a frequent Ford collaborator. The result is a revelatory presentation which is a testament to the artistry that went into creating this beloved motion picture.

About "The Searchers"

John Wayne and John Ford made The Searchers a landmark Western with an indelible image of the frontier and the people who challenged it. Although not nominated for any awards at the time of its release, the film has since been widely acknowledged as one of the supreme triumphs of the genre. The Searchers was placed on the National Film Registry in 1989 and ranked number 12 on the American Film Institute's 2008 list of "100 Greatest American Films of all time."

Wayne plays an ex-Confederate soldier searching for his niece (Natalie Wood), captured by the Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. And in his five-year search, he encounters something unexpected: his own humanity. Beautifully shot by Winton C. Hoch (four-time Academy Award winner), thrillingly scored by Max Steiner (21 Academy Award nominations, 3 wins) and memorably acted by a wonderful ensemble including Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings, The Longest Day), Vera Miles (The Wrong Man, Psycho), Natalie Wood (Rebel Without a Cause, Gypsy, West Side Story) and frequent Ford cast member Ward Bond (My Darling Clementine, The Quiet Man), The Searchers endures as "a great film of enormous scope and breathtaking physical beauty." (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic).

Special Features of the 4K UHD disc and the Blu-ray disc:

• Archival Commentary by Director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, What's Up, Doc?) on both the 4K and Blu-ray discs.

On the Blu-ray disc:

• Original Theatrical trailer (HD)
• The Searchers: An Appreciation (HD)
• A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne, and The Searchers (HD)
• Newsreel coverage of the film's world premiere (HD)
• Outtakes (HD)
• Behind the Cameras (segments from the 1956 Warner Bros. Presents TV series): (HD)
  • Meet Jeffery Hunter
  • Monument Valley
  • Meet Natalie Wood
  • Setting Up Production

Other:

• Running time: 119 Minutes

• COLOR

• NOT RATED

• DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono

• Aspect ratio 16x9 1.85:1

• Subtitles: English SDH

• For the 4K UHD Blu-ray: Dolby Vision, HDR10, BD100

• For the Blu-ray: BD50

• 4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray 2-Disc combo-$29.99 SRP

• Blu-ray-$21.99

• Street date: December 17, 2024

ALLIED VAUGHN ENTERTAINMENT is the exclusive licensed distributor of the Warner Archive Collection.

Pre-orders are not live yet.

How do you follow up an anime series like Cowboy Bebop, a hard-hitting blend of sci-fi and jazz? If you're Shinichiro Watanabe the answer is with a hip-hop adventure set in alternate Edo-era Japan. Samurai Champloo can regularly be found near the top of best anime roundups, and if you're looking for an excuse to revisit the beloved series, Crunchyroll has one for you: a limited-edition Blu-ray collection with a premium presentation. Samurai Champloo: The Complete Series Limited Edition arrives November 5 exclusively on the Crunchyroll Store. Fans can preorder the soon-to-be released Samurai Champloo box set for $67.49 (was $90).

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Samurai Champloo's Limited-Edition release comes with a display-worthy slipcase and the six art cards shown above. As for the extras on the disc, you'll find clean credit sequences, concept art, a "bumper" gallery, promo videos, and trailers. All 26 episodes are included on three Blu-ray discs, and thanks to the high production values, this show really shines in high-definition. The soundtrack is also legendary stuff, and combined with the slick action, the series has become a cult-classic over the years.

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It's worth noting that there's already a standard edition Samurai Champloo release you can buy. Samurai Champloo: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is available for $32.49 (was $50) at Amazon.

Titles include: Inglourious Basterds (2009), The Gift (2000), incubus (1966), Rampo Noir (2005), The Usual Suspects (1995), and The Cell (2000). Note that The Gift and The Usual Suspects are UK only.

Lots of good stuff here and surely something for everyone. I myself am intrigued by Incubus as I have never seen that one, or Rampo Noir - always love anthologies.

All in UHD and HD, apart from Rampo Noir which is HD only.

Long-awaited by fans, SEINFELD: THE COMPLETE SERIES is finally making the leap from standard definition discs following an extensive and comprehensive 4K upgrade for the series, and is perfectly timed for the series' 35th anniversary, as well as to conclude the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures. In addition to the physical sets, SEINFELD: THE COMPLETE SERIES is also available for purchase at participating digital retailers.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

4K BLU-RAY EDITION

• 24 4K Blu-ray discs
• Episodes presented in 1.33:1 at 4K resolution with HDR10
• English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Audio
• Audio Commentaries
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers
• Inside Looks
• Alternate Versions of Select Episodes

BLU-RAY EDITION

• 24 Blu-ray Discs
• Episodes presented in 1.78:1 High Definition on Blu-ray Disc
• English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Audio
• Audio Commentaries
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers
• Inside Looks
• Alternate Versions of Select Episodes

Pre-order: Amazon

Kill Bill: Volume 1:

A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.

