The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– The Eighth Wonder of the World (King Kong - 1933)
– Tony Dow & Jerry Mathers (Leave It To Beaver – 1957)
– Joan Bennett and Edward G. Robinson (Scarlet Street - 1945)
– Tom Hanks (The Polar Express - 2004)
– Tom Cruise & Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds - 2005)
– Warner Classics Mega Collection
The Prices
Be aware that this is Black Friday week. That means the prices listed below for BOTH Best Buy and Circuit City are good ONLY Tuesday & Wednesday. New sales will be advertised on Thursday for a period beginning on Friday, November 25. Target’s flyer says its sale prices are good through Saturday, November 26.
| TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| **8MM 2 (Rated & Unrated) | $17.47 | $22.99 | $24.97 | - | - |
| **9 Songs (Edited & Uncut) | $17.49 | $19.99 | - | - | - |
| Aeon Flux: Complete Anim. Coll. | $27.29 | $26.99 | $27.99 | - | - |
| Alien vs. Predator Dir. Cut CE (Unrated) | $18.98 | $16.99 | $17.99 | - | - |
| Andy Griffith: Season 4 | $27.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Astro Boy: The Collection | $35.98 | $34.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Baby Take a Bow | $11.23 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Barbra Streisand Television Specials | $41.99 | $67.99 | $49.99 | - | - |
| Batman vs. Dracula | $24.44 | $29.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Bright Eyes | $11.23 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Captain & Tennille Ultimate Coll. | $32.19 | $39.99 | $49.99 | - | - |
| **Cheaper By/Dozen (Baker’s Dozen Ed.) | $17.98 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| CSI Miami: Season 3 | $55.99 | $56.99 | $69.99 | - | $46.99 |
| Extreme Makeover Home Edition: S1 | $22.49 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Golden Girls: Season 3 | $27.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | - |
| Harry Chapin Anth.: Remember When | $22.48 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Home Improvement: Season 3 | $27.99 | $34.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | - |
| Judy Garland: Duets | $14.99 | $14.99 | $17.99 | - | - |
| King Kong (1976) | $11.24 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| King Kong (1933) 2-disc SE | $18.89 | $21.99 | $17.99 | $14.99 | - |
| King Kong (1933) 2-disc CE (tin) | $25.99 | - | $27.99 | $29.99 | - |
| King Kong Collection | $25.99 | - | $34.99 | $29.99 | $26.99 |
| King Kong Collection & CE | - | $33.99 | - | - | - |
| King of the Hill: Season 5 | $27.99 | $31.99 | $27.99 | - | - |
| Kong - King of Atlantis | $13.99 | $19.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Leave It To Beaver: Season 1 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| Leave It To Beaver: S1 LE Gift Set | $48.99 | $49.99 | $69.99 | - | - |
| Mighty Joe Young (1949) | $13.98 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| My Breast | $9.98 | $9.99 | $9.99 | - | - |
| Naked City – Box Set #2 | $22.49 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Novo | $22.48 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Now and Forever | $22.48 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| **Polar Express (1-disc) | $15.98 | $16.99 | $13.98 | $15.99 | - |
| **Polar Express (2-disc) | $19.98 | $22.99 | $22.97 | $22.99 | $19.49 |
| Polar Express Gift Set | $32.16 | $49.99 | $39.99 | $44.99 | - |
| Ran (CC) | $29.96 | $28.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) | $11.23 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Ringers: Lord of the Fans | $17.47 | $22.99 | $24.97 | - | - |
| Ross McElwee Collection | $74.96 | - | $99.99 | - | - |
| Seinfeld: Season 5 | $32.47 | $34.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | - |
| Seinfeld: Season 6 | $32.47 | $34.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | - |
| Seinfeld: S 5 & 6 Gift Set | $77.97 | $79.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | $76.99 |
| Scarlet Street (Kino) | $22.45 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 2 | $22.48 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Son of Kong (1933) | $13.98 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | $18.74 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| The Tales of Hoffmann (CC) | $27.97 | $28.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| **War of the Worlds (2005) | $15.98 | $14.99 | $13.99 | $14.99 | - |
| War of the Worlds (2005) LE | $25.99 | $24.99 | $26.99 | - | $26.99 |
| Warner Classics Mega Coll. (214 Titles) | $1449.98 | $3399.98 | $3999.98 | - | - |
| Werewolf Hunter: Legend of Romasanta | $24.28 | $22.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Winged Migration SE | $11.20 | $12.99 | $14.94 | - | - |
| X-Files - Super Soldiers Mythology | $27.99 | $31.49 | $34.99 | - | - |
(CC) after a title = a new Criterion Collection release.
