The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– One Hundred and One Dalmatians – 1961
– Barbara Stanwyck & Joan Blondell (Night Nurse – 1931)
– Emile Hirsch & Catherine Keener (Into the Wild – 2007)
– Cast (12 Angry Men – 1957)
– Cast (The Love Boat – 1977)
– Chester Morris & Norma Shearer (The Divorcee – 1930)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoOne Hundred One Dalmatians: Plat. Ed.$15.99$16.99$14.99$15.99$18.9912 Angry Men: 50th Anniv. Edition$14.99$14.99$17.99 - - Archie’s Funhouse: Complete Series$20.99$19.99$19.99 - - Army of the Dead$16.99$17.99$17.99 - - Automaton Transfusion (NR)$15.99$14.99$14.99 - - Awake$19.99$17.99$19.99$19.99 - Barabbas (1961)$9.95$8.99$6.99 - - Ben 10: Season 3$14.99$12.99$17.99 - - Billy Wilder Film Collection$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Blood+: Volume 1$22.49$19.99$19.99 - - Blood+: Part 1$79.99$79.99$109.99 - - Dr. Doolittle: Tail to the Chief$16.99$16.99$16.99$17.99 - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! DE$14.99$12.99$12.99$14.99 - Doctor Who: Destiny of Daleks (Ep 104)$18.69$21.99$19.99 - - Eleven Men Out$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Flywheel (Director’s Cut)$13.99$14.99$14.99 - - Human Giant: Season 1$16.99$16.99$19.99 - - Into the Wild (1-disc)$17.99$16.99$17.99$15.99 - Into the Wild: CE (2-disc)$22.99$22.99$29.99 - $21.69Johnson Family Dinner$17.99$17.99$14.99 - - The Kill Point$29.99$29.99$34.99 - - Left for Dead$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - The Love Boat: Season 1 Volume 1$24.99$24.99$29.99 - - Magnum P.I.: Season 8$34.99$34.99$49.98 - $33.99**Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium$17.99$16.99$16.99$15.99 - Mrs. Doubtfire SE$14.99$14.99$17.99 - - My Friends Tiger & Pooh: Friendly Tails$14.99$16.99$14.99$17.99 - My Kid Could Paint That$18.69$19.99$19.99 - - Pink Panther & Friends Vol. 6 (Inspector)$12.99 - $14.98 - - Pistol Whipped$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Radiant City$24.29$24.99$19.99 - - SNL: Lost & Found – 1980s$13.99$14.99$14.99 - - SNL: Best of ‘06/’07$12.99$9.99$14.98 - - The Shepherd: Border Patrol$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Storm Hawks Collector’s Set: Heroes/Sky$22.99$19.99$19.99 - - TCM Archives: Forbidden Hollywood Vol. 2$34.99$49.99$49.98 - - Things We Lost in the Fire$17.99$17.99$18.99$19.99 - Unstable Fables: Three Pigs and a Baby$12.99$12.99$14.99 - -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoInto the Wild$27.95$29.99$34.99 - $27.89No Reservations$24.95$29.99$29.99 - - Things We Lost in the Fire$27.95$29.99$34.99 - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoIce Age$27.95$34.99$34.99 - - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium$27.95$29.99$34.99$29.99 - The Rookie$19.95$24.99$19.99 - -
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Billy Wilder Film Collection: The Apartment, The Fortune Cookie, Some Like It Hot, Kiss Me Stupid.
TCM Archives: Forbidden Hollywood Volume 2: The Divorcee, A Free Soul, Night Nurse, Three on a Match.
The Disclaimer Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed Sunday advertisements. All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price.
"LP" in the RoundUp table means a store’s Sunday flyer says "Low Price". That means I could not locate a definite price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.
I, obviously, cannot include EVERY title released in a given week in the RoundUp. The titles included are those that I am interested in...as well as those which I consider will be of interest to a majority of consumers (and sometimes I’ll miss one!). I don't get paid for this, and I don't have the time to list every DVD. So, please don't complain! If there is a title not included in the RoundUp that you want to see, just look it up yourself, and be nice enough to post and share the results with everyone!
Note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the RoundUp. They set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is no way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. And, as always, Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium is available in both OAR & MAR editions...get the correct one !
--At Best Buy, purchase One Hundred and One Dalmatians on DVD and get a FREE PLUSH TOY or SQUEAKY DOG BONE, instantly.
--Heck, buy One Hundred and One Dalmatians AND a second Disney DVD from this list and get TWO FREE PLUSH TOYS, instantly: Cars, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, Meet the Robinsons, Mulan, My Friends Tigger & Pooh - Friendly Tails, Peter Pan, Ratatouille. Plush Toy Value = $4.99. Minimum 5 of each plush toy per store. Limit 2 per customer. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--At Best Buy this week, buy ANY TWO of the following Barbie DVDs and get them both for $20: Mariposa and Her Butterfly Friends, Magic of the Rainbow, The 12 Dancing Princesses, The Island Princess (Reg. $14.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Also @ BB, buy a $14.99 DVD from a good-size list of titles and get FREE MOVIE MONEY to see Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! AND A FREE HORTON PLUSH TOY. Movie Money Value = $7.50.
