The Features
– Henry Wilcoxen & Claudette Colbert (Cleopatra – 1934)
– Phillip Seymour Hoffman & Amy Adams (Doubt – 2008)
– Max Fleischer’s Superman – 1941/42
– Morris Chestnut & Taraji P. Henson (Not Easily Broken – 2009)
– Zooey Deschanel & Jim Carrey (Yes Man – 2008)
– Keanu Reeves (The Day the Earth Stood Still – 2008)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyTargetCostcoAmerican High School$24.49$14.99Bedtime Stories$16.99$16.99$16.99$18.99Bedtime Stories DE$22.99$22.99$22.99Ben 10 Alien Force: Season 1 Volume 3$10.49$12.99Beverly Hills 90210: Season 7$41.99$41.99The Boys from Brazil$9.98$8.99Cleopatra (1934) (75th Anniv. Edition)$21.99$24.99The Day Earth Stood Still (2-disc) (2008)$17.99$19.99$17.99$18.99The Day Earth Stood Still SE (3-disc)$22.99$22.99$22.99Disney Anim. Coll. V1 – Mickey/Beanstalk$13.99$14.99Disney Anim. Coll. V2 – 3 Little Pigs$13.99$14.99Disney Anim. Coll. V3 – Prince & Pauper$13.99$14.99**Donkey Punch (R & NR)$22.99$24.99Doubt$18.99$18.99$16.99$18.99Dynasty: Season 4 Volume 1$25.99$34.99The Goldwyn Follies$10.99$12.99House$18.49$24.99Iditarod$17.99$17.99It’s A Pleasure$9.99$12.99Max Fleischer’s Superman$19.99$24.99No Country For Old Men CE (3-disc)$22.99$22.99Not Easily Broken$21.99$24.99$19.99The Paper Chase: Season 1$39.99$44.99Pre-Code Hollywood Coll. (Universal)$36.99$39.99Scooby-Doo and Samurai Sword$13.99$13.99$14.99A Song is Born$9.99$12.99The Tale of Despereaux$16.99$16.99$16.99$18.99TCM Spotlight: The Doris Day Collection$34.49$44.99Tigger & Pooh: A Musical Too$18.99$17.99$17.99Vinyan$22.49$19.99Yes Man (1-disc)$17.99$19.99$17.99Yes Man SE (2-disc)$22.99$23.99
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyTargetCostco2010: The Year We Make Contact$13.99$24.99Above the Law$13.99$24.99American History X$14.99$16.99Bedtime Stories (4-5-09 release)$26.99$26.99$26.99$27.99Collateral Damage$14.99$16.99The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) (3-disc)$24.99$24.99$26.99$25.99Doubt$23.99$23.99$26.99$25.99Final Destination$15.49$16.99Fly Away Home$19.99$24.99Iditarod$20.49$24.99John Q$13.99$24.99No Country for Old Men CE (2-disc)$27.99$27.99Not Easily Broken$28.99$29.99Point of No Return$13.99$24.99Taking Lives (Extended Cut)$13.99$24.99The Tale of Despereaux$26.99$27.99$26.99$26.99Tango and Cash$13.99$16.99The Wedding Singer$15.49$16.99Yes Man SE$24.99$24.99$26.99
(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.
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, PLEASE 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, Circuit City is still out of business...even in Hawaii (where they NEVER guaranteed their prices anyway).
The Specials
**Caution! Donkey Punch is being released in both RATED and UNRATED editions. Get the one that’s right for you.
--ALSO, please note that the Blu-ray version of Adam Sandler’s Bedtime Stories is receiving a release on April 5 (Sunday) two days earlier than most new releases this week—including the SD version of the same film.
--At Best Buy this week, buy either the 3-disc SD version or the Blu-ray version of The Day the Earth Stood Still and get an EXCLUSIVE FREE FIGURINE OF GORT THE ROBOT. Minimum 6 per store. No rainchecks. A $19.99 value.
--Purchase your copy of The Tale of Despereaux at Best Buy this week (the add specifies the “regular version” ) and get a FREE LUNCHBOX. Minimum 4 per store. No rainchecks. Limit 1 per customer.
--Get a FREE $5 BB GIFTCARD with the purchase, this week, of Doubt (SD or BD) AND No Country For Old Men CE (SD or BD).
--Buy BOTH Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too AND Bedtime Stories this week @ BB and save $6, instantly.
--Best Buy is advertising the following Disney titles at the pricepoints of $14.99 (SD) and $24.99 (BD):
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, High School Musical 3, Sleeping Beauty and Wall-E.
--Best Buy is also advertising 50% off the Season 1 sets of a number of HBO TV Series. Shown in the flyer are Entourage ($16.99), Rome ($29.99), Sex and the City ($13.49), and The Wire and The Sopranos ($27.49 apiece). Find more titles in the HBO section in-store and online.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends: None to list.
--Target, this week, has awoken from a deep slumber and is advertising nearly two full pages of DVD sales.
--To begin, get a FREE $10 TARGET GIFTCARD with the purchase of BOTH Bedtime Stories (any version) AND Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too. Quantities limited. No rainchecks. Terms and conditions apply to GiftCards.
--And, Target is advertising a number of TV season sets for $12.99 and $18.99. Titles shown plus selected others.
--Target also has a BOGO sale (Buy one, get one free) on a number of $29.99 Blu-ray discs:
Bangkok Dangerous, Body of Lies, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones IV, Ironman, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar: Eacape 2 Africa, Punisher: War Zone, Transformers, Transporter 3, Tropic Thunder, Wall-E.
--Target Odds and Ends: A number of titles for $6.99 (Dreamworks animation and some Easter titles). And a list of $13 titles and a list of some Disney titles for $13.99.