The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton (Becket – 1964)
– Rachel Weisz & Hugh Jackman (The Fountain – 2006)
– Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth – 2006)
– Tex Avery’s Droopy (1950s)
– Henry Fonda & Robert Ryan (Battle of the Bulge – 1965)
– George Peppard (Banacek – 1972)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAmerican Dad: Volume 2$27.99$27.99$24.99$24.99 - Army of Shadows (CC)$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Arthur and the Invisibles$21.99$19.99$17.99$17.99 - Banacek: Season 1$22.49$24.99$19.99 - - Becket$15.99$19.99$19.99 - - Coach: Season 2$20.19$24.99$19.99 - - Creepshow 3$13.99$17.99$15.99 - - Duplicity$17.99$17.99$15.99 - - ER: Season 7$34.99$34.99$34.99$29.99 - The Fountain$18.99$19.99$19.99$17.99$18.99Frasier: Season 9$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Half Past Dead 2$21.99$22.99$19.99 - - Home Improvement: Season 6$17.49$16.99$19.99 - - The Last Sin Eater$20.19$19.99$19.99 - - M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell & Amen$19.99$19.99$21.99$19.99 - Martin: Season 2$20.99$21.99$21.99$22.99 - MoH: Right to Die$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Monarch of the Glen: Series 6$34.49$44.99$39.99 - - Pan’s Labyrinth$16.99$16.99$16.99$16.99 - Pan’s Labyrinth SE (2-disc)$21.99$22.99$29.99$22.99$23.99Rockford Files: Season 4$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Seraphim Falls$18.89$19.99$19.99 - $18.99The Siege SE$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - **Stomp the Yard$16.99$16.99$19.99 - - Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Coll.$19.99$23.99$19.99 - - Vengeance is Mine (CC)$20.99$24.99$19.99 - - The War at Home: Season 1$29.99$29.99$27.99$27.99 - Wings: Season 4$27.99$34.99$34.99 - -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBattle of the Bulge$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - The Fountain$27.95$34.99$39.99 - $27.89The Road Warrior$19.95$24.99$28.99 - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBattle of the Bulge$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - The Fountain$23.95$29.99$34.00 - - The Road Warrior$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - Stomp the Yard$26.95$29.99$38.96 - -
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
MoH = Masters of Horror.
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! Stomp the Yard is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one(s)!
--Some discrepancies between the Circuit City flyer and circuitcity.com this week. I have posted the flyer prices in the table. The on-line price for M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell & Amen is $21.99 ($2 higher) while the on-line price for Martin: Season 2 is $21.99 ($2 lower). Go figure.
--Amazon.com is still having a BIG SALE!
--Another 2/$20 deal @ Best Buy. Purchase Stomp the Yard AND EITHER You Got Served SE OR Baby Boy SE ($9.99 each). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Save $5, instantly, when you purchase BOTH Pan’s Labyrinth AND The Fountain on DVD @ Best Buy. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has AN EXCLUSIVE CD AUDIO BOOK with its copies of Arthur and the Invisibles. On package. Minimum 6 per store. No rain checks.
--@ Best Buy, save $10 when you purchase BOTH Home Improvement: Season 6 AND any other season of Home Improvement. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has a section of DVDs priced at $14.99 which include a FREE MOVIE CERTIFICATE for PotC: At World’s End Ticket value = $7. Promotion runs from 5-13-07 thru 6-9-07. Movie certificates are valid from 5-25-07 thru 6-18-07. Minimum 50 per store. No rain checks. Valid at participating theaters only.
--Best Buy has Seasons 1 thru 6 of ER on sale for $19.99 apiece.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends:BB has a short list of DVDs on sale for $7.50 and $9.99 apiece.
--Circuit City is offering a 2/$25 deal on Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary) AND the Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary) CD Soundtrack.
--@ Circuit City, a 2/$22 deal. Buy Stomp the Yard AND ANY ONE of the following titles You Got Served SE, Higher Learning, Poetic Justice and get both titles for $22. In store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE LITHOGRAPH with its copies of Arthur and the Invisibles. While supplies last. Minimum 20 per store.
--Circuit City has a FREE ACTIVISION GAME SAMPLER with the purchase of ANY Shrek DVD or CD. Shown are Shrek and Shrek 2 on DVD for $9.99. Shrek soundtrack CD for $9.99. And, a box set “Shrek: The Story So Far” for $19.99 includes Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek 3-D and a bonus DVD.
--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has lists of titles on sale 2/$15.