Individual Titles included in Collections listed above:
Barbra Streisand Television Specials: My Name is Barbra, Barbra Streisand and other Musical Instruments, Color Me Barbra, A Happening in Central Park.
King Kong Collection: King Kong (1933), Son of Kong (1933), Mighty Joe Young (1949).
Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 2: Bright Eyes, Baby Take a Bow, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938).
Warner Brothers Mega Classics Collection (200+ Titles): Click here for details!
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! Cheaper By the Dozen: Baker’s Dozen Edition AND Polar Express AND War of the Worlds (2005) are ALL available in
both OAR and MAR versions...
get the correct one(s) !
8MM 2 is being released in RATED and UNRATED versions
AND 9 Songs is being released in EDITED and UNCUT versions...
get the one(s) that are right for you !
BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! #2 The Honeymooners (2005) is being released in an MAR-version ONLY!
I cannot remember the last time that has happened with a recent release film. Thusly, it is NOT included in this week’s RoundUp.
--Best Buy gets us started off this week with a FREE Film Collector’s book with its copies of The War of the World (2005) on DVD.
Instantly. FOR REWARDZONEMEMBERS ONLY! The 200-page film collector’s book includes the screenplay and a 24-page color photo section highlighting the movie’s acclaimed visual effects. Minimum 64 per store. Limit 1 lithograph per RZ membership. No rainchecks. That is not a typo. The BB fine print uses the word “lithograph” sted “film collector’s book”.
--Best Buy also has a FREE BONUS DISC with the purchase of Seinfeld: Season 5 AND Seinfeld: Season 6, OR the Seinfeld: Season 5 & 6 gift set, OR the Seinfeld: Season 1 & 2 gift set. The picture of the disc on the ad says EXCLUSIVE
CD.
It’s 21 minutes of Jerry Seinfeld’s fuinniest stand-up comedy bits from all six seasons. Minimum 15 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy has another RewardZone Members-only promotion this week. A FREE LITHOGRAPH with the purchase of either the 1-disc or 2-disc versions of The Polar Express.
Instantly. Minimum 180 per store. Limit one lithograph per RZ Program Membership. No rainchecks. Offer begins 11/22/05 and is available only to RZ Program Members. In store only. No dealers.
--Circuit City also has a FREE BONUS DISC with its Seinfeld sets, but it’s a DVD: a Seinfeld bonus DVD “A Taste of Great TV”. Available with the purchase of Seinfeld: Season 5 OR Seinfeld: Season 6 OR Seinfeld: Season 5 & 6 gift set.
While supplies last. Minimum 10 per store.
--Circuit City has a FREE EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC with the purchase of Aeon Flux: Complete Animated Collection.
Includes animation from MTV’s Liquid Television. While supplies last. Minimum 5 per store.
--Circuit City also advertised in its Sunday flyers the release of The March of the Penguins ($16.99) for this week. But, MotP won’t be released until next week.
--Circuit City is also offering a deal on its season sets of Golden Girls and Home Improvement. Save $10 on the purchase of Golden Girls: Season 3 and either of the first two seasons of GG AND/OR save $10 on the purchase of Home Improvement: Season 3 and either of the first two seasons of HI.
In-store only. Purchases must be on same receipt.
--Target has its own way of celebrating the release of the War of the Worlds (2005) release. They are selling the recent release of the 1953 version of War of the Worlds for just $4.99!
What a deal!
--Target is also offering a FREE $5 Target GiftCard with the purchase of either Seinfeld: Season 5 OR Seinfeld: Season 6 OR Seinfeld: Season 5 & 6 gift set.
GiftCard automatically given at register; no rain checks. I interpret that to mean if you buy Seinfeld: Seasons 5 AND Six separately, you’ll get TWO $5 GiftCards. But, that if you buy just the Seinfeld: Sesons 5 & 6 gift set you will get just ONE $5 GiftCard.
--Flyers are indicating that the new release of Cheaper By the Dozen: Baker’s Dozen Edition will include movie cash to see the sequel Cheaper By the Dozen 2 in theaters 12-21-2005.
Up to $7.50 value. Movie cash valid 12-21-2005 through 1-21-2006 at participating theaters.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to
DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: November 22, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
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