The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Joan Crawford & Bette Davis (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? - 1962)
– Tom Berenger as Teddy Roosevelt (Rough Riders - 1997)
– Bette Davis & Henry Fonda (Jezebel – 1938)
– Burt Reynolds (Smokey & the Bandit – 1977)
– Tom Berenger (Platoon – 1986)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlf: Season 3$27.99$32.99$34.99$27.99 - Alf: Animated Adventures$13.49$19.99$12.99 - - Bette Davis Collection: Vol. 2$41.69$69.99$49.99 - - Cirque du Soleil: Lovesick$16.99$24.99$19.99 - - Date Movie (NR)$19.96$16.99$13.99$16.99 - Date Movie (Rated)$20.99$16.99$14.99$16.99 - Dead Broke$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Doris Day Show: Season 3$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Doris Day: The Special$9.69$10.99$12.99 - - Dukes of Hazzard: Season 6$27.99$27.99$27.99$27.99 - Freedomland$20.29$16.99$13.99$16.99 - Friends and Crocodiles$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Gideon’s Daughter$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - Jezebel$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Joey: Season 1$27.99$27.99$34.99$27.99 - John Wayne: American Icon Collection$20.19$22.99$19.99 - - Kids in the Hall: Season 4$41.99$39.99$49.99 - - Lon Chaney Jr.: Collection$14.99$19.99$15.99 - - Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Marilyn Monroe 80th Anniv. Edition$34.99$34.99$39.99 - - Marked Woman$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Miracle at Sage Creek$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Night Stalker: Complete Series$29.99$23.99$19.99 - - Numb3rs: Season 1$34.86$39.99$49.99$37.99$35.99Oh! Calcutta! (1972)$18.99$24.99$26.96 - - Old Acquaintance$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Platoon: Collector’s Edition$16.99$16.99$24.97 - - Queer as Folk: Final Season$76.99$79.99$109.99 - - Riddick Trilogy$14.99$12.99$12.99$14.99 - Rough Riders$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Sacketts$12.99$14.99$15.99 - - Smokey the Bandit SE$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Venture Bros.: Season 1$20.99$24.99$19.99 - - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?$18.99$24.99$19.99$16.99 - Will & Grace: Season Finale$7.49$6.99$9.99 - - You Know My Name$13.49$12.99$12.99 - -
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Betty Davis Collection--Volume 2: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Jezebel, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Marked Woman, Old Acquaintance, Stardust: The Bette Davis Story.
John Wayne--American Icon Collection: Seven Sinners, Shepherd of the Hills, Pittsburgh, The Conqueror, Jet Pilot.
Lon Chaney, Jr. Collection: Indestructible Man, Telephone Time, Lock Up, Manfish.
Marilyn Monroe 80th Anniversary Edition: The Seven Year Itch, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Niagara, Return of No Return, Let’s Make Love, Marilyn: The Final Days.
Riddick Trilogy: Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, Chronicles of Riddick..
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
**WOW! For the second time in as many weeks, there are NO new releases this week in a Modified Aspect Ratio!
--No HD-DVD releases that I can find this week.
HERE ARE SOME MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND-ONLY SALES!
At Best Buy…on Sunday & Monday ONLY…the following DVDs are all on sale for just $3.99: Black Sheep, Sliding Doors, Beverly Hills Cop, Primal Fear, The Naked Gun, Wayne’s World, Indecent Exposure, Summer School.
At Circuit City…on Sunday & Monday ONLY…the following DVDs are on sale for just $12.99: Chicken Little, Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, Fun With Dick and Jane (2006), Grey’s Anatomy: Season 1, Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire, King Kong (2005), Walk the Line, Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
--Fans of Friends…who haven’t yet completed their season collections should be on the lookout this week!
--Best Buy, this week, is advertising ALL seasons of Friends on sale for just $16.99 apiece! Save $16 - $20 each, instantly, on DVD box sets of Friends: Seasons 1 – 10. Available now. Reg. price $32.99 - $36.99 each.
--Best Buy is also having sales on seasons 1-5 of Dukes of Hazzard for just $22.99 apiece.
--No one is having seasons sales on Will & Grace, however…even with the release of the series finale this week. Odd.
--Best Buy is advertising an EXCLUSIVE with its copies of Date Movie: an EXCLUSIVE Date Movie Dating Handbook—a spoof book of The Rules. Minimum 55 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City also has an EXCLUSIVE this week with its copies of Date Movie: FREE Pop Secret popcorn. Minimum 24 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City is now also doing a deal on High School Musical. Buy both the DVD ($13.99) and soundtrack CD ($9.99) and receive an EXCLUSIVE FREE $5 Circuit City GIFT CARD.
--Circuit City is also advertising a sale on seasons 1-5 of Dukes of Hazzard: $21.99 apiece.
--Target has seasons of Friends on sale, too! Seasons 1-10 of Friends are $19.99 apiece at Target this week.