Pre-order: Amazon

Kill Bill: Volume 2:

The Bride (Uma Thurman) picks up where she left off in volume one with her quest to finish the hit list she has composed of all of the people who have wronged her, including ex-boyfriend Bill (David Carradine), who tried to have her killed four years ago during her wedding to another man. Leaving several dead in her wake, she eventually tracks down Bill in Mexico. Using skills she has learned during her assassin career, she attempts to finish what she set out to do in the first place.

Pre-order: Amazon

PIECE BY PIECE is an unparalleled motion picture experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO® animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music's most innovative minds.

PIECE BY PIECE is expertly directed by Academy Award® winner Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom, Won't You Be My Neighbor), and boasts a talented cast of fan-favorite music industry giants such as Pharrell Williams, Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• BUILDING BLOCKS – Pharrell Williams and director Morgan Neville discuss how Pharrell's life story unfolded into this unique, heartfelt film.
• Optional English, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish subtitles for the main feature

Pre-order: Amazon · GRUV.com

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Despicable Me 4
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. A Quiet Place: Day One
4. MaXXXine
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
6. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
7. Longlegs
8. Thanksgiving
9. The Ring
10. Inside Out 2
11. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
12. The Goonies
13. To Catch a Thief
14. Dune: Part Two
15. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
16. The Thing
17. Cowboys & Aliens
18. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
19. The Boy and the Heron
20. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Thanksgiving
3. The Ring
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
5. The Goonies
6. To Catch a Thief
7. A Quiet Place: Day One
8. The Thing
9. Cowboys & Aliens
10. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
11. Dune: Part Two
12. Blade Runne r2049
13. Longlegs
14. MaXXXine
15. The Peanuts Holiday Collection
16. James Bond: The Daniel Craig 5-Film Collection
17. Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection
18. The Project A Collection
19. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
20. Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 HD Formats Disc Share Per Title

1. Despicable Me 4 (41%)
2. A Quiet Place: Day One (41%)
3. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (41%)
4. Inside Out 2 (39%)
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street (99%)
6. Longlegs (50%)
7. MaXXXine (100%)
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (88%)
9. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (47%)
10. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey II (Walmart Exclusive) (27%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-10-19
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-10-19

Lucasfilm and Marvel have painted a bullseye on your bank account this holiday by announcing new Collector's Editions with Steelbook packaging for many of its original series, including The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Hawkeye, and Loki. All four releases come with stylish Steelbook packaging, exclusive concept art cards, and never-before-seen bonus content, making them an absolute must-have for fans to add to their collection. The titles, all to be released on December 3, 2024, are Star Wars: The Mandalorian -- The Complete Third Season, Star Wars: Ahsoka -- The Complete First Season, Marvel Studios' Hawkeye -- The Complete First Season, Marvel Studios' Loki -- The Complete Second Season. Pre-orders for all sets begin on October 31, 2024!

Details for all four sets are included below:

Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season

SYNOPSIS

The journeys of the Mandalorian through the Star Wars galaxy continue. Once a lone bounty hunter, Din Djarin has reunited with Grogu. Meanwhile, the New Republic struggles to lead the galaxy away from its dark history. The Mandalorian will cross paths with old allies and make new enemies as he and Grogu continue their journey together.

BONUS FEATURES

• Honoring the Magistrate: A Tribute to Carl Weathers --- Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni pay tribute to Carl Weathers, the unforgettable talent behind Greef Karga.
• Galactic Legacy: The Creatures and Droids of The Mandalorian --- Discover the secrets of Season Three's memorable creatures and droids with the artists who bring them to life.
• Forging the Covert: Part Three --- Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and the filmmakers explore the expanding world of Season Three's Mandalorian warriors.

Star Wars: Ahsoka -- The Complete First Season

SYNOPSIS

Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

BONUS FEATURES

• **Ahsoka: Legacy **--- Join cast and crew for a look at developing Ahsoka's live-action series.
• **Path of the Apprentice **--- Explore the dynamic of Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka within the world between worlds.
• **Ghosts of the Past **--- Go deep with a spotlight on Ahsoka's allies: Sabine, Hera, Ezra, and Chopper.
• **Darkness Rising **--- Uncover the secrets of Ahsoka's foes.

