The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now – 1979)
– Ann Sheridan & Ronald Reagan (King’s Row – 1942)
– Jimmy Stewart & Henry Fonda (The Cheyenne Social Club - 1970)
– Magilla Gorilla (Magilla Gorilla – 1964)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| 3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 5 | $25.53 | $29.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Apocalypse Now: Complete Dossier | $14.99 | $14.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Cheyenne Social Club/Firecreek | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Clark Gable Collection: Volume 1 | $29.97 | $36.99 | $39.99 | - | - - |
| Don’t Tell | $25.19 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Dora/Explorer: We’re a Team | $15.29 | $14.99 | $9.99 | - | - |
| The FBI Story | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| The Flying Nun: Season 2 | $20.99 | $29.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Full House: Season 4 | $19.49 | $25.99 | $24.99 | $22.99 | - |
| The Hard Corps | $22.49 | $19.99 | $24.97 | - | - |
| Heart Like a Wheel | $13.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Hogan’s Heroes: Season 4 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $34.99 | $29.99 | - |
| Honk Kong Phooey: Complete Series | $19.87 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $16.99 | - |
| Hoot | $19.59 | $19.99 | $17.99 | $16.99 | $18.99 |
| I’ll Always Know...Last Summer | $19.87 | $19.99 | $24.97 | - | - |
| I’ll Always Know…Last Summer Mix Box Set | $29.99 | $34.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| James Stewart: Signature Collection | $34.99 | $43.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Jeffersons: Season 5 | $20.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| King’s Row | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Knute Rockne, All-American | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| The L.A. Riot Spectacular | $17.99 | $14.99 | $17.99 | - | - |
| Lemming | $17.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| L’Enfant | $16.99 | $19.99 | $24.97 | - | - |
| The Madness of Henry VIII | $13.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Magilla Gorilla: Complete Series | $32.06 | $37.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Masters of Horror: Jenifer (Argento) | $12.69 | $12.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| The Naked Spur | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Napoleon’s Final battle | $13.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Remington Steele: Seasons 4 & 5 | $34.99 | $36.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| Rome: Season 1 | $64.98 | $64.99 | $62.99 | - | $68.99 |
| Ronald Reagan: Signature Collection | $34.99 | $43.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| **RV | $15.98 | $16.99 | $13.99 | $16.99 | $18.89 |
| Safe Men CE | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| **Scary Movie 4 (NR & Uncensored) | $19.87 | $16.99 | $14.99 | $16.99 | - |
| The Simpsons: Season 8 | $32.48 | $29.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Simpsons: Season 8 (Maggie Head) | $32.48 | $29.99 | $29.99 | “L/P” | - |
| Six Moral Tales by Eric Rohmer (CC) | $69.99 | $99.99 | $99.99 | - | - |
| The Spirit of St. Louis | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| The Stratton Story | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Surface: Complete Series | $34.85 | $40.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| Survival Island | $17.99 | - | $19.99 | - | - |
| Weird Al Show: Complete Series | $22.34 | $25.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| HD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| Animal House | $23.95 | $29.99 | $33.99 | - | - |
| Unleashed | $23.95 | $29.99 | $33.99 | - | - |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| Black Hawk Down | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.96 | - | - |
| Into the Blue | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.96 | - | - |
| Memento | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.96 | - | - |
| RV | $27.25 | $29.99 | $26.99 | - | - |
(CC) after a title = New
Criterion Collection release.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Clark Gable Collection: Volume 1: Call of the Wild, Soldier of Fortune, The Tall Men.
I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer Mix Box Set: I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer.
James Stewart: Signature Collection: The FBI Story, The Naked Spur, The Spirit of St. Louis, The Stratton Story, The Cheyenne Social Club, Firecreek.
Ronald Reagan Signature Collection: King’s Row, Knute Rockne: All-American, The Hasty Heart, Storm Warning, The Winning Team.
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! RV AND Scary Movie 4 (NR & Uncensored) are available in
both OAR and MAR versions...
get the correct one(s) ! Also, The Simpsons: Season 8 is being sold in both a “standard” DVD cover this week AND in the collectible “Maggie Head” DVD cover.
--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.
--Amazon.com is having a 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.
--Best Buy is also holding one of its 2/$20 promotions when you buy BOTH RV ($16.99) and EITHER Are We There Yet? OR Hook OR Jumanji ($9.99 apiece).
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has a number of sales on TV season sets this week. $17.99 each on Seasons 1-3 of Full House. $19.99 each on Seasons 1-4 of Northern Exposure and $27.99 each on Seasons 1-4 of Monk.
--Best Buy also has a price of $29.99 on House: Season 1 (regular price $48.99)…and $19.99 on Millennium: Season 1 (regular price $32.99).
--Best Buy, Circuit City, and Target ALL are advertising the same FREE HBO SAMPLER DVD with the purchase of ANY HBO series on DVD (at Best Buy) and the purchase of Rome: Season 1 on DVD (at Circuit City & Target).
--Circuit City is out in front of the “Snakes On a Plane” mania with a FREE SNEAK PEEK DVD with the purchase of ANY DVD.
Includes behind-the-scenes special preview. While supplies last. Minimum 96 per store.
--Circuit City, this week, has an EXCLUSIVE FREE 25 MUSIC DOWNLOADS from Emusic with the purchase of Scary Movie 4 on DVD.
While supplies last. Minimum 20 per store.
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ATTENTION FANS OF APOCALYPSE NOW! Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE FREE 20 MINUTE BONUS DVD with its copies of Apocalypse Now: Complete Dossier.
Includes added and expanded scenes from Apocalypse Now Redux, the destruction of Kurtz compound with Coppola Commentary & trailers). In-store only. Purchases must be on same receipt.
--Circuit City is advertising a price of $29.99 apiece on Seasons 1 thru 7 of The Simpsons AND $17.99 apiece on Seasons 1 thru 3 of Full House.
--Circuit City is also offering the great price of $19.99 on the following TV season sets: Seinfeld: Seasons 1-6, King of Queens: Seasons 1-4, Bewithced: Seasons 1-3, Rescue Me: Seasons 1 & 2, NewsRadio: Seasons 1-3, and Dawson’s Creek: Seasons 1-6
--Target is offering FREE MOVIE CASH for “How to Eat Fried Worms” with its copies of Hoot on DVD.
Up to a $10.50 value. Quantity limited, no rainchecks.
--And Target’s also got their own sale on The Simpsons season sets. Seasons 1-6 are on sale at Target for $19.99 apiece.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to
DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: August 15, 2006 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