--Target has its usual assortment of $10 DVDs.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: May 15, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
Buena Vista
--$9.99: 40 Days & 40 Nights, Shanghai Knights, Shanghai Noon
--$14.99: Bad Santa: Director's Cut, Badder Santa: The Unrated Version, Cursed, Dark Water, Dead Poets Society, Freaky Friday (2003), Hero, Hostage, Ladder 49, Old Yeller 2-Movie Collection, The Pacifier, The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Splash 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
--$19.99: Annapolis, Daltry Calhoun, Glory Road, Keeping Up With The Steins, Kinky Boots, The Miracle Match, Momentum, Stay Alive
The Features
– Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton (Becket – 1964)
– Rachel Weisz & Hugh Jackman (The Fountain – 2006)
– Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth – 2006)
– Tex Avery’s Droopy (1950s)
– Henry Fonda & Robert Ryan (Battle of the Bulge – 1965)
– George Peppard (Banacek – 1972)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAmerican Dad: Volume 2$27.99$27.99$24.99$24.99 - Army of Shadows (CC)$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Arthur and the Invisibles$21.99$19.99$17.99$17.99 - Banacek: Season 1$22.49$24.99$19.99 - - Becket$15.99$19.99$19.99 - - Coach: Season 2$20.19$24.99$19.99 - - Creepshow 3$13.99$17.99$15.99 - - Duplicity$17.99$17.99$15.99 - - ER: Season 7$34.99$34.99$34.99$29.99 - The Fountain$18.99$19.99$19.99$17.99$18.99Frasier: Season 9$27.99$34.99$34.99 - - Half Past Dead 2$21.99$22.99$19.99 - - Home Improvement: Season 6$17.49$16.99$19.99 - - The Last Sin Eater$20.19$19.99$19.99 - - M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell & Amen$19.99$19.99$21.99$19.99 - Martin: Season 2$20.99$21.99$21.99$22.99 - MoH: Right to Die$11.19$12.99$12.99 - - Monarch of the Glen: Series 6$34.49$44.99$39.99 - - Pan’s Labyrinth$16.99$16.99$16.99$16.99 - Pan’s Labyrinth SE (2-disc)$21.99$22.99$29.99$22.99$23.99Rockford Files: Season 4$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Seraphim Falls$18.89$19.99$19.99 - $18.99The Siege SE$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - **Stomp the Yard$16.99$16.99$19.99 - - Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Coll.$19.99$23.99$19.99 - - Vengeance is Mine (CC)$20.99$24.99$19.99 - - The War at Home: Season 1$29.99$29.99$27.99$27.99 - Wings: Season 4$27.99$34.99$34.99 - -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBattle of the Bulge$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - The Fountain$27.95$34.99$39.99 - $27.89The Road Warrior$19.95$24.99$28.99 - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBattle of the Bulge$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - The Fountain$23.95$29.99$34.00 - - The Road Warrior$19.95$24.99$28.99 - - Stomp the Yard$26.95$29.99$38.96 - -
(CC) after a title = New release in the Criterion Collection.
MoH = Masters of Horror.
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! Stomp the Yard is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one(s)!
--Some discrepancies between the Circuit City flyer and circuitcity.com this week. I have posted the flyer prices in the table. The on-line price for M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell & Amen is $21.99 ($2 higher) while the on-line price for Martin: Season 2 is $21.99 ($2 lower). Go figure.
--Amazon.com is still having a BIG SALE!
--Another 2/$20 deal @ Best Buy. Purchase Stomp the Yard AND EITHER You Got Served SE OR Baby Boy SE ($9.99 each). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Save $5, instantly, when you purchase BOTH Pan’s Labyrinth AND The Fountain on DVD @ Best Buy. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has AN EXCLUSIVE CD AUDIO BOOK with its copies of Arthur and the Invisibles. On package. Minimum 6 per store. No rain checks.
--@ Best Buy, save $10 when you purchase BOTH Home Improvement: Season 6 AND any other season of Home Improvement. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy has a section of DVDs priced at $14.99 which include a FREE MOVIE CERTIFICATE for PotC: At World’s End Ticket value = $7. Promotion runs from 5-13-07 thru 6-9-07. Movie certificates are valid from 5-25-07 thru 6-18-07. Minimum 50 per store. No rain checks. Valid at participating theaters only.
--Best Buy has Seasons 1 thru 6 of ER on sale for $19.99 apiece.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends:BB has a short list of DVDs on sale for $7.50 and $9.99 apiece.
--Circuit City is offering a 2/$25 deal on Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary) AND the Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary) CD Soundtrack.
--@ Circuit City, a 2/$22 deal. Buy Stomp the Yard AND ANY ONE of the following titles You Got Served SE, Higher Learning, Poetic Justice and get both titles for $22. In store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Circuit City has an EXCLUSIVE LITHOGRAPH with its copies of Arthur and the Invisibles. While supplies last. Minimum 20 per store.
--Circuit City has a FREE ACTIVISION GAME SAMPLER with the purchase of ANY Shrek DVD or CD. Shown are Shrek and Shrek 2 on DVD for $9.99. Shrek soundtrack CD for $9.99. And, a box set “Shrek: The Story So Far” for $19.99 includes Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek 3-D and a bonus DVD.
--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has lists of titles on sale 2/$15.
--Target has its usual assortment of $10 DVDs.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: May 15, 2007 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
Buena Vista
--$9.99: 40 Days & 40 Nights, Shanghai Knights, Shanghai Noon
--$14.99: Bad Santa: Director's Cut, Badder Santa: The Unrated Version, Cursed, Dark Water, Dead Poets Society, Freaky Friday (2003), Hero, Hostage, Ladder 49, Old Yeller 2-Movie Collection, The Pacifier, The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Splash 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
--$19.99: Annapolis, Daltry Calhoun, Glory Road, Keeping Up With The Steins, Kinky Boots, The Miracle Match, Momentum, Stay Alive