Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
09-21-18, 08:28 AM
#5326
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
According to the latest DVD & Blu-ray release Report, so far in 2018, DVD has come out with 6725 titles and Blu-ray 1862. DVD releases are trending downward but still, that a huge difference, nearly a 4:1 ratio. No wonder why the DVD pie chart is still bigger.
09-21-18, 09:20 AM
#5327
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
According to the latest DVD & Blu-ray release Report, so far in 2018, DVD has come out with 6725 titles and Blu-ray 1862. DVD releases are trending downward but still, that a huge difference, nearly a 4:1 ratio. No wonder why the DVD pie chart is still bigger.
Pressing DVDs has none of these expensive licensing hurdles.
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09-21-18, 10:19 AM
#5328
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Does the same apply to UHD? I thought I read somewhere these "fees" either were non-existent or significantly scaled back for UHD.
09-21-18, 10:27 AM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
According to the latest DVD & Blu-ray release Report, so far in 2018, DVD has come out with 6725 titles and Blu-ray 1862. DVD releases are trending downward but still, that a huge difference, nearly a 4:1 ratio. No wonder why the DVD pie chart is still bigger.
09-21-18, 12:11 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
How many of those DVD titles are standard def video to begin with though, such as old TV shows shot on videotape?
09-21-18, 12:22 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Next time you're bored, flip through a list of new titles available on VOD, then look to see how many are on DVD and/or Blu-ray. Aside from things like comedy specials or concerts, basically everything is on or will soon be coming to DVD. If it's not a release from a large studio or a mini-major, it probably won't be coming to Blu-ray. As a horror fanatic, it's been especially tough, as basically every new release that isn't from a big player is DVD/VOD, bypassing Blu-ray altogether.
09-21-18, 02:30 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
I seem to remember you (or the company you use) had to be an active member of the Blu-ray Association. Each disc had to have AACS encryption which was a very expensive licensed software. The master disc had to be specifically mastered in order for the glass master to be made.
With DVD replication, none of these hurdles apply. You can spit something out of your consumer grade DVD-R recorder and make 1,000 replicated pressed copies if you wanted.
I think that's where Blu-ray dropped the ball and DVD did so well, was appealing to the smaller producers of documentaries, fitness videos, educational films, product demonstration DVDs etc. None of these customers moved to the Blu-ray disc because of the added cost involved.
Yet these smaller companies making smaller volumes were (and still are) hugely influential to the ongoing success of DVD.
Even the big studios had smaller titles such as "We Are Your Friends" and "The Medller" released on DVD only.
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09-21-18, 02:40 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Would that be one reason that studios have stopped releasing tv series on blu-ray?
09-21-18, 03:04 PM
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I think they probably just felt that releasing high-def versions of standard-def TV shows that many fans already had on DVD was probably not worth the effort. Easy access to Netflix was obviously very influential as well.
09-21-18, 03:40 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Runs of 1,500 are common for some of the titles carried by Ronin Flix, for instance. Code Red has had editions limited to 1,000 total without any premium pricing. Many Twilight Time titles are limited to 3,000. Zavvi has had several exclusives limited to 1,000 or even just 500 copies, which were still pressed (rather than BD-Rs). Heck, the Document of the Dead L.E. that Synapse was selling exclusively on their site way back in 2012 was limited to 1,500.
09-21-18, 04:48 PM
#5336
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Given how many labels release runs of discs far smaller than that, I can't imagine this is currently the case.
Runs of 1,500 are common for some of the titles carried by Ronin Flix, for instance. Code Red has had editions limited to 1,000 total without any premium pricing. Many Twilight Time titles are limited to 3,000. Zavvi has had several exclusives limited to 1,000 or even just 500 copies, which were still pressed (rather than BD-Rs). Heck, the Document of the Dead L.E. that Synapse was selling exclusively on their site way back in 2012 was limited to 1,500.
Runs of 1,500 are common for some of the titles carried by Ronin Flix, for instance. Code Red has had editions limited to 1,000 total without any premium pricing. Many Twilight Time titles are limited to 3,000. Zavvi has had several exclusives limited to 1,000 or even just 500 copies, which were still pressed (rather than BD-Rs). Heck, the Document of the Dead L.E. that Synapse was selling exclusively on their site way back in 2012 was limited to 1,500.
