The Features
– Watchmen – 2009
– Coraline – 2009
– Shane West & Sandra De Sousa (Echelon Conspiracy – 2009)
– Brad Davis (Midnight Express – 1978)
– Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, John Malkovich & Steve Zahn (The Great Buck Howard – 2008)
– Gerard Butler (300 – 2006)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (CC) | $19.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Charlie's Angels: Season 4 | $26.99 | $34.99 | ||
| Coraline (1-disc) | $16.99 | $16.99 | $15.99 | $18.99 |
| Coraline CE (2-disc) | $20.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | |
| Echelon Conspiracy | $19.99 | $19.99 | ||
| An Empress & the Warriors | $17.99 | $19.99 | ||
| The Great Buck Howard | $19.99 | $19.99 | ||
| Hotel: Season 1 | $33.99 | $44.99 | ||
| Jon & Kate + Eight: Season 4 Vol. 2 | $13.99 | $14.99 | $12.99 | |
| The Lucy Show: Season 1 | $26.99 | $34.99 | ||
| Made in U.S.A. (CC) | $19.99 | |||
| Messengers 2: The Scarecrow | $19.99 | $19.99 | ||
| Monk: Season 7 | $34.49 | $38.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 |
| Prison Break: The Final Break | $15.99 | $19.99 | ||
| Psych: Season 3 | $36.99 | $38.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 |
| Pushing Daisies: Season 2 | $24.49 | $25.99 | ||
| Retribution Road | $24.49 | $24.99 | ||
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | $13.99 | $13.99 | $9.99 | |
| Route 66: Season 3 Vol. 1 | $24.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods | $17.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | |
| This American Life: Season 2 | $12.99 | $14.99 | ||
| The Unknown Woman | $24.99 | $24.99 | ||
| **Watchmen (1-disc) | $16.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | $18.99 |
| Watchmen SE (Dir. Cut) (2-disc) | $18.49 | $22.99 | $22.99 | |
| The Wonder of It All | $22.49 | $19.99 |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | Target | Costco |
| 300: The Complete Experience | $27.99 | $34.99 | ||
| Coraline | $21.49 | $22.99 | $25.99 | $26.99 |
| Echelon Conspiracy | $27.99 | $29.99 | ||
| The Great Buck Howard | $23.49 | $29.99 | ||
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | $19.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Midnight Express | $26.99 | $29.99 | ||
| Prison Break: Final Break | $19.99 | $24.99 | ||
| Pushing Daisies: Season 2 | $34.99 | $34.99 | ||
| Sky Captain & World of Tomorrow | $20.49 | $14.99 | ||
| Watchmen SE (Dir. Cut) | $21.49 | $24.99 | $25.99 | $25.99 |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
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. 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, PLEASE 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, Circuit City is still out of business...even in Hawaii (where they NEVER guaranteed their prices anyway). |
The Specials
--Best Buy, this week, has a bunch of exclusives connected to Watchmen.
--For starters, there are EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS OF WATCHMEN which involve special collectible packaging. SD @ $29.99 and Blu-ray @ $34.99.
--And, there are special figurines available in store (including Rorschach) for $12.99.
--And, you can buy a special Watchmen motion comic book of Watchmen or Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter DVD for just $5 with the purchase of any version of Watchmen.
--Best Buy has a FREE $10 GiftCard with the purchase of BOTH Prison Break: Final Break AND Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods. Deal good on either DVD or Blu-ray.
--Best Buy, this week, also has a FREE $10 GiftCard with the purchase of ANY TWO of these select seasons of the following TV shows: 24: Season 7, Stargate: Atlantis: Season 5, Prison Break: Season 4, Burn Notice: Season 2, The Shield: Season 7, Family Guy: Volume 7.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends: Free back back clip with the purchase of some Spongebob title for $9.99. Minimum 4 per store.
--Target, this week, is advertising the Watchmen 2-disc SE DVD with lenticular packaging. No mention of exclusive.
--Target also states that the Coraline 2-disc CE has over 30 minutes of exclusive bonus content. Not sure if that means exclusive to Target or exclusive over the 1-disc version.
--Target Odds and Ends: DVD Titles for $7.50 & $13.99 and Blu-ray titles for $9.99 & $11.99.
Couldn't resist. Had to do it. Even though my wife scolded me: "Don't you have 2001 already?" I knew she would. Still couldn't stop myself. 
