The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Ellen Page & Olivia Thirlby (Juno – 2007)
– A Passage to India – 1984
– Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei (Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead – 2007)
– Blast of Silence – 1961
– Aliens v. Predator - Requiem – 2007
The Prices
| SD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| Alien Nation: Ultimate Collection | $36.99 | $39.99 | $49.98 | - | - |
| Aliens v. Predator – Requiem (1-disc) | $19.99 | $16.99 | $15.99 | $17.99 | - |
| Aliens v. Predator – Requiem SE (2-disc) | $24.49 | $22.99 | $21.99 | $22.99 | - |
| AvP/AvP – Requiem (2-pack) | $24.49 | $24.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| American Dad: Volume 3 | $27.99 | $29.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| The Backwoods | $18.89 | $14.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead | $17.99 | $16.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $17.95 |
| Blast of Silence (CC) | $22.49 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Canine Conspiracy/Cat Connection | $9.98 | $8.99 | $6.99 | - | - |
| College Hill: Interns | $17.99 | $14.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| The Final Season | $24.29 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| Impulse | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| In the Name of the King: Dungeon Siege Tale | $19.59 | $19.99 | $17.99 | $15.99 | - |
| Inside | $15.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | - | - |
| Juno | $16.99 | $15.99 | $13.99 | $15.99 | - |
| Juno SE | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | $21.99 |
| Lars and the Real Girl | $14.99 | $15.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - |
| Loch Ness Terror | $18.69 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Melrose Place: Season 4 | $41.99 | $39.99 | $59.98 | - | - |
| The Minus Man | $10.49 | $12.99 | $14.98 | - | - |
| A Passage to India | $17.49 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Retribution | $19.99 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| A Shot at Love w/ Tila Tequila: S1 | $35.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Spongebob: Pest of the West | $14.49 | $12.99 | $14.99 | $12.99 | - |
| War Dance | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| What Not to Wear: Mom Makeovers | $21.49 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Woody Woodpecker & Friends: Vol. 2 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| HD-DVD TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| Bonnie and Clyde | $23.95 | $29.99 | $19.99 | $34.99 | - |
| BLU-RAY TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco |
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| Alien v. Predator - Requiem | $27.95 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | - |
| AvP/AvP – Requiem (2-pack) | $48.95 | $49.99 | $69.98 | - | - |
| Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead | $24.95 | $29.99 | $29.99 | - | - |
| Commando | $27.95 | $29.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
| Juno | $27.95 | $29.99 | $34.99 | $29.99 | $26.99 |
| Mariah Carey: Adventures of Mimi | $19.95 | - | $19.99 | - | - |
| A Passage to India | $19.95 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | - |
| Predator | $27.95 | $29.99 | $34.99 | - | - |
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
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
**Hooray! ALL off this week’s releases are again available in just their OAR versions! This is three of the last four weeks that has been the case.
--Check out the prices this week on the SD-DVDs of A Passage to India versus the Blu-ray prices of the same title.
Not much difference (NO difference at some retailers). Very interesting.
--FREE IPOD COVERS @ Best Buy this week! Purchase the 2-disc SE (or Blu-ray) of Juno and get your free iPod cover.
Minimum 6 per store. No rainchecks.
--And, save $5, instantly, when you purchase BOTH Juno & Lars and the Real Girl.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--And, further…buy Juno on DVD and save 50% on the following movies: Bend It Like Beckham, Garden State, Ghost World, I Heart Huckabees, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, Sideways, Thank You for Smoking.
--Also @ BB, it’s FREE BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE COMIC BOOK time! Purchase the 2-disc SE SD-DVD version of Aliens v. Predator - Requiem and get your free comic book.
Minimum 10 per store. Excludes Blu-ray version. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy will also offer up the 15-disc Alien v. Predator Ultimate Collection for just $75 with the purchase of ANY version of Aliens v. Predator – Requiem.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy even has an EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC this week on its copies of Spongebob Squarepants: Pest of the West.
Includes two bonus episodes.
--Best Buy also has a 2/$45 deal this week with the purchase of BOTH
Blu-ray discs of AVP – Requiem AND EITHER Commando OR Predator.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
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Best Buy Odds and Ends: Best Buy has a HUGE bunch of TV seasons on sale for just $19.99 this week.
--Free T-shirt Week @ Circuit City. Buy the 2-disc Juno SE SD-DVD and get a FREE T-SHIRT.
--Also at CC, save $5, instantly, when you buy BOTH Juno AND Lars and the Real Girl.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--At CC, you can also save $5, instantly, if you buy BOTH In the Name of the King AND Aliens v. predator – Requiem.
Must be purchased on same receipt.
--CC has the Alien Quadrilogy for $19.99 and a number of the original Alien & Predator titles for just $6.99.
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Circuit City Odds and Ends: A long list of DVDs for $6.99.
--At Target, get a FREE $5 TARGET GIFTCARD when you purchase BOTH Juno AND Lars and the Real Girl SD-DVDs.
Must be purchased on same receipt. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
-Target is advertising an EXCLUSIVE SCRIPT and an introduction by Diablo Cody with their 2-disc SEs of Juno on SD-DVD.
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Target Odds and Ends: A collection of titles for both $4.75 and $10.