Marvel Studios' Hawkeye: The Complete First Season

SYNOPSIS

Marvel Studios' Hawkeye is an original series set in post-blip New York City where former Avenger Clint Barton aka Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. But when a threat from his past shows up, Hawkeye reluctantly teams up with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) -- a 22-year-old skilled archer and his biggest fan -- to unravel a criminal conspiracy.

BONUS FEATURES

• **A Tale of Two Hawkeyes **--- Discover how the cast and crew extended the Hawkeye legacy, bringing together Clint Barton and new character Kate Bishop.
• **Gag Reel **--- Take a look at some of the hilarious outtakes on set with the cast and crew of Hawkeye.
• Deleted Scenes
  • Follow the Trail --- Young Kate leaves behind clues for a scavenger hunt.
  • At The Stake --- Clint reluctantly celebrates with a group of fans in the city.
  • **Burning of the Suit **--- Clint burns the Ronin suit.
  • Kate's First Day at Work --- Kate uses her awkward first day at work to her advantage.
  • **Ice Cream **--- Little Maya finds out her dad can't pick her up from practice.
  • **Detour **--- Clint and Kate find an unmarked car in front of her apartment.
  • **Friends? **--- Little Maya and Little Kazi meet for the first time when their fathers do business together.
  • **You Never Miss **--- Clint's relationship with his mom is revealed through childhood memories. Clint and his mom attempt to rob a convenience store, which ends up a disaster.
  • Moira Comes Home --- Moira chases Clint and Kate out of her apartment.
  • **Old Friend **--- Clint prepares a familiar weapon.
  • **Sorry **--- Maya and Clint have a moment of understanding after a battle.
  • Until It's Done --- Eleanor takes a trip to have dinner. A shocking insight is revealed.
  • Boomerang --- Clint and Kate gather supplies at a sporting goods store to build trick arrows.
• Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye --- Peer behind the scenes of the show with Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, and the rest of the cast and crew.

Marvel Studios' Loki: The Complete Second Season

SYNOPSIS

Loki Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season one finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15, and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes, and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.

BONUS FEATURES

• **Loki Through Time **--- Travel through over a decade of Loki's timeline with Tom Hiddleston, Kevin Feige, and more as they dive deeper into the villainous yet lovable character that fans can't get enough of in the Loki series.
• **Gag Reel **--- Take a look at some of the fun moments on set with the cast and crew of Loki Season 2.
• Deleted/Extended Scenes
  • What Would You Like? --- Distraught after the events of season 1, Sylvie leaves the Citadel at the End of Time and finds an escape in a McDonald's in 1982.
  • **Key Lime Break **--- Loki and Mobius share a moment savoring a key lime pie in the TVA lunchroom.
  • **Roll Call **--- Loki names off all the people who have spoken ill of him in the past, including a few recognizable names. Mobius tries to comfort him.
• **Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2 **--- Join the cast and crew of Loki Season 2 as they pull back the curtain on Loki's latest MCU adventure.

It's time to talk about Fight Club

This month marks 25 years since David Fincher's influential film arrived in theaters, and to celebrate, the filmmaker is overseeing a new 4K Ultra HD remaster of the New Regency and 20th Century Fox film. Fincher is also planning a theatrical re-release early next year, though details

such as a date or the number of theaters

are being kept under wraps.

In addition, Fincher will release a 25th anniversary art book, including new interviews, rare behind-the-scenes material and unearthed visuals. The book arrives via Insight Editions and New Regency.

Count me in for the 4K and the book! Love this film!

As reported by the Digital Bits, Constantine (2005) is getting a 4K release at some point next year, it's 20th anniversary. It's listed on Amazon UK with a temporary release date of years end.

Once again, it's another 4K release in a fancy tin, posters and cards and they want £45 for it. Ouch.

The sequel is currently in development with the script apparently been finished a month or so ago.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/19029288

In time for Halloween as well as the beginning of the gift-getting season, Criterion is selling every Blu-ray and DVD in its hallowed collection at 50% off their usual prices for one day only. These sales only happen a few times each year (and when they occur is pretty random), so if you or a loved one (or even a marginally liked one) enjoys adding flick after flick with Criterion’s gorgeous box art to their shelves, we recommend taking advantage of this 24-hour sale that ends 12 p.m. EDT on Oct. 23.

Still a couple of hours to go.

Burbank, CA, October 22, 2024 – From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”). Joker: Folie À Deux debuts for purchase and rental digitally at home on October 29.