In the cases of the limited edition short-run Blu-ray titles, they usually sell in the $30-$40 range and can still turn a profit.
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09-21-18, 06:39 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
A few retail Blu ray discs are on BD-Rs too (such as the Tower Records doc All Things Must Pass.) Those aren’t any harder for me to burn than DVDs though they do take longer.
09-21-18, 07:10 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Given how many labels release runs of discs far smaller than that, I can't imagine this is currently the case.
Runs of 1,500 are common for some of the titles carried by Ronin Flix, for instance. Code Red has had editions limited to 1,000 total without any premium pricing. Many Twilight Time titles are limited to 3,000. Zavvi has had several exclusives limited to 1,000 or even just 500 copies, which were still pressed (rather than BD-Rs). Heck, the Document of the Dead L.E. that Synapse was selling exclusively on their site way back in 2012 was limited to 1,500.
Runs of 1,500 are common for some of the titles carried by Ronin Flix, for instance. Code Red has had editions limited to 1,000 total without any premium pricing. Many Twilight Time titles are limited to 3,000. Zavvi has had several exclusives limited to 1,000 or even just 500 copies, which were still pressed (rather than BD-Rs). Heck, the Document of the Dead L.E. that Synapse was selling exclusively on their site way back in 2012 was limited to 1,500.
09-21-18, 07:16 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
10-03-18, 09:34 PM
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Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Updated thru week ending 9/22/18
Table of Blu-ray sales (HMM and DEG)
numbers are in (revenue) millions.
Weekly figures are from HMM (Home Media Magazine)
Table of Blu-ray sales (HMM and DEG)
numbers are in (revenue) millions.
Weekly figures are from HMM (Home Media Magazine)
Code:
Week Date OD OD YoY DVD DVD YoY BD BD YoY BD Share TBO2018 TBO2017 2018 MPN 2775.32 -13.7% 1525.22 -20.2% 1250.16 -4.1% 45.0% 8722.4 7839.2 Q3 MPN 795.12 -11.7% 423.61 -20.9% 371.53 1.9% 46.7% 2720.8 2281.6 38 9/22 69.33 -21.8% 36.66 -19.4% 32.67 -24.4% 47.1 % 417.2 461.0 37 9/15 53.02 -20.8% 32.71 -22.3% 20.31 -18.3% 38.3 % 160.3 176.9 36 9/8 57.96 -13.5% 34.43 -19.7% 23.53 -2.4% 