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Originally Posted by bunkaroo
(Post 9135091)
It's almost as if the Joker planned it. :D
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Can you pause the movie when watching one of the video commentaries? Or fast forward and rewind for that matter?
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The Dark Knight Blu-Ray Sales Shatter All Records Sales of Over 1.7 Million Blu-ray Discs™ Worldwide After One Week Over 1 Million Blu-ray Discs™ Sold in U. S. Alone BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Dark Knight took the world by storm on Blu-ray and DVD, breaking records for 2008. The blockbuster hit from acclaimed director Christopher Nolan became an instant must-own classic with Blu-ray sales of over 1.7 million units and total DVD and Blu-ray sales of 13.5 million worldwide*, including consumer sales and rental sales, in one week. Brisk consumer sales – totaling over 10 million with one week of sales reported - are expected to continue through the holiday season. The Dark Knight is the best selling Blu-ray title in history and will become the best selling 2008 title overall this week. The response to the digital copy offering included on the Blu-ray and Special Edition DVD has been remarkable with the number of consumers activating their digital copies approaching 300,000. The Dark Knight is already the number one movie for the year on the iTunes 2008 Chart. The Dark Knight marks the first time that a major feature film has been shot in part using IMAX® cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of film formats. The Dark Knight Blu-ray disc takes advantage of the marriage of IMAX® and 35mm formats by using the hybrid master to replicate the unique theatrical experience. The IMAX scenes are also included on the 2-disc Special Edition as bonus materials. The Dark Knight comes from Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, The Prestige, Memento), and features commanding performances from Christian Bale (Batman Begins, 3:10 to Yuma, The Prestige), Academy Award® Winner Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules, Children of Men), Academy Award® Nominee Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain), Gary Oldman (Hannibal, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Aaron Eckhart (Thank You For Smoking, No Reservations), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Stranger Than Fiction, World Trade Center) and Academy Award® Winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby, Wanted). THE CREDITS With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, Village Roadshow, HBO Home Video, and New Line Home Entertainment. * The Dark Knight figures included sales data from US, UK, Canada, Japan, Benelux and Australia |
If it hits 2 million, does that mean the EE disappears? 'cause that'd be neat-o.
Oh, I kid. I kid. |
Good for Nolan and co. Now let's hear word of a third film, please.
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1.7 million? That's really awesome! Can't wait for number 3!
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:bow::bow: All hail the bat!
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Excellent news on the sales figures. Also, it appears digital copies are here to stay. That 300,000 number is incredible.
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Now that I have an iPhone, I've begun to better appreciate the digital copy thing, especially for titles I buy in BR.
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Originally Posted by LickTheABCs
(Post 9129375)
This one is much easier to see. Just be warned, after you see it the first time you'll probably see it in every freakin' movie you watch from now on. So, if I were you, I'd not even bother..
EDIT: It's in the second picture. Well, it's in both, but the second picture is the Blu-ray. |
So how much of the 1.7 is actually American and Canada?
Edit: Oh, I see. They didn't actually make note to say how much each region did. Very good spin, Warner! Next time, bold this (though I can see why you wouldn't): The worldwide numbers include retail and rental sales in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Benelux, and Australia |
Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
(Post 9138611)
Excellent news on the sales figures. Also, it appears digital copies are here to stay. That 300,000 number is incredible.
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
(Post 9138929)
So not only is Warner counting copies sold at Best Buy, Target, but also ones that were "sold" to rental stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. All around the globe. |
Congrats to the Bat. I'll have to watch mine again.
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
(Post 9138929)
So how much of the 1.7 is actually American and Canada?
Edit: Oh, I see. They didn't actually make note to say how much each region did. Very good spin, Warner! Next time, bold this (though I can see why you wouldn't): So not only is Warner counting copies sold at Best Buy, Target, but also ones that were "sold" to rental stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. All around the globe. |
Originally Posted by SonOfAStu
(Post 9139021)
Isn't that how all DVD sales are computed?
However, counting those numbers does take something away when comparing TDK sales to The Matrix 's sales on DVD since DVD was not really a rental format at that point, IIRC. |
Originally Posted by Qui Gon Jim
(Post 9139454)
Does anyone know? It would be unfair to compare TDK's sales to Iron Man if they aren't being counted in the same way.
However, counting those numbers does take something away when comparing TDK sales to The Matrix 's sales on DVD since DVD was not really a rental format at that point, IIRC. |
I was under the impression that rental sales are typically included in everything as well.
