The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Jessica Biel & Edward Norton (The Illusionist – 2006)
– Salma Hayek & Penelope Cruz (Bandidas – 2006)
– Crank – 2006
– Dom DeLuise (Lotsa Luck – 1973/74)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBandidas$20.99$19.99$19.99$17.99 - Broken Bridges$19.99$19.99$17.99$17.99 - Color of the Cross$20.19$19.99$19.99$19.99 - Conversations with Other Women$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - **Crank$20.29$16.99$14.99$16.99 - Danielle Steel Collection$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Extras: Season 1$20.99$24.99$22.99$22.99 - Idiocracy$19.59$19.99$19.99$19.99 - **The Illusionist$17.98$16.99$17.99$16.99$19.49I Trust You to Kill Me$17.99$19.99$15.99 - - Live Nude Girls$9.98$7.99$9.99 - - Lotsa Luck: Complete Series$35.99$34.99$34.99 - - MI-5: Volume 4$55.99$79.99$59.99 - - Mister Peepers$29.99$34.99$34.99 - - Murder, Set, Pieces$20.19$19.99$19.99 - - The Night Listener$19.99$19.99$19.99$19.99$19.99Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Vol. 5$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Quinceanera$18.89$19.99$19.99 - - Romantic Favorites Collection$26.99$19.99$24.99 - $19.49The Snow Queen$10.49$12.99$12.99 - - Spongebob…: Season 4 Vol. 2$27.69$24.99$29.99 - - Van Gogh (1992)$18.69$22.99$19.99 - - The Veteran$24.29$24.99$12.99$16.99 -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoNONE this week. - - - - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoCrank$27.95$24.99$39.99 - -
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Danielle Steel 2 DVD Collection: Palomino, Secrets, Star, The Promise.
Romantic Favorites Collection: About a Boy, Bridge Jones: The Edge of Reason, Love Actually, Notting Hill.
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! Crank AND The Illusionist are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one !
--I believe it is safe to say that The Night Listener will be a available for $19.99 at many retailers and e-tailers. It might be the first time in RoundUp history a title has clocked in at the exact same price at all five locations!
--At Best Buy, 2 FREE HD-DVDs (World Trade Center and Jet Li’s Fearless), instantly, with the purchase of Toshiba HD-DVD player Model HD-A2 ($499.99).
--A 2/$25 deal @ Best Buy! Buy any TWO of the following THREE DVDs and get the two DVDs for $25 ($16.99 apiece): High School Musical: Remix Edition, Cheetah Girls 2, Hannah Montana: Livin’ the Rock Star Life. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Episode 1 of Rome: Season 2 is FREE at Best Buy with the purchase, this week, of ANY HBO title. While supplies last. Minimum 20 per store.
--Best Buy Odds & Ends: Best Buy has a number of good titles on a $5.99 sale this week (such as the 26th AE of The Jerk). Also, BB has a bunch of recent releases on a 2/$20 sale (including such titles as the 15th AE of Reservoir Dogs and United 93).
--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE FREE SYRINGE INK PEN (reminiscent of the Ice Pick pen in that long ago edition of Basic Instinct?) with the purchase of Crank on DVD.
--A 2/$25 deal at Circuit City this week, too! Buy both Idiocracy ($19.99) AND Office Space SE ($9.99) and get both DVDs for $25. Must be purchased on same receipt.
----Episode 1 of Rome: Season 2 is also FREE at Circuit City with the purchase, this week, of ANY HBO title. While supplies last. Minimum 10 per store.
--Circuit City Odds & Ends: CC also has a special sale list of DVDs for $4.99 apiece this week.
--Another quiet week for specials at Target this week…although they have lots of LOW prices on this week’s new releases!
