The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Henry Fonda (Mister Roberts – 1955)
– Backdraft – 1991
– Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta (Grease – 1978)
– Jaime Pressly, Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee and Eddie Steeples (My Name is Earl – 2005)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| 8th and Ocean: Season 1 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $24.99 | $27.99 | - |
| 10th and Wolf | $20.99 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Avatar-Last Airbender: Book 1 Vol. 5 | $11.88 | $9.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Avatar-Last Airbender: Comp. Book 1 | $45.88 | $41.99 | $79.99 | - | - |
| Backdraft SE (2-disc) | $13.88 | $14.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 | $32.49 | $34.99 | $39.99 | $37.99 | $32.99 |
| Blind Faith: London 1969 | $13.99 | $12.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Bob Newhart: Button Down Concert | $13.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Bob Newhart Show: Season 4 | $22.38 | - | $24.99 | - | - |
| Boris Karloff Collection | $19.76 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Chris Rock Show: Seasons 1 & 2 | $23.99 | $26.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Chucky: The Killer Collection | $19.76 | $24.99 | $17.99 | - | - |
| Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection | - | $19.99 | - | - | - |
| Crossing the Bridge: Sound/Istanbul | $22.49 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| The Devil & Daniel Johnston | $18.69 | $19.99 | $24.97 | - | - |
| Ellen DeGeneres Show: DVD-licious | - | - | - | $17.99 | - |
| Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 7 | $31.38 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $34.99 | - |
| Footballer’s Wives: Season 3 | $20.99 | $26.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Gilmore Girls: Season 6 | $38.87 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $38.49 |
| Go Diego Go!: Wolf Pup Rescue | $11.99 | $9.99 | $12.99 | $9.99 | - |
| Go for Zucker! | $26.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Grease SE | $13.88 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $14.99 | - |
| Hard Candy | $19.59 | $16.99 | $19.99 | $16.99 | - |
| Hart to Hart: Season 2 | $34.88 | $39.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| He-Man & Masters/Universe: S2 V2 | $34.86 | $24.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| Henry Fonda Signature Collection | $27.86 | $38.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Inner Sanctum Mysteries Comp. Coll. | $19.87 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Jigoku (CC) | $20.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| King of Queens: Season 6 | $27.99 | $27.99 | $27.99 | - | - |
| Loverboy | $20.99 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Mister Roberts | $13.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| My Name is Earl: Season 1 | $32.27 | $32.99 | $32.99 | $34.99 | - |
| The Proposition | $18.89 | $19.99 | $27.00 | - | - |
| Roar: Complete Series | $27.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| The Sandman | $24.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Spirit of the Beehive (CC) | $27.99 | $27.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| **Stay Alive (Dir Cut) | $18.87 | $16.99 | $14.99 | $16.99 | - |
| Stick It | $18.87 | $16.99 | $14.99 | $17.99 | - |
| U2: Zoo TV Live/Sydney | $13.99 | $12.99 | $9.99 | - | - |
| U2: Zoo TV Live/Sydney LE (2-disc) | $22.99 | $24.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| The Unit: Season 1 | $34.88 | $36.99 | $32.99 | - | - |
| Zane Grey Collection | $26.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Zane Grey: Dude Ranger | $9.98 | $8.99 | $9.99 | - | - |
| Zane Grey: Fighting Westerner | $9.98 | $8.99 | $9.99 | - | - |
| Zane Grey: Light of Western Stars | $9.98 | $8.99 | $9.99 | - | - |
| Zane Grey: Wanderer/Wasteland | $9.98 | $8.99 | $9.99 | - | - |
Lone SD-DVD Release on Thursday 9-21-2006:
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| Who Wants to be a SuperHero? | $24.95 | - | - | - | - |
| HD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| None this week | - | - | - | - | - |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| The Big Hit | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.96 | - | - |
| Dinosaur | $23.95 | $29.99 | $34.00 | - | - |
| Eight Below | $23.95 | $24.99 | $34.00 | - | - |
| The Great Raid | $23.95 | $29.99 | $34.00 | - | - |
| Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| A Knight’s Tale | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.96 | - | - |
| S.W.A.T. | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.96 | - | - |
| Tears of the Sun | $19.95 | $28.99 | $28.96 | - | - |
(CC) after a title = New
Criterion Collection release.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Boris Karloff Collection: The Black Castle, The Climax, Night Key, The Strange Door, Tower of London.
Chucky: The Killer DVD Collection: Child’s Play 2, Child’s Play 3, Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky.
Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: Tarantula, The Mole People, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters, Monster on the Campus.
Henry Fonda Signature Collection: The Wrong Man, Battle of the Bulge, Mister Roberts, Advise and Consent.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries: Complete Movie Collection: Calling Dr. Death, Dead Man’s Eyes, The Frozen Ghost, Pillow of Death, Strange Confession, Weird Woman.
Zane Grey Collection: Dude Ranger, Fighting Westerner, Light of the Western Stars, Wanderer of the Wasteland.
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! Stay Alive is available in
both OAR (Director’s Cut)and MAR (Theatrical) versions...
get the correct one!
--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 offering an EXCLUSIVE TITLE this week: “The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection” for $19.99. See listing of titles included in the set above.
Best Buy Exclusive. Minimum 6 per store.
--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with its copies of Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5. The Bonus DVD contains the feature: “BG: The Story So Far”.
…features a re-cap of the complete BG storyline. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy also has an exclusive packaging of the first season of My Name is Earl.
The “Good Karma Deluxe DVD Set includes: My Name is Earl: Season 1 on DVD, Best Buy exclusive flannel shirt packaging, and a bonus music CD from the My Name is Earl: The Album plus exclusive tracks. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.
-- Circuit City is offering a FREE ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO TEEN PEOPLE MAGAZINE with the purchase of Stick It on DVD.
--Circuit City, this week, also has a SNEAK PEEK BONUS DVD for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND available with the purchase of ANY DVD listed $7.49 or $9.99.
Includes coupon towards X-Men: The Last Stand Collector’s Edition or X-Men Trilogy available 10-3-2006. Minimum 100 per store.
--Circuit City also has the following prices on season sets of Everybody Loves Raymond. Seasons 1–3: $16.99 apiece. Seasons 4-6: $24.99 apiece.
--Target has its own EXCLUSIVE DVD TITLE this week: “The Ellen Degeneres Show: DVD-licious”.
…with never-before-seen features and favorite moments. It appears as if Target will retain that exclusive on this disc until November 27, 2006.
--Target also has its own EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with My Name is Earl: Season 1 on DVD.
…with behind-the-scenes looks and outtakes from the show. Quantities limited, no rainchecks.
--Target is offering its regular EXCLUSIVE $5 GIFTCARD with its copies of the following releases of TV Shows on DVD. 8th and Ocean: Season 1, Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5, Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 7, Gilmore Girls: Season 6, My Name is Earl: Season 1.
--I have also heard that target will have EXCLUSIVE packaging on the Grease SE. Most discs will have a Black leather jacket-type of slipcover. Target is supposed to have an EXCLUSIVE PINK-LEATHER-JACKET-TYPE of slipcover…in honor of the “pink ladies” of the film.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to
DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: September 19, 2006 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
