The Weekly RoundUpThe Features
– Eddie Murphy & friends (Dreamgirls – 2006)
– Clint Eastwood (High Plains Drifter – 1973)
– Kate Winslet and cast (Little Children – 2006)
– Sofia Bush (The Hitcher – 2007)The Prices| SD-DVD TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
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| 2006 Acad. Award Nom. Short Films |
$22.49 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| **Alpha Dog |
$19.99 |
$17.99 |
$16.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
| Angels in the Outfield (1951) |
$17.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Beverly Hills 90210: Season 2 |
$39.89 |
$36.99 |
$36.99 |
$36.99 |
- |
| The Black Rose |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Camelot (1982 HBO) |
$22.49 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Captain from Castile |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Clint Eastwood: Western Icon Coll. |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Delivery |
$13.99 |
$17.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Diggers |
$22.49 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Dinosaurs: Seasons 3 & 4 |
$27.99 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| **Dreamgirls |
$15.99 |
$15.99 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
| Dreamgirls SE (2-disc) |
$22.74 |
$22.99 |
$24.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.49 |
| Eleanor & Franklin – Double Feature |
$11.29 |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
| El Topo |
$18.69 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky |
$37.49 |
$44.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
- |
| Fletch SE |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Gangs of the Dead |
$22.49 |
$12.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Girls Next Door: Season 2 |
$20.99 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| **Happily N’Ever After |
$21.69 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
| **The Hitcher |
$19.99 |
$17.99 |
$16.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
| The Holy Mountain |
$18.69 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The King of Queens: Season 8 |
$27.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Little Children |
$18.99 |
$17.99 |
$16.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
| Mahogany |
$10.99 |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
| Matthew Barney: No Restraint |
$22.49 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Melrose Place: Season 2 |
$39.89 |
$36.99 |
$49.99 |
- |
- |
| Michael Palin: Around World 80 Days |
$34.49 |
$44.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
- |
| Motives 2: Retribution |
$22.49 |
$22.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| An Officer and a Gentleman SE |
$13.49 |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
| Prince of Foxes |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Sandlot 3: Heading Home |
$24.29 |
$15.99 |
$17.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
| Shirley Valentine |
$9.99 |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
| Son of Fury |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$15.99 |
- |
- |
| Suicide Killers |
$22.49 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Tyrone Power Collection |
$34.99 |
$44.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
- |
| What I Like About You: Season 1 |
$27.99 |
$33.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Who the $#%& is Jackson Pollack? |
$20.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
$18.99 |
| Will and Grace: Season 6 |
$29.19 |
$32.99 |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
| HD-DVD TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
|
| Alpha Dog |
$27.95 |
$29.99 |
$39.98 |
- |
- |
| Dreamgirls |
$27.95 |
$29.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
$27.89 |
| Digital Video Essentials (HD-DVD) |
$23.95 |
$29.99 |
$33.96 |
- |
- |
| The Hitcher |
$27.95 |
$29.99 |
$39.98 |
- |
- |
| BLU-RAY TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
|
| Dreamgirls |
$27.95 |
$29.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
- |
| Happily N’Ever After |
$27.95 |
$34.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
- |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:Clint Eastwood – Western Icon Collection: High Plains Drifter, Joe Kidd, Two Mules for Sister Sara.
Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky: Fando y Lis, El Topo, The Holy Mountain.
The Tyrone Power Collection: Blood and Sand, Son of Fury, The Black Rose, Prince of Foxes, The Captain from Castile.
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! Alpha Dogs AND Dreamgirls (1-disc) AND Happily N’Ever After AND The Hitcher are ALL available in
both OAR and MAR versions...
get the correct one(s)!
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Angels in the Outfield (1951) is a title that
has been an Amazon.com exclusive. This, it seems, is the week it ceases to be so.
--Amazon.com is still having a
BIG SALE!
--At Best Buy…purchase ANY Blu-ray disc and get a FREE BLU-RAY SAMPLER DVD. Sampler includes: Three Spider-Man 3 trailers, making-of Spider-Man 3 featurette, Blu-ray demo…and more.
Minimum 10 per store. No rain checks. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Buy the Dreamgirls (1-disc) DVD @ Best Buy and get a FREE MUSIC DOWNLOAD CARD.
Download card value = $29.98! Also includes a free trial subscription to the Best Buy digital Music Store. Minimum 35 per store. No rain checks.
--Save $5, instantly, when you purchase BOTH The Hitcher and Alpha Dog on DVD @ Best Buy.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--@ Best Buy, purchase Happily N’Ever After on DVD and get a FREE FIVE SONG BONUS SOUNDTRACK CD.
Minimum 22 per store. No rain checks.
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Best Buy Odds and Ends: BB has a short list of DVDs on sale for $8.99 and $12.99 apiece.
--Circuit City is offering an EXCLUSIVE DREAMGIRLS GIFT SET for $39.99. Includes the 2-disc SE and an “official” 192-page companion book.
--Circuit City also has an EXCLUSIVE FREE SIX SONG MUSIC SAMPLER with the purchase of Dreamgirls on DVD.
Features tracks by Beyonce, Amerie, and Kelly Rowland. Minimum 20 per store. While supplies last.
--Save $5, instantly, when you purchase BOTH The Hitcher and Alpha Dog on DVD @ Circuit City.
Must be purchased on same receipt. In store only.
--@ Circuit City, save $10, instantly, when you buy BOTH Dinosaurs: Seasons 3 & 4 AND Dinosaurs: Seasons 1 & 2.
Must be purchased on same receipt. In store only.
--Circuit City also has Will and Grace: Seasons 1 through 4 on sale for $14.99 apiece.
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Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has lists of titles on sale for $7.49 and $9.99. Included in the $9.99 list: Spider-Man 2.1, Superman Returns, the four Burton Batman SEs, V for Vendetta & Constantine SEs, Monty Python & Holy Grail SE and Black Hawk Down (Extended Cut).
--Target is advertising another of its “Deluxe editions” of Dreamgirls…but the description makes it sound like the “Showstoppers Edition” which will be available at any store.
--Target is offering an EXCLUSIVE BONUS CD WITH ITS COPIES OF Happily N’Ever After.
Quantities limited. No rain checks.The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to
DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: May 1, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
