Merry Christmas, everyone!
The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Cast (The Kingdom – 2007)
– Silent Film Star Harry Langdon
– Ben Stiller & Michelle Monaghan (The Heartbreak kid – 2007)
– Galactica 1980
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostco**American Pie Presents Beta House$22.49$19.99$19.99$19.99 - American Pie Presents Threesome Pack$35.99$24.99$34.99$34.99 - The Brothers Solomon$19.99$19.99$19.99 - - **Eastern Promises$19.99$16.99$19.99 - - Galactica 1980: Complete Series$19.99$22.99$19.99 - - The Heartbreak kid$20.99$16.99$17.99$17.99 - Intimate Affairs$22.49 - - - - Jackass 2.5$20.99$19.99$19.99 - - The Kingdom$18.99$16.99$16.99$16.99 - The Kingdom DE (Target) - - - $22.99 - Living and Dying$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - Lost/Found: Harry Langdon Coll. (4-disc)$29.99$34.99$34.99 - - Robin B Hood$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - Rush Hour 3 (1-disc)$19.99$16.99$14.99$16.99 - Rush Hour 3 Plat. Ed. (2-disc)$24.49$22.99$22.99$22.99 - Shattered$19.99$19.99$16.99 - -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoCat People (1982)$19.95$24.99$29.98 - - Eastern Promises$27.95$29.99$39.98 - - The Heartbreak Kid$27.95$29.99$39.99 - - The Kingdom$27.95$29.99$39.98$29.99 - Pan’s Labyrinth$24.95$34.99$35.99 - - Timecop$19.95$24.99$29.98 - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoPan’s Labyrinth$24.95$32.99$35.99 - - Rush Hour 3$27.95$34.99$34.99$29.99 -
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
American Pie Presents: Threesome Collection: American Pie Presents: Band Camp, American Pie Presents: Beta House, American Pie Presents: Naked Mile.
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! American Pie Presents: Beta House AND Eastern Promises are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the right one!
As is their want, the folks who bring us the delightful American Pie movies are presenting us with a rather complicated landscape. Beta House is being released in an OAR unrated version, an MAR rated version, and an MAR unrated version.
Also, even though I had included Rush Hour 3 in last week’s RoundUp, it’s back again this week, since the stores have a number of promotions on the title.
Best Buy’s flyer says their DVD prices in this flyer will become effective December 26 (but I suspect catalog titles will be effective December 23. Circuit City’s flyer says new releases will be available 12-26-07 (which makes sense seeing as how their stores will be closed 12-25!), and Target says ALL the sales prices in their flyer (not just DVD prices) will take effect December 26.
--Best Buy wants you to save $5 this week by pairing up a number of different titles!
--Save $5 @ Best Buy when you buy BOTH Rush Hour 3 AND Robin B Hood on DVD. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy also have an instant $5 savings if you buy BOTH The Kingdom (any version) with either Catch a Fire, Inside Man, or Munich ($9.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is also advertising a $5 savings when you buy BOTH The Kingdom AND American Pie Presents: Threesome Pack. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy is having a Buy Two, Get One Free sale on HD-DVD discs. $34.99 or less. TV and boxsets excluded! Free discs must be of equal or lesser value. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--BB is also having a $5 savings on the purchase of ANY TWO DVDs from a selection priced at $19.99 apiece. You can also save $10 if you purchase THREE of the titles. The list includes a number of new releases: The Simpsons Movie, HP/Order of Phoenix, Superbad, Live Free or Die Hard, Bourne Ultimatum, Ratatouille, etc. as well as a number of popular releases.
--Best Buy is having a SLEW of sales on TV sets this week.
--Several seasons of Babylon 5, The Closer, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends & The Gilmore Girls are all on sale for $19.99 @ BB.
--BB also has a 50% off sale on complete series sets of Dane Cook ($29.99 after discount), Everybody Loves Raymond ($119.9) and Six Feet Under ($124.99).
--BB is also doing 50% off sales on certain TV season sets which include (but are not limited to): 24, Bones, Dead Like Me, Family Guy, Firefly, How I Met Your Mother, King of the Hill, M*A*S*H, Tru Calling, WKRP in Cincinnati, The X-Files.
--BB also has 50% off these HBO Season 1(only) sets: Big Love, Carnivale, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Da Ali G Show, Deadwood, Entourage, Extras, Mr. Show, Oz, Rome, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, The Wire.
--On Wednesday thru Saturday ONLY, BB has 50% off the following: Dresden Files: Season 1, Heroes: S1, The Office: S1, Weeds: S1, Weeds: S2.
--AND, BB has a Buy One, Get One sale on various season sets of the following TV shows: Best of Larry Sanders, Boondocks, Dawson’s Creek, The Facts of Life, The King of Queens, Mad About You, Married With Children, News Radio, The Partridge Family, Party of Five, Rescue Me, Rules of Engagement, Seinfeld, Silver Spoons. Must be purchased on same receipt. More titles listed on-line.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed @ $4.99, $6.99, $9.99. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Buy Rush Hour 3 @ Circuit City and get EITHER Rush Hour or Rush Hour 2 for only $5. In-store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--CC has a similar 50% off deal on the HBO Season 1 sets. Get half off the following Seeason 1 sets: Big Love, Curb your Enthusiasm, Deadwood, Entourage, Extras, Rome, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, The Wire.
--CC also has a number of TV Shows on DVD season sets on sale for just $19.99 this week: Bones: Season 1, Boston Legal: S1, Family Guy: Vol. 2, Full House: S5, The Gilmore Girls: Seasons 1-6 (apiece), My Name is Earl: S1, The O.C.: S4, One Tree Hill: S3, Stargate SG-1: S8, The Unit: S1, Veronica Mars: S2.
--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has a list of DVDs for sale @ $4.99, $6.99 and $8.99 apiece.
--Target is back with an EXCLUSIVE Deluxe Edition of The Kingdom that includes a bonus disc with 45 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage and cast interviews. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target also has a number of TV Shows on DVD @ $19.99 (and other prices) this week: 24: Season 5, Bones: S2, Boston Legal: S3, Charmed: Final Season, Dexter: S1 ($17.99), Entourage: S 3.2 ($14.99), Family Guy: Vol. 4, The Gilmore Girls: S6, Heroes: S1 ($19.00), Lost: S2 ($29.99), The O.C.: S4, The Office: S3 ($19.00), The Sopranos: S6.2 ($39.99)South Park: S10, That ‘70s Show: S7.
--Target Odds and Ends: Target has a selection of DVDs listed at $7.50 this week.