Still, glad to hear the Dark Knight did well. Movies like this are what entices people to get them in the best presentation possible :up: |
Originally Posted by fumanstan
(Post 9139478)
I was under the impression that rental sales are typically included in everything as well.
Still, glad to hear the Dark Knight did well. Movies like this are what entices people to get them in the best presentation possible :up: |
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
(Post 9139525)
The Nielsens do not consider copies sold to rental places as "sales" IIRC (I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong). This is the first time, besides Transformers HD DVD (when ever got into a tizzy), when rental copies were counted. For whatever reason, Warner decided to count sales in numerous countries and rental sales to produce a big number for DVD and BD.
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This is prob not important or has been discussed but has anyone noticed the framing is different? I took the same frame from the trailer and Blu-ray and was a little surprised the framing on the BR was lower in this specific scene. And you can clearly see the color difference too. Like I said, it's prob been discussed to death but I didn't know... heh.
http://www.geocities.com/badstitching/Image3.png |
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
(Post 9139472)
Very true. It was tough to rent DVDs in 1999...while now you can get BDs at almost any rental place, online, RedBox etc.
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Blu-ray Insider Maxpower1987 confirms that over 1 million BD copies of The Dark Knight were sold to US consumers...
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
(Post 9138495)
Good for Nolan and co. Now let's hear word of a third film, please.
Nolan says he is jotting notes and doing some rough outlines for a third story, but he hasn't yet found anything he's willing to commit to film, despite Warner Bros.' eagerness to get a new film underway. "It was obvious when the box office was so big ($530 million domestically) that we had underestimated how ready fans were to reboot the franchise," he says. "The worst thing you could do now that you've gotten the plane back in the air is mess up the landing." Didn't it take him nearly a year or so to finish the script for Dark Knight? |
I say let him take as long as he needs. He obviously doesn't want to screw this up. Pushing him with some ridiculous deadline would only lead to a poorly constructed product. I'd rather see the steady improvement we've seen from Batman Begins to The Dark Knight continue. Perhaps he should tackle a different project altogether like how he did The Prestige after Batman Begins.
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Originally Posted by OldWhore'sDiet
(Post 9139842)
This is prob not important or has been discussed but has anyone noticed the framing is different? I took the same frame from the trailer and Blu-ray and was a little surprised the framing on the BR was lower in this specific scene. And you can clearly see the color difference too. Like I said, it's prob been discussed to death but I didn't know... heh.
http://www.geocities.com/badstitching/Image3.png |
Also, congrats to Warner and the Dark Knight. Those numbers are impressive (for both DVD and BD) no matter how you slice them.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
(Post 9140224)
Blu-ray Insider Maxpower1987 confirms that over 1 million BD copies of The Dark Knight were sold to US consumers...
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 9140523)
Was he born in 1987?
He's the man, Whose name you'd love to touch! But you mustn't touch. His name sounds good in your ear, but when you say it, you mustn't fear! Cuz his name can be said by anyone!" |
Hey has anyone with the Panasonic BD35 tried watching/listening to the commentaries (via BD-Live) got it to work? I've tried a couple of times but the movie streams but no commentary. I do have secondary audio set to on, although while streaming both the PiP and Secondary Audio are off...
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 9140523)
Was he born in 1987?
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 9140529)
"Max Power!
He's the man, Whose name you'd love to touch! But you mustn't touch. His name sounds good in your ear, but when you say it, you mustn't fear! Cuz his name can be said by anyone!" |
Where did this thread take a wrong turn? :hscratch:
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Just a reminder to everyone that today is the BD-Live event with Christopher Nolan.
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Originally Posted by DthRdrX
(Post 9140670)
Captain Power came out in 1987. :confused:
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Originally Posted by clckworang
(Post 9141242)
Just a reminder to everyone that today is the BD-Live event with Christopher Nolan.
What time does it start again? |
Originally Posted by TheMovieman
(Post 9140632)
Hey has anyone with the Panasonic BD35 tried watching/listening to the commentaries (via BD-Live) got it to work? I've tried a couple of times but the movie streams but no commentary. I do have secondary audio set to on, although while streaming both the PiP and Secondary Audio are off...
Maybe this will help. |
Originally Posted by TylerDurden_73
(Post 9141645)
Do you have the latest firmware update? http://panasonic.jp/support/global/c...d35/index.html
Maybe this will help. |
Originally Posted by GenPion
(Post 9141602)
I can't wait! :)
What time does it start again? |
And they suggest logging into BD-Live 15 minutes ahead of time.
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