The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Sandra Bullock & Keanu Reeves (The Lake House – 2006)
– Bill “Spaceman” Lee - Boston Red Sox (Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey – 2005)
– Gretchen Mol (Notorious Bettie Page – 2005)
– Evan Rachel Wood & Edward Norton (Down in the Valley – 2005)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| Alvin & Chipmunks: Christmas | $11.99 | $14.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Benny Hill: Angel Years ’82 – ‘85 | $37.49 | $32.99 | - | - | - |
| Beowulf & Grendel | $19.99 | $19.99 | $16.99 | - | - |
| The Book of Daniel: Complete Series | $19.76 | $20.69 | $24.99 | - | - |
| The Brotherhood: Season 1 | $19.76 | $19.99 | $17.99 | - | - |
| Connor’s War | $22.49 | $19.99 | $24.97 | - | - |
| **Curious George | $15.98 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $19.49 |
| Curious George DE (Target only) | - | - | - | $22.99 | - |
| Daniel Boone: Season 1 | $34.99 | $44.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| Daniel Boone: Season 2 | $34.99 | $44.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| The Dead Zone SE | $10.88 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Dick Tracy: Comp. Anim. Crime Series | $29.99 | $28.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Down in the Valley | $19.59 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Dracula: 75th Anniv. Legacy Ed. | $18.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Drop Dead Sexy | $24.29 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Ellen: Season 4 | $32.99 | $32.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| **Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift | $18.87 | $15.99 | $14.99 | $16.99 | - |
| Frankenstein: 75th Anniv. Legacy Ed. | $18.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Frankenstein: True Story | $13.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Gormenghast | $26.19 | $29.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| The Ground Truth | $13.49 | $9.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Lady Vengeance | $15.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| **Lake House | $16.98 | $16.99 | $17.99 | $16.99 | $19.49 |
| Laura’s Star | $11.19 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Mama’s Family: Season 1 | $17.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $16.99 | - |
| Masters of Horror: Imprint | $11.78 | $12.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Munsters: 2-movie Fright Fest | $14.88 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Nightmare on Elm Street | $18.89 | $17.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Notorious Bettie Page | $19.48 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| One Tree Hill: Season 3 | $39.87 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | - |
| Pet Sematary | $10.88 | $6.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Riptide: Season 1 | $27.99 | $31.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Russian Dolls | $18.69 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Save the Last Dance | $11.19 | $9.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| A Slight Case of Murder | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Soupy Sales: In Living B&W | $13.49 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Stephen King Collection | $31.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Street Trash: Meltdown Edition | $26.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| TX Chainsaw Massacre: Ult. Ed. (2-disc) | $19.99 | $19.99 | $24.99 | - | - |
| Three Times | $22.49 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Thunder in Paradise Collection | $17.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Time Again: Amy Grant | $17.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Tomorrow Show/Tom Snyder: Electric Kool-aid | $9.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| **Whose Line Is It Anyway? | $18.89 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Walking With…: Complete Coll. | $47.88 | $69.99 | $49.99 | - | - |
| Windy City Heat | $17.99 | $14.99 | $17.99 | - | - |
| WWE: Summerslam 2006 | $16.99 | $19.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| HD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| Adv. Of Robin Hood (1938) | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| Dazed and Confused (+SD-DVD) | $23.95 | $29.99 | $33.99 | - | - |
| The Dirty Dozen | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| End of Days | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.98 | - | - |
| Fast and Furious | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.98 | - | - |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.98 | - | - |
| Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift | $35.99 | $34.99 | $39.98 | - | - |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.98 | - | - |
| Grand Prix | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| The Lake House | - | $34.99 | - | - | - |
| Land of the Dead (+SD-DVD) | $23.95 | $29.99 | $33.99 | - | - |
| Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| Corpse Bride | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| Four Brothers | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| The Fugitive | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| House of Wax (2005) | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| The Lake House | - | $34.99 | - | - | - |
| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Lethal Weapon 2 | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| Sky Captain & World of Tomorrow | $19.95 | $34.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Sleepy Hollow | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Space Cowboys | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| Swordfish | $19.95 | $21.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Munsters: 2 Movie Fright Fest: Munster Go Home!, The Munster’s Revenge.
Stephen King Collection: Pet Sematary SE, Dead Zone SE, Silver Bullet, Graveyard Shift.
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! Curious George AND Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift AND The Lake Houseare available in
both OAR and MAR versions...
get the correct one! Also,
Whose Line Is It Anyway? is being released in
both “family” and “uncensored” versions…
get the one that’s right for you!
--I am still unsure of my efficiencies in finding and pricing the various HD & Blu-Ray release each week. Be forewarned. Things are getting better, but release listings and prices still seem iffy at times.
--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 a 2/$25 deal if you buy BOTH The Fast & The Furious Franchise Collection (Fast and the Furious & 2 Fast 2 Furious) ($15.99) AND The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ($15.99).
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has an EXCLUSIVE FREE CURIOUS GEORGE PLUSH TOY with the purchase of Curious George on DVD.
Minimum 10 per store..
--Best Buy is advertising “steelbook packaging” on its copies of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Ultimate Edition Not sure what this means. The picture on bb.com looks just like everyone else’s:
. Apparently the special packaging is NOT EXCLUSIVE to Best Buy…but is only for a limited time.
--Circuit City is offering three free music downloads from the Curious George soundtrack with the DVD purchase of Curious George.
--Circuit City is offering the identical buy as Best Buy on the Fast & Furious movies. Buy the “Franchise Collection” (The Fast and the Furious & 2 Fast 2 Furious) AND The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in a 2/$25 deal.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Circuit City, this week, also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with the purchase of WWE Summer Slam 2006: WWE – John Cena – Word Life DVD.
While supplies last.
--Circuit City also has the following TV sets on sale at $19.99 apiece: Married With Children: Seasons 1-4, Rescue Me: Seasons 1-2, Scrubs: Seasons 1-3, Seinfeld: Seasons 1-6, Weeds: Season 1.
--Circuit City is advertising FREE MOVIE CASH for the theatrical release of “Open Season” with the purchase of ANY of the following $7.49 DVDs: Daddy Day Care, Hook, My Girl, The Indian in the Cupboard, The karate Kid: SE.
Value of the movie cash ticket = $7.50.
--Target is offering an EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION OF CURIOUS GEORGE. Includes DVD and full-length soundtrack CD.
Quantities limited. No rainchecks.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to
DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: September 26, 2006 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