• On October 29, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home and for 48-hour rental via PVOD on participating digital platforms where you purchase or rent movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.
• On December 17, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers. Joker: Folie À Deux will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Phillips, who received Oscar nominations for directing, writing and producing Joker, directed Joker: Folie À Deux from a screenplay co-written with fellow Oscar nominee Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips, Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner. Lady Gaga served as music consultant. The film’s executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Georgia Kacandes, Silver, Mark Friedberg and Jason Ruder.

DIGITAL, 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS

Joker: Folie À Deux Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:  

4K UHD

• Everything Must Go (4 Part Longform Documentary)
  • Can I Have A Cigarette?
  • Finding Lee
  • A Hundred Films In One
  • King of Nothing
• The Character Of Music
• Live! With The Joker
• Colors Of Madness
• Crafted With Class

I'm not even bothering with a pre-order link. If you want to see a real superhero movie in October 2024, you'd be better off waiting for this instead.

TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.

Special Features:

• In The Beginning — Witness the origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME (ORION PAX) and MEGATRON (D-16) and the evolution of their relationship from brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies. Filmmakers discuss the vision for the film and how it was brought to life.
• World Building On CYBERTRON — Hear from director Josh Cooley, the production design team, and the visual effects team about rendering the colorful world of CYBERTRON in a way that fans have never seen before.
• Together As One — Meet the A-list voice cast for each of the TRANSFORMERS: Chris Hemsworth (ORION PAX/OPTIMUS PRIME), Brian Tyree Henry (D-16/MEGATRON), Scarlett Johansson (ELITA-1), and more!
• The Iacon 5000 — Behold the most epic TRANSFORMERS race ever as competitors vie for the ultimate prize! Go behind the scenes with the filmmakers as they break down this breathtaking action sequence.
• The Battle For CYBERTRON — Cast and filmmakers take you through the film's epic climax as OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON battle for CYBERTRON's future.

Pre-order: Amazon

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. A Quiet Place: Day One
2. MaXXXine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
5. Dune: Part Two
6. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
8. Longlegs
9. Inside Out 2
10. Sleepy Hollow
11. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
12. Oppenheimer
13. The Boy and the Heron
14. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
15. The Fall Guy
16. The Thing
17. Civil War
18. Castlevania: Nocturne - Season One
19. The Shining
20. Blade Runner 2049

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. A Quiet Place: Day One
2. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One
3. MaXXXine
4. Dune: Part Two
5. Sleepy Hollow
6. Oppenheimer
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
9. Blade Runner 2049
10. The Shining
11. The Thing
12. Longlegs
13. Interstellar
14. Beetlejuice
15. Dune: Part One
16. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
17. The Boy and the Heron
18. The Fall Guy
19. Jurassic Park
20. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 HD Formats Disc Share Per Title

1. A Quiet Place: Day One (54%)
2. Despicable Me 4 (42%)
3. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (41%)
4. MaXXXine (100%)
5. Inside Out 2 (42%)
6. Arcane: League of Legends - Season One (100%)
7. Longlegs (52%)
8. Dune: Part Two (88%)
9. Beetlejuice (29%)
10. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey II (32%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-10-12
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-10-12

It’s time to dust off your VCR and clean the heads, because Alien: Romulus is coming to VHS as a limited edition on December 3rd alongside the other physical releases, director Fede Alvarez announced during “a special Beyond Fest-partnered screening” in Los Angeles yesterday.

The “fully functioning VHS tape” is meant to celebrate 45 years since the Alien franchise first (chest) burst into theaters, 20th Century Studios wrote in a release emailed to The Verge. It’ll present the movie, appropriately, in a 4:3 aspect ratio (hopefully without pan-and-scan). It also comes in a slick, vintage-style sleeve.

WATCHMEN CHAPTER II

Chapter II of the Two-Part Animated Movie Event Brings DC Comics’ Acclaimed Series to Life

Available exclusively on Digital on November 26

4K UHD and Blu-ray arriving on December 3

Based on DC’s acclaimed graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, Watchmen: Chapter Two, the second part of the all-new animated two-part feature film from Warner Bros. Animation and Paramount, will be released on Digital on November 26 and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on December 3. The animated feature concludes the faithful adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel series by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons, which redefined the superhero genre when it debuted in the mid-1980s.

Watchmen: Chapter One and Watchmen: Chapter Two delve into the gritty and complex world of masked vigilantes in an alternate version of America during the Cold War era. The “Watchmen” saga remains a cornerstone of comic book literature, having garnered numerous awards and accolades over the decades.