--And Target offers its FREE $5 GiftCard this week with the purchase of Joey: Season 1, Numb3rs: Season 1, and Alf: Season 3. Quantity limited, no rainchecks.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: May 30, 2006 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
The Features
– Joan Crawford & Bette Davis (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? - 1962)
– Tom Berenger as Teddy Roosevelt (Rough Riders - 1997)
– Bette Davis & Henry Fonda (Jezebel – 1938)
– Burt Reynolds (Smokey & the Bandit – 1977)
– Tom Berenger (Platoon – 1986)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlf: Season 3$27.99$32.99$34.99$27.99 - Alf: Animated Adventures$13.49$19.99$12.99 - - Bette Davis Collection: Vol. 2$41.69$69.99$49.99 - - Cirque du Soleil: Lovesick$16.99$24.99$19.99 - - Date Movie (NR)$19.96$16.99$13.99$16.99 - Date Movie (Rated)$20.99$16.99$14.99$16.99 - Dead Broke$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Doris Day Show: Season 3$27.99$29.99$34.99 - - Doris Day: The Special$9.69$10.99$12.99 - - Dukes of Hazzard: Season 6$27.99$27.99$27.99$27.99 - Freedomland$20.29$16.99$13.99$16.99 - Friends and Crocodiles$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Gideon’s Daughter$22.49$24.99$24.99 - - Jezebel$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Joey: Season 1$27.99$27.99$34.99$27.99 - John Wayne: American Icon Collection$20.19$22.99$19.99 - - Kids in the Hall: Season 4$41.99$39.99$49.99 - - Lon Chaney Jr.: Collection$14.99$19.99$15.99 - - Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Marilyn Monroe 80th Anniv. Edition$34.99$34.99$39.99 - - Marked Woman$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Miracle at Sage Creek$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - Night Stalker: Complete Series$29.99$23.99$19.99 - - Numb3rs: Season 1$34.86$39.99$49.99$37.99$35.99Oh! Calcutta! (1972)$18.99$24.99$26.96 - - Old Acquaintance$13.99$14.99$15.99 - - Platoon: Collector’s Edition$16.99$16.99$24.97 - - Queer as Folk: Final Season$76.99$79.99$109.99 - - Riddick Trilogy$14.99$12.99$12.99$14.99 - Rough Riders$17.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Sacketts$12.99$14.99$15.99 - - Smokey the Bandit SE$14.99$14.99$15.99 - - The Venture Bros.: Season 1$20.99$24.99$19.99 - - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?$18.99$24.99$19.99$16.99 - Will & Grace: Season Finale$7.49$6.99$9.99 - - You Know My Name$13.49$12.99$12.99 - -
Individual titles included in box sets listed above:
Betty Davis Collection--Volume 2: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Jezebel, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Marked Woman, Old Acquaintance, Stardust: The Bette Davis Story.
John Wayne--American Icon Collection: Seven Sinners, Shepherd of the Hills, Pittsburgh, The Conqueror, Jet Pilot.
Lon Chaney, Jr. Collection: Indestructible Man, Telephone Time, Lock Up, Manfish.
Marilyn Monroe 80th Anniversary Edition: The Seven Year Itch, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Niagara, Return of No Return, Let’s Make Love, Marilyn: The Final Days.
Riddick Trilogy: Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, Chronicles of Riddick..
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
**WOW! For the second time in as many weeks, there are NO new releases this week in a Modified Aspect Ratio!
--No HD-DVD releases that I can find this week.
HERE ARE SOME MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND-ONLY SALES!
At Best Buy…on Sunday & Monday ONLY…the following DVDs are all on sale for just $3.99: Black Sheep, Sliding Doors, Beverly Hills Cop, Primal Fear, The Naked Gun, Wayne’s World, Indecent Exposure, Summer School.
At Circuit City…on Sunday & Monday ONLY…the following DVDs are on sale for just $12.99: Chicken Little, Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, Fun With Dick and Jane (2006), Grey’s Anatomy: Season 1, Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire, King Kong (2005), Walk the Line, Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
--Fans of Friends…who haven’t yet completed their season collections should be on the lookout this week!
--Best Buy, this week, is advertising ALL seasons of Friends on sale for just $16.99 apiece! Save $16 - $20 each, instantly, on DVD box sets of Friends: Seasons 1 – 10. Available now. Reg. price $32.99 - $36.99 each.
--Best Buy is also having sales on seasons 1-5 of Dukes of Hazzard for just $22.99 apiece.
--No one is having seasons sales on Will & Grace, however…even with the release of the series finale this week. Odd.
--Best Buy is advertising an EXCLUSIVE with its copies of Date Movie: an EXCLUSIVE Date Movie Dating Handbook—a spoof book of The Rules. Minimum 55 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City also has an EXCLUSIVE this week with its copies of Date Movie: FREE Pop Secret popcorn. Minimum 24 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City is now also doing a deal on High School Musical. Buy both the DVD ($13.99) and soundtrack CD ($9.99) and receive an EXCLUSIVE FREE $5 Circuit City GIFT CARD.
--Circuit City is also advertising a sale on seasons 1-5 of Dukes of Hazzard: $21.99 apiece.
--Target has seasons of Friends on sale, too! Seasons 1-10 of Friends are $19.99 apiece at Target this week.
--And Target offers its FREE $5 GiftCard this week with the purchase of Joey: Season 1, Numb3rs: Season 1, and Alf: Season 3. Quantity limited, no rainchecks.
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: May 30, 2006 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.