40.6 % 99.1 94.6 35 9/1 64.90 -15.9% 36.03 -18.9% 28.87 -11.9% 44.5 % 152.1 74.9 34 8/25 82.04 -8.8% 37.00 -17.5% 45.05 0.2% 54.9 % 350.5 389.8 33 8/18 93.35 34.5% 38.37 -12.8% 54.99 116.4% 58.9 % 682.7 157.8 32 8/11 57.57 -12.3% 31.25 -27.4% 26.32 16.6% 45.7 % 102.9 109.0 31 8/4 59.94 -12.8% 34.73 -22.2% 25.21 4.7% 42.1 % 70.6 79.3 30 7/28 62.39 -17.5% 33.19 -26.5% 29.20 -4.2% 46.8 % 138.8 252.3 29 7/21 78.20 0.2% 39.76 -13.8% 38.44 20.5% 49.2 % 266.6 178.7 28 7/14 56.80 -35.5% 33.77 -32.0% 23.03 -40.1% 40.5 % 209.8 289.2 27 7/7 59.62 -8.3% 35.71 -17.7% 23.91 10.4% 40.1 % 70.2 18.0 Q2 MPN 891.42 -20.6% 489.53 -23.1% 401.90 -17.2% 45.1% 2420.5 3048.0 26 6/30 59.30 -17.2% 35.52 -21.0% 23.78 -10.7% 40.1 % 44.3 117.6 25 6/23 65.01 -14.7% 36.87 -21.5% 28.13 -3.8% 43.3 % 102.6 33.4 24 6/16 75.55 -28.3% 40.59 -26.3% 34.97 -30.5% 46.3 % 250.1 276.2 23 6/9 62.28 -42.6% 33.59 -35.7% 28.70 -49.0% 46.1 % 155.3 521.3 22 6/2 58.48 -19.5% 33.78 -25.2% 24.71 -10.0% 42.2 % 32.7 106.2 21 5/26 65.17 -19.9% 34.80 -21.8% 30.37 -17.5% 46.6 % 164.2 457.7 20 5/19 92.29 36.4% 41.58 0.9% 50.71 91.8% 54.9 % 703.7 79.7 19 5/12 70.17 -8.5% 38.37 -18.3% 31.80 7.0% 45.3 % 103.7 115.1 18 5/5 66.66 -6.5% 37.99 -16.9% 28.67 12.0% 43.0 % 190.2 114.5 17 4/28 61.67 -17.5% 35.19 -20.2% 26.47 -13.6% 42.9 % 191.6 181.6 16 4/21 63.67 -10.2% 37.29 -14.1% 26.39 -4.0% 41.4 % 120.5 171.9 15 4/14 78.87 -33.0% 42.39 -36.4% 36.47 -28.5% 46.2 % 273.2 283.3 14 4/7 72.30 -43.3% 41.57 -30.4% 30.73 -54.6% 42.5 % 88.4 589.6 Q1 MPN 1088.78 -8.7% 612.08 -17.2% 476.73 5.2% 43.8% 3581.1 2509.6 13 3/31 138.87 22.9% 63.50 4.8% 75.37 43.8% 54.3 % 620.3 344.2 12 3/24 105.79 2.6% 56.99 -4.5% 48.81 12.3% 46.1 % 532.4 340.7 11 3/17 113.04 14.9% 54.97 -11.8% 58.07 61.2% 51.4 % 445.2 191.4 10 3/10 111.47 -8.4% 54.01 -20.0% 57.46 6.1% 51.5 % 373.0 268.5 9 3/3 102.82 -4.7% 55.08 -13.7% 47.74 8.4% 46.4 % 434.6 311.2 8 2/24 73.91 -20.6% 48.85 -21.2% 25.06 -19.4% 33.9 % 158.4 143.5 7 2/17 70.73 -20.9% 45.34 -22.0% 25.40 -18.7% 32.7 % 51.8 159.2 6 2/10 61.97 -33.1% 40.53 -31.0% 21.44 -36.8% 34.6 % 102.0 210.8 5 2/3 56.29 -28.2% 37.88 -26.7% 18.41 -31.2% 32.7 % 51.8 159.2 4 1/27 58.95 -19.3% 35.92 -24.6% 23.04 -9.2% 39.1 % 86.0 52.0 3 1/20 64.03 -7.6% 37.97 -18.1% 26.06 13.5% 40.7 % 161.2 127.6 2 1/13 68.98 -8.8% 41.08 -16.2% 27.90 4.7% 40.4 % 398.5 191.3 1 1/6 61.93 -19.8% 39.96 -23.4% 21.97 -12.4% 35.5 % 71.1 