--Target Odds & Ends: Target has its usual assortment of $6.50 and $10 DVDs. AND, a number of TV on DVD season sets for $19.99 and $25.99.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: January 9, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
Universal
$5.98 - 18 Fingers of Death, Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber, Day of Wrath, Kids in America, Soldiers of Change, Whirlygirl
$14.98 - Cinderella Man, The Ice Harvest, Kicking & Screaming, Prime, Problem Child Tantrum Pack, The Skeleton Key, Smokey & The Bandit: SE
$19.98 - American Dreamz, Brick, Bring It On: All or Nothing, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Inside Man, King Kong, The Mummy Collector's Set, Slither, Tremors Attack Pack, United 93, Waist Deep
Buena Vista
$14.99 - Power Rangers DinoThunder: Collision Course Volume 4, Power Rangers DinoThunder: Day Of The Dino Volume 1, Power Rangers DinoThunder: Legacy Of Power Volume 2, Power Rangers DinoThunder: Triassic Triumph Volume 5, Power Rangers DinoThunder: White Thunder Volume 3, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Cyber Clash, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Lightning Strikers, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Looming Thunder, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Prelude To A Storm, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Samurai's Journey
The Features
– Jessica Biel & Edward Norton (The Illusionist – 2006)
– Salma Hayek & Penelope Cruz (Bandidas – 2006)
– Crank – 2006
– Dom DeLuise (Lotsa Luck – 1973/74)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBandidas$20.99$19.99$19.99$17.99 - Broken Bridges$19.99$19.99$17.99$17.99 - Color of the Cross$20.19$19.99$19.99$19.99 - Conversations with Other Women$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - **Crank$20.29$16.99$14.99$16.99 - Danielle Steel Collection$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Extras: Season 1$20.99$24.99$22.99$22.99 - Idiocracy$19.59$19.99$19.99$19.99 - **The Illusionist$17.98$16.99$17.99$16.99$19.49I Trust You to Kill Me$17.99$19.99$15.99 - - Live Nude Girls$9.98$7.99$9.99 - - Lotsa Luck: Complete Series$35.99$34.99$34.99 - - MI-5: Volume 4$55.99$79.99$59.99 - - Mister Peepers$29.99$34.99$34.99 - - Murder, Set, Pieces$20.19$19.99$19.99 - - The Night Listener$19.99$19.99$19.99$19.99$19.99Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Vol. 5$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Quinceanera$18.89$19.99$19.99 - - Romantic Favorites Collection$26.99$19.99$24.99 - $19.49The Snow Queen$10.49$12.99$12.99 - - Spongebob…: Season 4 Vol. 2$27.69$24.99$29.99 - - Van Gogh (1992)$18.69$22.99$19.99 - - The Veteran$24.29$24.99$12.99$16.99 -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoNONE this week. - - - - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoCrank$27.95$24.99$39.99 - -
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Danielle Steel 2 DVD Collection: Palomino, Secrets, Star, The Promise.
Romantic Favorites Collection: About a Boy, Bridge Jones: The Edge of Reason, Love Actually, Notting Hill.
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! Crank AND The Illusionist are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one !
--I believe it is safe to say that The Night Listener will be a available for $19.99 at many retailers and e-tailers. It might be the first time in RoundUp history a title has clocked in at the exact same price at all five locations!
--At Best Buy, 2 FREE HD-DVDs (World Trade Center and Jet Li’s Fearless), instantly, with the purchase of Toshiba HD-DVD player Model HD-A2 ($499.99).
--A 2/$25 deal @ Best Buy! Buy any TWO of the following THREE DVDs and get the two DVDs for $25 ($16.99 apiece): High School Musical: Remix Edition, Cheetah Girls 2, Hannah Montana: Livin’ the Rock Star Life. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Episode 1 of Rome: Season 2 is FREE at Best Buy with the purchase, this week, of ANY HBO title. While supplies last. Minimum 20 per store.
--Best Buy Odds & Ends: Best Buy has a number of good titles on a $5.99 sale this week (such as the 26th AE of The Jerk). Also, BB has a bunch of recent releases on a 2/$20 sale (including such titles as the 15th AE of Reservoir Dogs and United 93).
--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE FREE SYRINGE INK PEN (reminiscent of the Ice Pick pen in that long ago edition of Basic Instinct?) with the purchase of Crank on DVD.
--A 2/$25 deal at Circuit City this week, too! Buy both Idiocracy ($19.99) AND Office Space SE ($9.99) and get both DVDs for $25. Must be purchased on same receipt.
----Episode 1 of Rome: Season 2 is also FREE at Circuit City with the purchase, this week, of ANY HBO title. While supplies last. Minimum 10 per store.
--Circuit City Odds & Ends: CC also has a special sale list of DVDs for $4.99 apiece this week.
--Another quiet week for specials at Target this week…although they have lots of LOW prices on this week’s new releases!
--Target Odds & Ends: Target has its usual assortment of $6.50 and $10 DVDs. AND, a number of TV on DVD season sets for $19.99 and $25.99.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: January 9, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
Universal
$5.98 - 18 Fingers of Death, Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber, Day of Wrath, Kids in America, Soldiers of Change, Whirlygirl
$14.98 - Cinderella Man, The Ice Harvest, Kicking & Screaming, Prime, Problem Child Tantrum Pack, The Skeleton Key, Smokey & The Bandit: SE
$19.98 - American Dreamz, Brick, Bring It On: All or Nothing, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Inside Man, King Kong, The Mummy Collector's Set, Slither, Tremors Attack Pack, United 93, Waist Deep
Buena Vista
$14.99 - Power Rangers DinoThunder: Collision Course Volume 4, Power Rangers DinoThunder: Day Of The Dino Volume 1, Power Rangers DinoThunder: Legacy Of Power Volume 2, Power Rangers DinoThunder: Triassic Triumph Volume 5, Power Rangers DinoThunder: White Thunder Volume 3, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Cyber Clash, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Lightning Strikers, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Looming Thunder, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Prelude To A Storm, Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Samurai's Journey