The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Gerard Butler (300 – 2006)
– The Big Steal – 1949
– Karl Urban (Pathfinder - 2007)
– 20 Million Miles to Earth– 1957
– Faith Domergue, Robert Mitchum, Claude Rains (Where Danger Lives– 1950)
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| 20 Million Miles to Earth (50th Ann. Ed.) | $18.69 | $22.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| **300 | $15.99 | $14.99 | $13.99 | $15.99 | $19.49 |
| 300 SE (2-disc) | $21.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 |
| 300 LE (Best Buy only) | - | $34.99 | - | - | - |
| Act of Violence/Mystery Street | $15.69 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Archie Show: Complete Series | $18.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Babylon 5: The Lost Tales | $15.99 | $17.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Blue Water, White Death | $17.99 | $16.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Crime Work/Decoy | $18.89 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Dallas: Season 7 | $27.99 | $27.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| The Darwin Awards | $14.99 | $16.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| **Everything’s Gone Green (R & NR) | $24.29 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume 4 | $41.89 | $59.99 | $49.99 | - | - |
| **Firehouse Dog | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Hawaii 5-0: Season 2 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $39.99 | - | $33.99 |
| **Hot Fuzz | $16.99 | $17.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | $19.49 |
| Illegal/The Big Steal | $18.89 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Kung Fu Hustle SE | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| The List | $17.99 | $17.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Lonely Hearts | $18.69 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | - |
| Mission of the Shark: USS Indianapolis | $13.49 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| **Pathfinder (R & NR) | $19.99 | $17.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Peter Benchley’s Creature | $13.49 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | - |
| Popeye the Sailor: V1 (’33-’38) | $45.49 | $44.99 | $59.99 | - | - |
| Rap Sheet: Hip Hop & Cops | $22.49 | $22.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| The Rhinemann Exchange | $17.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Rock the Bells | $14.99 | $17.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Roving Mars | $20.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Sabrina Teenage Witch: Season 2 | $29.19 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $27.99 | - |
| Starter for 10 | $19.99 | $27.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| They Live By Night/Side Street | $18.89 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Where Danger Lives/Tension | $18.89 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Yellow | $18.69 | $22.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| HD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| 300 | $27.95 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $29.99 | $32.99 |
| Blue Planet | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| Darkman | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.98 | - | - |
| Hot Fuzz | $27.95 | $29.99 | $39.98 | - | - |
| Sea of Love | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.98 | - | - |
| Shaun of the Dead | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.98 | - | - |
| Shooter | $27.95 | $34.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
|
| 300 | $23.95 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $24.99 | $23.89 |
| Blue Planet | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.99 | - | - |
| Roving Mars | $23.95 | $29.99 | $34.00 | - | - |
| Shooter | $27.95 | $29.99 | $39.99 | - | - |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume 4: Art of Violence, Mystery Street, Crime Wave, Decoy, Illegal, The Big Steal, They Live By Night, Side Street, Where Danger Lives, Tension.
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! 300 AND Firehouse Dog AND Hot Fuzz are available in
both OAR and MAR versions...
get the correct one!
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Also,
Everything’s Gone Green AND Pathfinder are available in
both RATED and UNRATED versions...
get the one that’s right for you!
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Attention: Best Buy Reward Zone Members!
Earn a $10 Entertainment Certificate with every $100 spent on Movies, Music & Game Software between 7-1-07 and 8-25-07. There are restrictions. For details…go to www.MyRewardZone.com. You MUST register at the site to receive this bonus deal! Don’t miss out!
--We start things off this week with an EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION OF 300 @ Best Buy! The set includes the same two discs as the SE…but also includes a Spartan Helmet Replica and four collectible art cards.
All items on-pack. Minimum 15 sets per store. No rain checks.
--Buy ANY version of 300 @ Best Buy this week and ANY of the following four DVDs for just $5: Bourne Identity (Explosive Ext. Ed.), Bourne Supremacy, Braveheart, Gladiator.
Reg. $9.99 apiece. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE METAL COLLECTOR’S TIN with their copies of Popeye the Sailor: 1933 – 1938 Volume 1.
--A 2/$20 deal @ Best Buy this week with the purchase of Hot Fuzz ($17.99) and Shaun of the Dead (9.99).
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy also has AN EXCLUSIVE GRAPHIC NOVEL on their copies of Babylon 5: Lost Tales.
Minimum 6 per store. No rain checks.
--Best Buy is advertising MOVIE CASH TO SEE RUSH HOUR 3 with the purchase of ANY of the SIX DVDs listed: Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, Friday, Just Friends, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Wedding Crashers (Uncorked).
Other titles in store and on-line. Movie Cash = $10.50. Valid 8-10-07 thru 8-24-07. Minimum 20 per store. No rain checks. This is not advertised an exclusive and may be available at other retailers.
--Best Buy is also advertising a list of three select Blu-ray discs this week with the following offer: Buy 2 and save $10. The discs are: Bridge to Terabithia, PotC: Dead Man’s Chest, Roving Mars.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has a price of $12.99 apiece for each of the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
--As noted last week(but repeated in this week’s ad), Best Buy is selling the new Bourne Files 3-disc collection for $14.99 (OR $9.99 if you make the purchase using a MasterCard.) The third disc features
45 minutes of never-before-seen material. The collection also—EXCLUSIVE TO BEST BUY—includes FREE MOVIE CASH TO THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM.
Value = $7.50. Minimum 8 per store. No rainchecks. Valid 8-3-07 thru 8-19-07.
--New to the Bourne Files deal this week @ Best Buy is an offer to save $15, instantly, with the purchase of the set and Norton Internet Security Software ($59.99).
Must be purchased on same receipt.
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Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed for $9.99 that are on a “Buy Three, Get Two Free” sale. Best Buy also has the 1962 film “The 300 Spartans” on sale for just $5.99 this week!
--Circuit City has FOUR EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLE CARDS with their copies of 300 this week.
Minimum 20 per store. While supplies last.
--Circuit City also has a 2/$20 deal. Buy 300 (single-disc version. $13.99) AND The 300 Spartans ($9.99) and get them both for $20.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
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Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has a list of some really nice titles for sale @ $6.99. Circuit City also has a list of some REALLY nice titles for sale @ $8.99.
--Target has it’s own EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION of 300 on DVD (2-disc set). It includes a FREE MOVIE DOWNLOAD OF 300 (FULL THEATRICAL VERSION) for PC or mobile device.
Includes exclusive “Making of 300” download. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Receive a $5 Target gift card this week with the purchase of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Season 2.
Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
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Target Odds and Ends: None this week.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to
DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: July 31, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