45.6 2017 HMM 4709.40 -13.4% 2821.76 -17.3% 1887.65 -6.8% 40.1% 10508.2 11900.9 Q4 HMM 1423.53 -22.4% 867.51 -23.1% 556.04 -21.3% 39.1% 2496.8 3568.0 52 12/30 81.24 -13.3% 49.95 -15.0% 31.29 -10.3% 38.5 % 49.6 69.1 51 12/23 193.26 -31.2% 117.63 -31.0% 75.63 -31.5% 39.1 % 292.0 299.4 50 12/16 147.11 -32.3% 90.63 -28.4% 56.48 -37.8% 38.4 % 154.9 502.9 49 12/9 118.29 -33.8% 74.56 -30.4% 43.73 -38.8% 37.0 % 303.9 539.1 48 12/2 126.21 -21.2% 78.17 -21.3% 48.04 -21.0% 38.1 % 31.3 233.8 47 11/25 242.10 -13.0% 144.88 -15.7% 97.22 -8.5% 40.2 % 149.9 144.0 46 11/18 72.18 -37.2% 46.53 -27.9% 25.65 -49.1% 35.5 % 117.6 486.6 45 11/11 80.34 -2.3% 46.46 -16.1% 33.89 26.1% 42.2 % 181.1 101.2 44 11/4 68.91 -25.2% 44.56 -22.1% 24.35 -30.3% 35.3 % 81.6 295.6 43 10/28 72.23 0.5% 44.57 -11.7% 27.66 29.1% 38.3 % 339.8 113.9 42 10/21 77.71 -8.9% 43.48 -20.9% 34.23 12.7% 44.0 % 452.3 194.5 41 10/14 66.95 -27.0% 41.76 -27.4% 25.19 -26.4% 37.6 % 164.5 347.7 40 10/7 77.00 -11.6% 44.33 -16.7% 32.68 -3.6% 42.4 % 178.4 240.3 Q3 HMM 971.84 -8.5% 577.81 -15.1% 394.04 3.1% 40.5% 2461.3 2480.5 39 9/30 74.02 -10.5% 42.68 -15.5% 31.35 -2.7% 42.3 % 176.3 286.2 38 9/23 88.62 0.2% 45.32 -11.5% 43.29 16.2% 48.9 % 460.6 158.5 37 9/16 66.52 -34.1% 41.87 -25.9% 24.66 -44.5% 37.1 % 176.7 521.6 36 9/9 66.99 -16.8% 42.78 -21.2% 23.92 -7.6% 35.9 % 94.5 141.9 35 9/2 76.77 -11.5% 44.34 -21.4% 32.43 6.9% 42.2 % 74.9 420.6 34 8/26 89.64 19.2% 44.75 -13.5% 44.89 91.3% 50.1 % 389.7 102.5 33 8/19 69.55 -3.2% 43.98 -12.1% 25.57 17.3% 36.8 % 157.8 128.5 32 8/12 65.32 -0.7% 43.11 -10.1% 22.21 24.4% 34.0 % 108.9 4.2 31 8/5 68.55 -9.0% 44.70 -13.4% 23.85 0.5% 34.8 % 79.3 78.9 30 7/29 75.57 -2.3% 45.15 -10.5% 30.42 13.1% 40.3 % 252.1 145.4 29 7/22 77.90 -19.5% 46.10 -13.2% 31.79 -27.2% 40.8 % 183.8 345.7 28 7/15 87.91 2.1% 49.66 -10.9% 38.25 25.9% 43.5 % 288.9 140.2 27 7/8 64.78 -13.7% 43.37 -14.9% 21.41 -11.3% 33.1 % 17.9 6.4 Q2 HMM 1121.50 -4.9% 637.12 -10.1% 484.35 2.9% 43.2% 3044.2 2989.7 26 7/1 71.44 -9.1% 44.95 -16.4% 26.49 6.7% 37.1 % 117.6 185.8 25 6/24 76.11 -0.6% 46.93 -9.9% 29.18 19.3% 38.3 % 33.4 72.4 24 6/17 105.28 7.5% 55.01 -10.2% 50.27 37.0% 47.7 % 276.5 175.6 23 6/10 108.48 1.2% 52.23 -13.6% 56.26 20.4% 51.9 % 520.6 434.0 22 6/3 72.52 4.1% 45.41 -11.5% 27.10 11.7% 37.4 % 106.2 74.0 21 5/27 81.33 -11.5% 44.57 -9.5% 36.75 55.2% 45.2 % 456.6 140.1 20 5/20 67.70 -11.9% 41.29 -17.0% 26.41 -2.6% 39.0 % 79.7 61.1 19 5/13 76.67 -28.1% 47.03 -16.6% 29.64 -41.0% 38.7 % 115.0 403.7 18 5/6 71.29 -11.5% 45.76 -16.3% 25.33 -1.5% 35.8 % 114.3 112.8 17 4/29 74.86 -3.5% 44.17 -14.1% 30.68 17.4% 41.0 % 181.6 140.5 16 4/22 70.83 -15.1% 43.41 -16.9% 27.41 -12.2% 38.7 % 171.8 225.2 15 4/15 117.63 32.1% 66.62 26.7% 51.01 40.9% 43.4 % 281.6 26.6 14 4/8 127.36 -18.9% 59.74 -6.2% 67.62 -27.6% 53.1 % 589.4 938.0 Q1 HMM 1192.53 -12.3% 739.32 -17.4% 453.22 -2.5% 38.0% 2505.9 2862.7 13 4/1 112.95 24.4% 60.55 -0.2% 52.40 73.8% 46.4 % 344.2 118.2 12 3/25 103.13 -28.7% 59.67 -35.5% 43.46 -16.7% 42.1 % 340.2 433.9 11 3/18 98.33 -12.1% 62.34 -17.5% 35.99 -0.9% 36.6 % 191.2 295.0 10 3/11 121.64 23.2% 67.49 -0.4% 54.15 74.6% 44.5 % 267.7 162.7 9 3/4 107.76 6.5% 63.76 -7.5% 44.00 36.5% 40.8 % 310.3 184.5 8 2/25 93.03 -12.0% 61.94 -12.3% 31.09 -11.3% 33.4 % 143.1 190.7 7 2/18 89.28 -8.3% 58.05 -14.9% 31.23 7.3% 35.0 % 123.5 101.2 6 2/11 92.58 -23.3% 58.63 -25.2% 33.95 -19.8% 36.7 % 210.1 266.0 5 2/4 78.85 -22.1% 51.94 -20.0% 26.91 -25.8% 34.1 % 159.2 123.2 4 1/28 72.94 -25.9% 47.60 -27.1% 25.34 -23.5% 34.7 % 52.1 97.3 3 1/21 69.27 -31.1% 46.31 -26.5% 22.97 -38.9% 33.2 % 127.6 302.3 2 1/14 75.60 -24.5% 48.94 -19.9% 26.66 -31.6% 35.3 % 191.3 449.5 1 1/7 77.17 -12.5% 52.10 -9.6% 25.07 -18.0% 32.5 % 45.6 138.3 2016 HMM 5453.79 -9.0% 3430.39 -13.5% 2023.41 -0.5% 37.1% 11887.0 10533.0 Q4 HMM 1846.85 -13.1% 1136.34 -13.3% 710.53 -12.9% 38.5% 3565.4 3309.2 52 12/31 94.19 -23.2% 59.19 -22.3% 35.01 -24.7% 37.2 % 69.0 109.1 51 12/24 282.55 1.6% 171.74 1.2% 110.81 2.1% 39.2 % 298.5 105.5 50 12/17 218.73 -17.6% 127.64 -19.2% 91.09 -15.3% 41.6 % 502.4 417.4 49 12/10 179.82 -17.0% 108.07 -14.0% 71.75 -21.2% 39.9 % 538.7 532.3 48 12/3 161.58 -3.7% 100.45 -8.4% 61.13 5.1% 37.8 % 233.7 19.6 47 11/2 280.33 -4.3% 173.78 -9.5% 106.55 5.5% 38.0 % 144.0 87.9 46 11/19 116.00 13.5% 65.09 -3.3% 50.91 45.8% 43.9 % 486.6 52.6 45 11/12 82.80 -24.8% 55.69 -20.7% 27.11 -31.9% 32.7 % 101.2 230.8 44 11/5 92.68 -27.5% 57.51 -25.7% 35.18 -30.3% 38.0 % 295.6 420.1 43 10/29 72.35 -29.5% 50.73 -22.6% 21.62 -41.6% 29.9 % 113.6 217.9 42 10/22 85.81 -35.3% 55.20 -19.1% 30.61 -52.4% 35.7 % 194.6 697.4 41 10/15 92.22 -13.7% 57.73 -9.6% 34.49 -19.8% 37.4 % 347.6 290.2 40 10/8 87.79 -11.6% 53.52 -19.2% 34.27 3.8% 39.0 % 240.2 128.4 Q3 HMM 1062.92 -7.8% 680.69 -14.7% 382.21 7.6% 36.0% 2480.1 2303.8 39 10/1 