The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Jodie Foster & Denzel Washington (Inside Man – 2006)
– Toshiro Mifune & Shintaro Katsu (Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo – 1970)
– Jayne Mansfield and Kenneth More (Sheriff of Fractured Jaw - 1957)
– Dominic Purcell (Prison Break – 2005)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| Adam and Steve | $18.69 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Beautiful People: Complete Series | $34.69 | $34.69 | $39.99 | $34.99 | - |
| Brak Show: Volume 2 | $19.49 | $19.99 | $21.99 | - | - |
| Brick | $19.87 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | - - |
| **Bring It On: All or Nothing | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $17.99 | - |
| Cavite | $20.19 | $22.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| CSA: Confederate States of America | $16.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Curse of King Tut’s Tomb: Complete Season | $17.99 | - | $27.99 | - | - |
| Don’t Come Knocking | $22.49 | $19.99 | $24.97 | - | - |
| Frat Boy Collection | $16.99 | $24.99 | $16.99 | - | - |
| Fresh Prince of Bel Air: Season 4 | $22.63 | $21.99 | $21.99 | - | - |
| Grounded For Life: Season 3 | $12.78 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Heidi (2005) | $17.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth | $10.99 | $9.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| The Hidden Blade | $22.49 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| **Inside Man | $14.99 | $15.99 | $14.99 | $16.99 | $18.99 |
| Jayne Mansfield Collection | $29.97 | $41.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| Laguna Beach: Season 2 | $25.87 | $26.99 | $27.99 | $22.99 | - |
| Laguna Beach: Season 2 CE (Target) | - | - | - | $27.99 | - |
| Larry-Cable Guy: Health Inspector | $17.99 | $16.99 | $17.99 | $16.99 | - |
| The Last Mogul | $16.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Lost City | $18.89 | - | $19.99 | $15.99 | - |
| Manderlay | $16.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Noah’s Arc: Season 1 | $27.88 | $31.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Prison Break: Season 1 | $38.98 | $36.99 | $39.99 | $37.99 | $39.99 |
| Sealab 2021: Season 4 | $19.49 | $19.99 | $21.99 | - | - |
| Sorry, Haters | $16.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Toshiro Mifune Ultimate Collection | $89.99 | $79.99 | $99.99 | - | - |
| Ultimate Avengers 2 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - |
| Wasabi Tuna | $18.99 | $24.99 | $27.00 | - | - |
| The Wire: Season 3 | $62.99 | $64.99 | $62.99 | - | - |
| Xiaolin Showdown: Season 1 | $13.93 | $16.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| HD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| Ray | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.98 | - | - |
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Frat Boy Collection: Bachelor Party, Porky’s, PCU.
Jayne Mansfield Collection: The Girl Can’t Help It, Sheriff of Fractured Jaw, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Toshiro Mifune Ultimate Collection: Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, Incident at Blood Pass, Samurai Banners, Red Lion, Samurai Assassin.
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! Bring It On: All or Nothing AND Inside Manare available in
both OAR and MAR versions...
get the correct one(s) !
A quick note here about NEXT WEEK’S ROUNDUP (the 8-15-2006 edition). It will be a day or so late as I return from a brief vacation. It will probably post up Sunday night sometime. Thanks for understanding. And, thanks to Patrick Sun for helping me post up THIS WEEK’S RoundUp at the appropriate time.
--I am still unsure of my efficiencies in finding and pricing the various HD & Blu-Ray release each week. Be forewarned. It seems like in-store prices at Best Buy and Circuit City are coming in cheaper than the prices as reported on-line. I am, however, trying out this week a suggestion to “break out” the HD titles from the SD-DVD listings. There’s only one HD title this week…but it’s a start!
--Amazon.com continues their special offer on Blu-Ray & HD-DVD discs:
Save an additional 10% on all of your Blu-ray & HD-DVD Disc purchases for the next year. Purchase three Blu-ray or HD-DVD Discs right now, and you'll automatically qualify to receive an additional 10% off all of your high-definition DVD purchases for one year. To receive a 10% discount on your three high-def Discs upon checkout, use this claim code: HDDISC10. Go HERE for details.
--Amazon is back to some of its funky pricing differences between OAR & MAR releases! Bring It On: All or Nothing is $16.99 WS/$19.87 FS…and Inside Man is $14.99 WS/$15.98 FS!
--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with the purchase of Prison Break: Season 1
includes the Mobisodes Series: Proof of Innocence—26 two-minute episodes made especially for mobile phones. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with the purchase of Laguna Beach: Season 2 on DVD.
MYV Overdrive Presents “Fashion of Laguna Beach”A $10.50 value. Minimum 20 per store.
--Best Buy has a FREE RINGTONE with the purchase of Bring It On: All or Nothing on DVD.
Choose from three downloadable movie quote ringtones. Minimum 6 ringtones DVDs per store.
--At Best Buy you can also get FREE EXCLUSIVE ON-PACK TRADING CARDS with the purchase of Ultimate Avengers 2.
Minimum 20 per store.
--Best Buy also has a price of $17.99 (apiece) on seasons 1 thru 3 of Fresh Prince of Bel Air…and $14.99 on Laguna Beach: Season 1.
--Circuit City has a 2/$22 promotion going on this week with Bring It On Again ($8.99) and Bring It On: All for Nothing ($16.99). [i]In-store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Circuit City, this week, has a FREE BAG OF ACT II POPCORN with the purchase of Inside Man on DVD.
While supplies last. Minimum 25 per store.
--Circuit City has a 2/$18 deal going on with the combined purchase of Ultimate Avengers 2 ($12.99) and Ultimate Avengers: The Movie ($12.99).
In-store only. Purchases must be on same receipt.
--Circuit City is advertising a price of $17.99 apiece on Seasons 1 thru 3 of Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Sealab 2021 and on Volume 1 of Brak Show.
--Circuit City is offering an EXCLUSIVE FREE SKIN CARE SET with the purchase of Laguna Beach: Season 2.
With purchase in-store only.
--Target is offering an entire round of BONUS DVDS with their copies, this week of Prison Break: Season 1, Bring It On: All or Nothing, Inside Man, and The Lost City.
Prison Break Target EXCLUSIVE bonus disc includes “Behind the Walls” featurette including the wrap party.
--Target also has its own EXCLUSIVE COLLECTOR’S EDITION OF LAGUNA BEACH: SEASON 2.
Includes 24-page photo booklet and bonus disc with never-before-seen interviews, etc.
--And Target’s also got their own EXCLUSIVE ULTIMATE AVENGERS COMIC BOOK on their copies of Ultimate Avengers 2.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to
DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: August 8, 2006 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Finding Neverland, The Haunted Mansion, Shall We Dance, Mr. 3000 -- $14.99
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Where the Red Fern Grows -- $19.99
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