The adaptation captures the spirit and style of Moore and Gibbons’ original, groundbreaking vision with stunning animation that pays homage to the comic book’s iconic visual style. The film features a stellar voice cast that includes Matthew Rhys (TV’s Brothers & Sisters, The Americans, Perry Mason) Katee Sackhoff (TV’s Battlestar Galactica, Longmire, The Mandalorian) and Titus Welliver (TV’s Lost, Deadwood, Sons of Anarchy).

The film is produced and directed by Brandon Vietti from an adaptation by J. Michael Straczynski. Jim Krieg and Cindy Rago serve as producers and Dave Gibbons serves as consulting producer. Sam Register, Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are executive producers.

Fans will also be able to enjoy a range of bonus features including interviews with the filmmakers including Dave Gibbons, J. Michael Straczynski, and more.

Watchmen: Chapter Two features all all-star voice cast including Matthew Rhys (Dan Dreiberg, Nite Owl), Katee Sackhoff (Laurie Juspeczyk, Silk Spectre) and Titus Welliver (Rorschach, Walter Kovacs), along with Troy Baker (Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias), Adrienne Barbeau (Sally Jupiter, Silk Spectre), Michael Cerveris (Jonathan Osterman, Dr. Manhattan), Zehra Fazal (Hira Manish, Newscaster), Phil Fondacaro (Tom Ryan, Big Figure), Grey Griffin (Female Citizen #1, Advisor #1) John Marshall Jones (Hooded Justice), Max Koch (Bernard, President Nixon, Lawrence Andrews), Phil LaMarr (Comic Book Narrator, Bernie, Male Citizen #1), Yuri Lowenthal (Seymour, Knot Top #2, Bully #1), Long Nguyen (Attendant #1), Geoff Pierson (Hollis Mason, Prison Guard #1), Jason Spisak (Doug Roth, Bully #2, Hector Godfrey), Kari Wahlgren (Sylvia Kovacs, Female Knot Top), and Rick D. Wasserman (Edward Blake, The Comedian).

Watchmen: Chapter Two will be available on November 26 to purchase digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more. On December 3 the film will be available to purchase on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Discs online and in-store at major retailers. Pre-order your copy now.

Watchmen: Chapter One and Watchmen: Chapter Two will also be available November 26 for purchase together from digital retailers.

Watchmen: Chapter One is currently available to own on Digital, 4K UHD and Blu-ray.

SYNOPSIS:

Chapter II: Outlawed superheroes grapple with their personal lives and each other while racing the clock to solve a deepening mystery connected to an impending nuclear war between the United States and Russia.

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

• The Art of Adaptation: Building to the Final Act
• Dave Gibbons and Watchmen: Chapters 7-12
• Designing Watchmen

FILM INFORMATION

• 4K UHD & Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish
• 4K UHD & Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Running Time: 89 min 17 sec
• Rated: R

*Digital version not available in Canada

Pre-order: Amazon · GRUV.com

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Despicable Me 4
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
3. Longlegs
4. Inside Out 2
5. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. The Fall Guy
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. Bad Boys 4-Movie Collection
10. The Boy and the Heron
11. Dune: Part Two
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
13. The West Wing: The Complete Series
14. Civil War
15. The Garfield Movie
16. Abigail
17. IF
18. The Thing
19. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
20. Salem's Lot (1979)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2. Longlegs
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
5. The Thing
6. Paramount Scares Vol. 2
7. The Fifth ELement
8. Stardust
9. Sleepy Hollow
10. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
11. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
12. The Boy and the Heron
13. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
14. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
15. The Fall Guy
16. The Blob (1988)
17. Imaginary
18. Halloween
19. Body Double
20. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 HD Formats Disc Share Per Title

1. Despicable Me 4 (43%)
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (40%)
3. Longlegs (50%)
4. Inside Out 2 (39%)
5. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (36%)
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (48%)
7. Beetlejuice (7$)
8. Addams Family/Addams Family Values (18%)
9. The Fall Guy (52%)
10. Despicable Me 4-Movie Collection (4%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-10-05
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-10-05
• Blu-ray Sales: September 29-October 5: Despicable Me 4 Still Number One in Second Week

Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection will collect six of the Master of Suspense’s classics on 4K Ultra HD + Digital: Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds.

Releasing on November 26 via Universal, the six-disc set is limited to 5,150. It’s housed in premium book-style packaging featuring artwork by Tristan Eaton along with photos, bios, and trivia.