83.38 -28.0% 50.61 -29.4% 32.77 -25.8% 39.3 % 286.0 650.0 38 9/24 88.47 -6.9% 50.51 -18.8% 37.95 15.6% 42.9 % 158.3 185.3 37 9/17 100.88 -18.7% 56.65 -18.7% 44.22 -12.9% 43.8 % 521.4 584.4 36 9/10 80.07 0.1% 54.37 -7.1% 25.70 19.6% 32.1 % 141.9 43.9 35 9/3 86.79 -2.0% 56.56 -7.8% 30.23 11.0% 34.8 % 420.5 163.8 34 8/27 75.45 3.0% 51.95 -5.7% 23.50 29.4% 31.1 % 103.0 27.9 33 8/20 71.78 -5.7% 50.09 -12.0% 21.69 13.2% 30.2 % 128.5 7.8 32 8/13 65.55 -16.8% 47.80 -18.8% 17.75 -10.8% 27.1 % 4.2 67.2 31 8/6 75.00 -18.8% 51.34 -20.4% 23.66 -15.1% 31.5 % 78.9 166.8 30 7/30 77.19 -11.2% 50.45 -16.7% 26.74 1.3% 34.6 % 145.1 182.1 29 7/23 96.62 25.8% 53.10 -5.4% 43.52 110.3% 45.0 % 345.7 3.7 28 7/16 85.82 -6.5% 55.62 -12.8% 30.20 8.0% 35.2 % 140.2 185.9 27 7/9 75.92 -1.5% 51.64 -11.5% 24.28 29.7% 32.0 % 6.4 35.1 Q2 HMM 1188.41 4.3% 716.43 -9.5% 471.98 35.9% 39.7% 2985.4 1764.1 26 7/2 79.30 -1.7% 54.21 -10.4% 25.08 24.6% 31.6 % 185.8 115.1 25 6/25 77.13 0.6% 52.63 -6.9% 24.50 21.5% 31.8 % 72.4 0.1 24 6/18 98.65 1.9% 61.90 -4.9% 36.75 15.7% 37.3 % 175.5 100.5 23 6/11 107.74 19.3% 60.99 -1.2% 46.75 63.7% 43.4 % 431.8 185.5 22 6/4 76.29 -22.2% 51.94 -20.9% 24.35 -24.7% 31.9 % 73.8 309.0 21 5/28 73.60 -12.0% 49.82 -14.9% 23.78 -5.1% 32.3 % 140.1 23.6 20 5/21 77.54 -26.5% 50.34 -25.8% 27.20 -27.9% 35.1 % 61.1 376.0 19 5/14 107.18 23.1% 56.93 -6.0% 50.25 89.4% 46.9 % 403.3 34.5 18 5/7 81.33 -19.5% 55.32 -17.3% 26.02 -23.7% 32.0 % 112.7 251.6 17 4/30 78.19 -1.6% 52.00 -9.3% 26.19 18.3% 33.5 % 140.1 23.6 16 4/23 84.07 4.5% 52.84 -8.3% 31.23 37.0% 37.1 % 224.9 91.7 15 4/16 89.59 17.2% 53.25 -2.1% 36.34 64.8% 40.6 % 26.6 43.1 14 4/9 157.80 90.2% 64.26 9.0% 93.54 289.4% 59.3 % 937.2 7.8 Q1 HMM 1355.61 -14.1% 896.93 -15.7% 458.69 -10.9% 33.8% 2856.1 3156.0 13 4/2 91.71 -39.0% 61.35 -38.2% 30.35 -40.5% 33.1 % 118.1 333.7 12 3/26 145.35 0.1% 93.05 2.4% 52.30 -3.8% 36.0 % 433.8 498.8 11 3/19 112.95 0.7% 76.44 -0.2% 36.52 2.7% 32.3 % 294.4 260.6 10 3/12 99.52 -16.8% 68.43 -15.6% 31.08 -19.3% 31.2 % 162.6 114.5 9 3/5 86.02 -38.5% 60.05 -34.3% 25.97 -46.3% 30.2 % 184.1 350.9 8 2/27 106.70 -29.5% 71.62 -24.7% 35.08 -37.7% 32.9 % 186.8 303.2 7 2/20 98.44 -18.9% 69.29 -15.6% 29.15 -25.9% 29.6 % 101.2 218.7 6 2/13 122.01 -5.6% 79.65 -12.7% 42.36 11.3% 34.7 % 265.7 126.4 5 2/6 102.48 -15.3% 66.32 -21.2% 36.17 -1.7% 35.3 % 123.0 182.6 4 1/30 99.47 -10.2% 66.32 -11.6% 33.15 -7.1% 