The Weekly RoundUpThe Features
– Maurice Evans, Charlton Heston & Linda Harrison (Planet of the Apes - 1968)
– Anne Hathaway & Steve Carrell (Get Smart – 2008)
– Buchanan Rides Alone – 1958
– Howdy Doody & Buffalo Bob Smith (The Howdy Doody Show – 1954-59)
– Cast (Kung Fu Panda – 2008)
– Cast (Wagon Train – 1957-65)The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
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| Batman: Complete Animated Series |
$75.99 |
$74.99 |
$79.99 |
- |
- |
| Battlestar Galactica.: Franchise Coll. (Amaz. Excl.) |
$146.99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| The Bourne Trilogy |
$23.99 |
$24.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$21.99 |
| Budd Boetticher Box Set |
$44.99 |
$44.99 |
$59.95 |
- |
- |
| Chill |
$23.99 |
$24.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| A Christmas Story |
$19.99 |
$24.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| A Christmas Story: Ultimate Collector’s Edition |
$29.99 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Confessions of a Pit Fighter |
$23.99 |
$19.99 |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
| Flashback of a Fool |
$23.99 |
$14.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Fraggle Rock: Complete Series |
$109.99 |
$89.99 |
$129.99 |
- |
$85.99 |
| Futurama: Bender’s Game |
$17.99 |
$17.99 |
$17.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
| Get Smart (1-disc) |
$15.99 |
$15.99 |
$14.99 |
$16.99 |
- |
| Get Smart SE (2-disc) |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
$22.99 |
- |
| Get Smart: Complete Series |
$139.99 |
$109.99 |
$199.98 |
- |
- |
| The Good Life |
$24.99 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Gregory Peck Film Collection |
$41.95 |
$49.99 |
$59.98 |
- |
- |
| Home Movies LE (10th Anniversary Set) |
$116.99 |
$99.99 |
$109.99 |
- |
- |
| How the Grinch Stole…(2000) LE Gift Set |
$23.99 |
$44.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Howdy Doody: 40 Complete Episodes |
$26.99 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Howdy Doody: 20 Complete Episodes |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
$9.99 |
- |
- |
| JAG: Season 7 |
$38.99 |
$39.99 |
$49.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman |
$34.98 |
$22.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| **Kung Fu Panda (Released 11-8-2008) |
$16.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
$18.99 |
| **Kung Fu Panda/Secrets of Furious 5 (11-8-08) |
$22.99 |
$24.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Little Fugitive (1953) |
$21.99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Little House of the Prairie: Complete Series |
$251.99 |
$199.99 |
$249.99 |
- |
- |
| Madagascar: Holiday Edition |
$17.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Moscow Zero |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| Pee Wee’s Big Adventure |
$17.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Popeye the Sailor: Volume 3 (1941 – ’43) |
$25.99 |
$24.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Primeval: Complete Series 1 & 2 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
$49.98 |
- |
- |
| Radio City Christmas Spectacular |
$14.99 |
$12.99 |
$12.99 |
- |
- |
| Reaper: Season 1 |
$35.99 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Red Balloon/White Mane (CC) |
$13.99 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| Route 66: Season 2 |
$44.99 |
$44.99 |
$39.99 |
- |
- |
| Shrek the Halls |
$11.99 |
$14.99 |
$11.99 |
$11.99 |
- |
| **Shrek the Halls/Shrek the Third |
$16.99 |
$19.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| Spin City: Season 1 |
$25.99 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Stage Fright (1950) |
$14.95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Star Wars Trilogy |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
| Star Wars Prequel Trilogy |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
| Termination Point |
$21.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Transsiberian |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Vexille SE |
$24.95 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Wagon Train: Complete Color Season (16 discs) |
$107.99 |
$114.99 |
$119.98 |
- |
- |
| Waterworld: Extended Edition |
$13.99 |
$14.99 |
$14.99 |
- |
- |
| When Did You Last See Your Father? |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Wild Wild West: Complete Series |
$90.99 |
$114.99 |
$109.99 |
- |
- |
| A Woman Under the Influence (CC) |
$35.95 |
$34.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| BLU-RAY TITLE |
Amazon |
BestBuy |
CrcCity |
Target |
Costco |
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| 2007-8 NBA Champion Boston Celtics |
$23.95 |
$25.99 |
$34.00 |
- |
- |
| Almost Famous (Extended Edition) |
$29.95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Battle for the Planet of the Apes |
$25.95 |
$23.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Beneath the Planet of the Apes |
$24.95 |
$24.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Blue Man Group: How to…MegaStar |
$14.95 |
$14.99 |
$17.99 |
- |
- |