--Best Buy has a 2/$50 deal on ANY two seasons of Magnum P.I. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed @ $4.99.
--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE FREE CD-ROM available in specially-marked copies of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. Includes paper airplane designs.
--CC also has a deal in which you can save $5 on the purchase of BOTH Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium AND Dr. Doolittle: Tail to the Chief ($16.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--@ CC, save $6, instantly, if you purchase BOTH One Hundred and One Dalmatians AND My Friends: Tigger & Pooh – Friendly Tails. Must be purchased on same receipt. In-store only.
--See a trend? Save $5 @ CC if you purchase BOTH Into the Wild AND things We Lost in the Fire on DVD. Must be purchased on same receipt. In-store only.
--This is the week for CC to have the $12.99 sale on the following Disney titles: Brother Bear, Brother Bear 2, Dumbo, Lilo & Stitch, Lilo & Stitch 2, The Wild.
--And, @ Circuit City, a similar deal with FREE MOVIE MONEY for Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!. Purchase a new “Family Fun Edition” release of the following movies (some are not FFE) for $9.99: Anastasia (FFE), Cheaper by the Dozen SE, Ferngully (FFE), Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Mrs. Doubtfire SE, The Pebble & the Penguin (FFE), The Secret of Nimh (FFE). Movie Money Value = $7.50. ALL titles available 3-4-08. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! In theaters 3-14-08.
--And Circuit City has a Buy 3, Get 2 FREE deal on a list of thirteen $29.99 HD-DVDs this week: The Bourne Ultimatum, Disturbia, The Fast & the Furious; Tokyo Drift, Flags of Our Fathers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, King Kong, The Kingdom, Knocked Up, Mission: Impossible 3, Shooter, Smokin’ Aces, Stardust, Transformers.
--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Long lists of DVDs for $4.99 and $5.99. Short lists for $6.99 & $9.99.
--At Target, there is an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with its copies of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium on SD-DVD. Contains interactive games, puzzles & more. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target don’t need no stinkin’ plush toys. Buy One Hundred and One Dalmatians @ Target and receive an EXCLUSIVE SET OF….ZIPPER PULLS! Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--And, purchase (@ Target) BOTH One Hundred and One Dalmatians AND My Friends Tigger & Pooh – Friendly Tails on DVD and get a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target Odds and Ends: Target has selections of DVDs listed at $4.75 and $10 this week.
The Features
– One Hundred and One Dalmatians – 1961
– Barbara Stanwyck & Joan Blondell (Night Nurse – 1931)
– Emile Hirsch & Catherine Keener (Into the Wild – 2007)
– Cast (12 Angry Men – 1957)
– Cast (The Love Boat – 1977)
– Chester Morris & Norma Shearer (The Divorcee – 1930)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoOne Hundred One Dalmatians: Plat. Ed.$15.99$16.99$14.99$15.99$18.9912 Angry Men: 50th Anniv. Edition$14.99$14.99$17.99 - - Archie’s Funhouse: Complete Series$20.99$19.99$19.99 - - Army of the Dead$16.99$17.99$17.99 - - Automaton Transfusion (NR)$15.99$14.99$14.99 - - Awake$19.99$17.99$19.99$19.99 - Barabbas (1961)$9.95$8.99$6.99 - - Ben 10: Season 3$14.99$12.99$17.99 - - Billy Wilder Film Collection$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Blood+: Volume 1$22.49$19.99$19.99 - - Blood+: Part 1$79.99$79.99$109.99 - - Dr. Doolittle: Tail to the Chief$16.99$16.99$16.99$17.99 - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! DE$14.99$12.99$12.99$14.99 - Doctor Who: Destiny of Daleks (Ep 104)$18.69$21.99$19.99 - - Eleven Men Out$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Flywheel (Director’s Cut)$13.99$14.99$14.99 - - Human Giant: Season 1$16.99$16.99$19.99 - - Into the Wild (1-disc)$17.99$16.99$17.99$15.99 - Into the Wild: CE (2-disc)$22.99$22.99$29.99 - $21.69Johnson Family Dinner$17.99$17.99$14.99 - - The Kill Point$29.99$29.99$34.99 - - Left for Dead$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - The Love Boat: Season 1 Volume 1$24.99$24.99$29.99 - - Magnum P.I.: Season 8$34.99$34.99$49.98 - $33.99**Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium$17.99$16.99$16.99$15.99 - Mrs. Doubtfire SE$14.99$14.99$17.99 - - My Friends Tiger & Pooh: Friendly Tails$14.99$16.99$14.99$17.99 - My Kid Could Paint That$18.69$19.99$19.99 - - Pink Panther & Friends Vol. 6 (Inspector)$12.99 - $14.98 - - Pistol Whipped$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Radiant City$24.29$24.99$19.99 - - SNL: Lost & Found – 1980s$13.99$14.99$14.99 - - SNL: Best of ‘06/’07$12.99$9.99$14.98 - - The Shepherd: Border Patrol$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - Storm Hawks Collector’s Set: Heroes/Sky$22.99$19.99$19.99 - - TCM Archives: Forbidden Hollywood Vol. 2$34.99$49.99$49.98 - - Things We Lost in the Fire$17.99$17.99$18.99$19.99 - Unstable Fables: Three Pigs and a Baby$12.99$12.99$14.99 - -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoInto the Wild$27.95$29.99$34.99 - $27.89No Reservations$24.95$29.99$29.99 - - Things We Lost in the Fire$27.95$29.99$34.99 - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoIce Age$27.95$34.99$34.99 - - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium$27.95$29.99$34.99$29.99 - The Rookie$19.95$24.99$19.99 - -
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Billy Wilder Film Collection: The Apartment, The Fortune Cookie, Some Like It Hot, Kiss Me Stupid.
