The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Peter Weller (RoboCop – 1987)
– Abigail Breslin (The Ultimate Gift – 2006)
– Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott (She - 1935)
– America Ferrara (Ugly Betty – 2006/7)
– Bruce Willis, Halle Berry (Perfect Stranger– 2007)
– The Milky Way– 1969
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas | $16.99 | $11.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Broken English | $19.99 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| The Dark Backward | $9.89 | $12.99 | $9.99 | - | - |
| Dexter: Season 1 | $27.49 | $29.99 | $27.99 | $27.99 | $26.99 |
| Dog Whisperer: Season 2 | $27.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| **The Ex | $21.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | - | - |
| House: Season 3 | $37.49 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $38.89 |
| House of Games (CC) | $25.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| J.A.G.: Season 4 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | - |
| The Lives of Others | $18.89 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| The Milky Way (CC) | $19.99 | - | $19.99 | - | - |
| **Perfect Stranger | $19.99 | $16.99 | $15.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Red Line | $23.19 | - | $19.99 | - | - |
| Reel Talent: 1st Films by Leg. Dir. | $14.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - |
| Rob Zombie Collector’s Set (3-disc) | $22.49 | $22.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| RoboCop CE (20th Anniversary) | $15.99 | $19.99 | $17.99 | - | - |
| Sacco and Vanzetti | $26.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Serenity CE | $18.89 | $17.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| She (1937) | $18.69 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| South Park: Season 10 | $34.99 | $32.99 | $29.99 | $32.99 | - |
| ’Til Death: Season 1 | $27.49 | $27.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Ugly Betty: Season 1 | $38.99 | $36.99 | $39.99 | $37.99 | $41.49 |
| The Ultimate Gift | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - |
| HD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| None this week. | - | - | - | - | - |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| Immortal Beloved | $19.95 | $24.99 | $28.96 | - | - |
| Perfect Stranger | $26.95 | $29.99 | $38.96 | - | - |
| Van Wilder | $19.95 | $24.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Reel Talent: 1st Films by Legendary Directors: Films made at the USC School of Film by then-students: George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, Shawn Levy, Stephen Sommers, Jon Turteltaub, James Foley, Kevin Reynolds, Richard Kelly and Richard Bare.
Rob Zombie Collector’s Set (3-disc): House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, 30 Days in Hell.
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! Perfect Stranger AND
The Ex are available in
both OAR and MAR versions...
get the correct one(s)!
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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!
--Best Buy also has a 2/$20 deal this week. Buy Perfect Stranger ($16.99) with EITHER Single White Female OR Closer ($9.99 apiece) and get both titles for $20.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is also advertising a BONUS PACK OF SOUTH PARK POSTCARDS with its copies of South Park: Season 10 on DVD.
Minimum 30 packs of card per store. No rain checks.
--Best Buy has an immediate $10 savings, this week, with the purchase of Ugly Betty: Season 1 ($36.99) and ANY ONE of the following five TV on DVD sets ($49.99 apiece): Lost: Season 1, Lost: Season 2, Desperate Housewives: Season 1, Desperate Housewives: Season 2, Grey’s Anatomy: Season 2.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is also advertising an EXCLUSIVE FREE SERENITY COMIC BOOK with its copies of Serenity CE.
Minimum 8 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy has EXCLUSIVE FREE MOVIE CASH TO SEE BALLS OF FURY with THE PURCHASE OF one OF THE FOLLOWING THREE MOVIES: 21 Grams, Hollywoodland, Waist Deep ($9.99 apiece).
Minimum 8 per store. Movie Cash value = $7.50. Valid 8-31-07 thru 9-21-07. No rain checks.
--Best Buy also has FREE MOVIE CASH TO SEE “HALLOWEEN” with the purchase of any ONE of the following movies: Halloween 4 SE, Halloween 5 SE, Halloween: 25 Years of Terror ($12.99 apiece) OR Halloween ($9.99).
Minimum 4 per store. Movie Cash value = $10.50. Valid 8-31-07 thru 9-21-07. No rain checks.
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Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed for $9.99 with which you also get a FREE $20 GIFT CARD when you buy five of those titles.
Best Buy also has Angels: Seasons 1-5 and Buffy: Seasons 1-7 on sale for $15.99 apiece!
--Circuit City has a $10 instant savings this week when you buy Ugly Betty on DVD along with ANY iTunes card.
In-store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Circuit City is also advertising that seasons 1-9 of South Park are on sale this week. Although no price is noted, I would suspect they would be at the same $29.99 price as Season 10 this week.
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Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has a list of DVDs for sale @ $5.99 (“double feature” collections), $7.99 and $9.99 apiece.
--Target is advertising an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with its copies of Ugly Betty.
Includes special Q & A from The Museum of Television & Radio. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target also has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DVD with its copies of Dexter: Season 1.
Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target has SPECIAL LENTICULAR PACKAGING AND A BONUS DVD with its copies of South Park: Season 10.
Bonus DVD includes debut episode of The Sarah Silverman Program. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--And, Target will reward you with a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD with the purchase of EITHER House: Season 3 OR South Park: Season 10.
Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
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Target Odds and Ends: Target returns to its usual selection of DVDs listed at $7.50 and $10.00 this week.
The Dark Backward
