Happy New Year!
The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Link to Ovation's Avia II
– Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil: Extinction – 2007)
– Clive Owen & Monica Bellucci (Shoot ‘Em Up – 2007)
– Jet Li & Jason Statham (War – 2007)
The Prices
SD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAvia 2: Guide to Home Theater$34.99$39.99$39.99 - - Billy Jack$10.99 - - - - Indie Sex$22.49$24.99 - - - Jimmy and Judy$16.99$19.99$19.99 - - Resident Evil: Extinction$17.99$16.99$14.99$16.99 - Seaquest DSV: Season 2$41.99$39.99$49.99 - - September Dawn$18.89$19.99$19.99 - - Shoot ‘Em Up$19.99$17.99$17.99$19.99 - The Tudors: Season 1$27.99$27.99$27.99$29.99 - **War$22.49$16.99$14.99$16.99 - Weird Science: Seasons 1 & 2$30.99$29.99$34.99 - -
HD-DVD TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoNo new HD-DVD releases this week. - - - - -
BLU-RAY TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoResident Evil$19.95$24.99$28.96$29.99 - Resident Evil: Extinction$26.99$26.99$29.99 - - Resident Evil Trilogy$62.95$58.99$89.95 - - Shoot ‘Em Up$24.95$29.99$35.99 - - War$27.95$29.99$29.99$29.99 -
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! War is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the right one!
--What gets the New Year started off on the right foot when you head to your local best Buy to purchase Resident evil: Extinction?!?! Yessirree! A FREE TOTE BAG! Yup! Get a totebag—INSTANTLY—with the purchase of ANY version of RE:E! In fact, try to get them NOT to give you one!
Reg. price $6.99. Minimum 10 per store. Limit one per customer. No rainchecks.All right…so it’s an “army tote bag” which, I guess, kinda fits the Resident Evil theme…
--Purchase War at Best Buy and be eligible to purchase ANY of the following three titles for just $5: Black Mask/Police Story Double Feature, Lord of War, Total Recall/Terminator 2 Double Feature (Reg. $9.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Purchase Shoot ‘Em Up at Best Buy and be eligible to purchase ANY of the following three titles for just $5: Domino, Knockaround Guys, Running Scared (Reg. $9.99 apiece). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Pre-order Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest @ BB and save $10, instantly, on ANY single volume of Family Guy. Volumes 1 & 2 are listed @ $40.99 apiece. Volumes 3 – 5 are listed @ $32.99 apiece. $5 deposit required. Must be purchased on same receipt. Blue Harvest available 1-15-08.
--Best Buy is also advertising a $5 BB GIFTCARD when you buy ANY TWO DVDs from a short list of $14.99 titles: Epic Movie, A Good Year, Last King of Scotland, Night at the Museum, Pathfinder, Reno 911! The Movie, The Sound of Music (40th Anniv. Ed.). Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Looking to stock up on some Disney DVDs? Buy ANY 2 from the following list and save $5. Heck, buy three and save $15! (all are priced at $19.99 except when noted):
Aladdin, Aladdin 2 & 3 collection ($26.99), Alice in Wonderland, Beauty & Beast: Belle’s Magical World, Chicken Little, Cinderella, Cinderella II, Cinderella III, Fox and the Hound, The Little Mermaid, Meet the Robinsons, Mulan, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, The Sword in the Stone ($14.99)
--Best Buy is having a Buy THREE, Get TWO FREE sale on HD-DVD discs. $34.99 or less. Free discs must be of equal or lesser value. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--New to HD-DVD (or want to build a quick library)? Best Buy has put together a few HD-DVD Starter Three-Packs for your convenience (priced at $44.99 apiece): Aeon Flux/Payback/The Warriors, Anchorman/Blades of Glory/Old School, Four Brothers/The Italian Job/Shooter, Lara Croft Tomb Raider/Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow/Sleepy Hollow.
--BB is also having a sale on a number of Blu-ray titles:
$19.99 – 300, Casino Royale, The Departed, Happy Feet, High School Musical 2, Ocean’s Thirteen, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Ratatouille, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Spider-Man 3, Superbad.
$24.99 – Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Live Free or Die Hard, Night at the Museum, The Patriot.
$29.99 – The Prestige, Ultra Violet, Wild Hogs.
--Best Buy Odds and Ends:Best Buy has a number of DVDs listed @ $4.99 and $9.99. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Buy War @ Circuit City and get EITHER Crank, Legend of the Red Dragon or The Transporter for only $5. In-store only. Must be purchased on same receipt.
--GET THREE FREE MOVIE RINGTONES, instantly, with the purchase of any title from a long list of $6.99 films @ Circuit City.
--CC also has a number of Blu-ray discs on sale for just $24.99 this week: Apocalypto, Cars, Déjà vu, Enemy of the State, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Guardian, High School Musical 2, Invincible, The Invisible, Ladder 49, Meet the Robinsons, Pearl Harbor, Pixar Short Films Collection, The Prestige, PotC: CotBP, PotC: DMC, PotC: AWE, Ratatouille, Wild Hogs.
--CC is ALSO doing a Buy THREE Get Two FREE sale this week. On $29.99 titles only. In-store only. Must be purchased on same receipt. The two free titles must be of equal/lesser value than the three purchased.
--Circuit City Odds and Ends: Circuit City has a list of DVDs for sale @ $9.99 and $14.99 apiece.
--Buy ANY of the following eight high-definition titles for $29.99 at Target and receive a FREE $5 Target Giftcard: Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
HD-DVD – The Bourne Ultimatum, Harry Potter & Order of the Phoenix, Transformers.
Blu-ray – Hairspray, Live Free or Die Hard, PotC: At World’s End, Ratatouille, Superbad.
--Target Odds and Ends: Target has a selection of DVDs listed at $6.50 and $10 this week.