| Caligula: Imperial Edition (Amazon Excl.) |
$20.95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| A Christmas Story |
$19.95 |
$24.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| A Christmas Story Ultimate Coll. Edition |
$34.95 |
$33.99 |
$49.99 |
- |
- |
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes |
$25.95 |
$23.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes |
$25.95 |
$23.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Extreme |
$19.95 |
- |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| The Final Countdown |
$21.95 |
$20.99 |
$24.99 |
- |
- |
| Futurama: Bender’s Game |
$27.95 |
$29.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Get Smart |
$24.95 |
$27.99 |
$28.99 |
- |
- |
| Heroes: Seasons 1 & 2 (Amazon Exclusive) |
$115.99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman |
$25.95 |
$25.99 |
$34.99 |
- |
- |
| Kung Fu Panda (Released 11-8-2008) |
$27.95 |
$27.99 |
$27.99 |
- |
$27.49 |
| Lonely Hearts |
$40.95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Monsters Ball |
$20.95 |
$20.99 |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Planet of the Apes: 40 Year Evolution |
$91.95 |
$91.99 |
$129.99 |
- |
- |
| Planet of the Apes (1968) |
$25.95 |
$28.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| To Live and Die in LA |
$46.95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Transsiberian |
$19.95 |
$21.99 |
$29.99 |
- |
- |
| Universal Soldier |
$19.95 |
- |
$19.99 |
- |
- |
| Vexille SE |
$21.95 |
$24.99 |
$24.99 |
- |
- |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:Budd Boetticher Box Set: The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone, Ride Lonesome, Comanche Station.
Gregory Peck Film Collection: Arabesque, Cape Fear (1962), Captain Newman MD, Mirage, To Kill a Mockingbird, The World in His Arms.
Star Wars Trilogy: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi.
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith.
Planet of the Apes: 40 Year Evolution (Blu-ray): Planet of the Apes (1968), Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes and bonus material.
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 Careful! Shrek the Halls/Shrek the Third AND
Kung Fu Panda AND
Kung Fu Panda/Secrets of the Furious Five are being released, this week, in both OAR and MAR versions! Get the right one(s)!
--This was a tough RoundUp to put together this week! Lots of discrepancies between the flyers and on-line prices for both BB & CC. The on-line price is posted in parentheses after the flyer price:
Best BuyMadagascar: $15.99 ($14.99), Shrek the Halls $15.99 ($14.99), A Christmas Story Ultimate Collectors Edition Blu-ray $39.99 ($33.99), Get Smart Blu-ray $29.99 ($27.99), Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution Blu-ray: $99.99 ($91.99).Circuit CityThe Bourne Trilogy $22.99 ($29.99), Futurama: bender’s Game $17.99 ($19.99), Star Wars Trilogy $34.99 ($49.98), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy $34.99 ($49.98), Get Smart Blu-ray $29.99 ($28.99), Kung Fu Panda Blu-ray $34.99 ($27.99).
Also, please note that all the releases involving Kung Fu Panda are due out on
Saturday, November 8, 2008 instead of the usual Tuesday release.
--Amazon deals: More EXCLUSIVES, this week, for amazon.com. These include: Battlestar Galactica: Franchise Collection, Caligula: The Imperial Edition (Blu-ray), Heroes Franchise Collection (Blu-ray).
Amazon has also listed a number of titles that the other retailers are NOT listing this week—including some apparent “Region All” Japanese/UK import Blu-ray titles.
--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE SHOE-PHONE CASE on their copies of Get Smart SE (2-disc) this week.
--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE MINI-COMIC BOOK with the purchase of Popeye the Sailor: Volume 3.
Minimum 2 per store. No rainchecks. Limit one per customer.
--Best Buy also has a 2/$12 OR 5/$25 deal on a long list of titles this week.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--With the purchase @ Best Buy, this week, of Shrek the Halls, Shrek the Third, Charlotte’s Web OR Madagascar…get a FREE PLUSH CHARACTER.
On pack. No rainchecks.
--BB has some more EXCLUSIVE TITLES in their flyer this week: Superman vs. Doomsday ($27.99).
Available 11-2-08. And, IMAX: Ultimate Collection ($79.99).
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Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has seasons 1 thru 10 of South Park for $19.99 apiece alongside other TV on DVD sales this week.
--Circuit City is advertising a FREE PLUSH TOY with their copies of the Shrek the Halls/Shrek the Third Gift Set.
--The following Blu-ray titles are $17.99 this week at Circuit City: 21, Click, The Covenant, The Departed, Gridiron Gang, I Am Legend, Pursuit of Happyness, Reign Over Me, Rocky Balboa, Rush Hour 3, Ultraviolet, Underworld: Evolution, Vacancy.
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Circuit City Odds and Ends: A list of titles for $6.99.
--Target, this week, is advertising NO exclusives or special deals of any sort.
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Target Odds and Ends: A list of DVDs for $7.50.