TCM Archives: Forbidden Hollywood Volume 2: The Divorcee, A Free Soul, Night Nurse, Three on a Match.
The Disclaimer Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed Sunday advertisements. All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price.
"LP" in the RoundUp table means a store’s Sunday flyer says "Low Price". That means I could not locate a definite price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.
I, obviously, cannot include EVERY title released in a given week in the RoundUp. The titles included are those that I am interested in...as well as those which I consider will be of interest to a majority of consumers (and sometimes I’ll miss one!). I don't get paid for this, and I don't have the time to list every DVD. So, please don't complain! If there is a title not included in the RoundUp that you want to see, just look it up yourself, and be nice enough to post and share the results with everyone!
Note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the RoundUp. They set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is no way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. And, as always, Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium is available in both OAR & MAR editions...get the correct one !
--At Best Buy, purchase One Hundred and One Dalmatians on DVD and get a FREE PLUSH TOY or SQUEAKY DOG BONE, instantly.
--Heck, buy One Hundred and One Dalmatians AND a second Disney DVD from this list and get TWO FREE PLUSH TOYS, instantly: Cars, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, Meet the Robinsons, Mulan, My Friends Tigger & Pooh - Friendly Tails, Peter Pan, Ratatouille. Plush Toy Value = $4.99. Minimum 5 of each plush toy per store. Limit 2 per customer. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--At Best Buy this week, buy ANY TWO of the following Barbie DVDs and get them both for $20: Mariposa and Her Butterfly Friends, Magic of the Rainbow, The 12 Dancing Princesses, The Island Princess (Reg. $14.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Also @ BB, buy a $14.99 DVD from a good-size list of titles and get FREE MOVIE MONEY to see Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! AND A FREE HORTON PLUSH TOY. Movie Money Value = $7.50.
--Best Buy has a 2/$50 deal on ANY two seasons of Magnum P.I. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed @ $4.99.
--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE FREE CD-ROM available in specially-marked copies of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. Includes paper airplane designs.
--CC also has a deal in which you can save $5 on the purchase of BOTH Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium AND Dr. Doolittle: Tail to the Chief ($16.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--@ CC, save $6, instantly, if you purchase BOTH One Hundred and One Dalmatians AND My Friends: Tigger & Pooh – Friendly Tails. Must be purchased on same receipt. In-store only.
--See a trend? Save $5 @ CC if you purchase BOTH Into the Wild AND things We Lost in the Fire on DVD. Must be purchased on same receipt. In-store only.
--This is the week for CC to have the $12.99 sale on the following Disney titles: Brother Bear, Brother Bear 2, Dumbo, Lilo & Stitch, Lilo & Stitch 2, The Wild.
--And, @ Circuit City, a similar deal with FREE MOVIE MONEY for Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!. Purchase a new “Family Fun Edition” release of the following movies (some are not FFE) for $9.99: Anastasia (FFE), Cheaper by the Dozen SE, Ferngully (FFE), Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Mrs. Doubtfire SE, The Pebble & the Penguin (FFE), The Secret of Nimh (FFE). Movie Money Value = $7.50. ALL titles available 3-4-08. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! In theaters 3-14-08.
--And Circuit City has a Buy 3, Get 2 FREE deal on a list of thirteen $29.99 HD-DVDs this week: The Bourne Ultimatum, Disturbia, The Fast & the Furious; Tokyo Drift, Flags of Our Fathers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, King Kong, The Kingdom, Knocked Up, Mission: Impossible 3, Shooter, Smokin’ Aces, Stardust, Transformers.
--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Long lists of DVDs for $4.99 and $5.99. Short lists for $6.99 & $9.99.
--At Target, there is an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with its copies of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium on SD-DVD. Contains interactive games, puzzles & more. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target don’t need no stinkin’ plush toys. Buy One Hundred and One Dalmatians @ Target and receive an EXCLUSIVE SET OF….ZIPPER PULLS! Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--And, purchase (@ Target) BOTH One Hundred and One Dalmatians AND My Friends Tigger & Pooh – Friendly Tails on DVD and get a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target Odds and Ends: Target has selections of DVDs listed at $4.75 and $10 this week.