33.3 % 97.3 192.7 3 1/23 101.43 1.1% 63.96 -7.1% 37.47 19.2% 36.9 % 302.3 273.7 2 1/16 100.71 12.1% 62.20 -4.4% 38.52 55.4% 38.2 % 448.4 201.4 1 1/9 88.82 0.9% 58.25 -8.5% 30.57 25.4% 34.4 % 138.3 98.7 2015 HMM 5982.0 -11.6% 3959.60 -14.9% 2022.43 -4.6% 33.8% 10548.9 10507.6 Q4 HMM 2120.41 -6.6% 1312.11 -14.9% 808.32 11.2% 38.1% 3308.0 3199.3 52 1/2 122.55 1.1% 76.23 -9.2% 46.32 24.1% 37.8 % 109.1 103.7 51 12/26 278.08 5.8% 170.80 -6.4% 107.28 33.3% 38.6 % 105.5 7.1 50 12/19 265.13 -13.5% 159.63 -22.9% 105.50 5.9% 39.8 % 417.3 343.8 49 12/12 215.99 -13.0% 128.33 -20.5% 87.66 1.0% 40.6 % 532.3 410.0 48 12/5 167.01 -17.8% 108.97 -21.9% 58.04 -8.9% 34.8 % 19.5 291.0 47 11/28 292.88 -11.2% 191.68 -15.3% 101.20 -2.3% 34.6 % 87.9 165.5 46 11/21 101.56 -21.3% 66.89 -26.6% 34.68 -8.4% 34.1 % 52.6 324.7 45 11/14 109.57 -20.8% 69.83 -22.8% 39.74 -17.1% 36.3 % 230.6 391.6 44 11/7 127.41 -1.2% 77.03 -7.4% 50.38 10.2% 39.5 % 419.7 408.6 43 10/31 101.99 14.7% 65.10 -2.2% 36.90 65.0% 36.2 % 217.9 65.1 42 10/24 132.34 41.4% 68.00 1.9% 64.34 139.6% 48.6 % 697.0 157.5 41 10/17 106.67 -5.0% 63.65 -12.6% 43.02 9.2% 40.3 % 290.2 347.5 40 10/10 99.23 -6.7% 65.97 -7.0% 33.26 -6.2% 33.5 % 128.4 183.4 Q3 HMM 1147.35 -13.2% 793.83 -15.3% 353.52 -8.1% 30.8% 2299.4 2295.6 39 10/3 115.56 1.4% 71.34 -3.4% 44.22 10.3% 38.3 % 650.1 278.5 38 9/26 94.73 -2.5% 61.87 -11.4% 32.86 20.1% 34.7 % 184.7 156.0 37 9/19 120.04 -0.2% 69.38 -14.0% 50.66 28.0% 42.2 % 582.4 391.7 36 9/12 79.80 -28.5% 58.35 -20.4% 21.45 -44.0% 26.9 % 43.9 285.5 35 9/5 88.23 -0.7% 61.12 -10.2% 27.11 30.7% 30.7 % 163.6 40.0 34 8/29 73.03 -25.3% 54.90 -23.7% 18.12 -29.9% 24.8 % 27.8 66.3 33 8/22 75.79 -26.7% 56.68 -20.0% 19.12 -41.2% 25.2 % 7.8 217.1 32 8/15 78.42 -21.4% 58.56 -19.0% 19.85 -27.6% 25.3 % 67.1 93.1 31 8/8 92.02 -17.7% 64.19 -18.5% 27.83 -15.9% 30.2 % 166.8 283.1 30 8/1 86.59 -14.0% 60.24 -17.8% 26.35 -3.9% 30.4 % 181.8 187.2 29 7/25 76.44 -23.6% 55.78 -24.6% 20.66 -20.7% 27.0 % 3.7 147.7 28 7/18 91.34 -5.5% 63.42 -9.0% 27.93 3.6% 30.6 % 184.7 134.7 27 7/11 75.36 -5.9% 58.00 -4.7% 17.36 -9.7% 23.0 % 34.9 14.6 Q2 HMM 1136.2 -17.9% 789.33 -18.0% 346.83 -17.5% 30.5% 1763.1 1836.5 26 7/4 80.04 -10.1% 59.99 -9.6% 20.05 -11.6% 25.0 % 115.1 4.7 25 6/27 76.22 -21.3% 56.18 -16.9% 20.04 -31.5% 26.3 % 0.1 121.6 24 6/20 96.47 -18.9% 64.82 -15.8% 31.65 -24.5% 32.8 % 100.5 317.6 23 6/13 90.01 -21.9% 61.54 -19.8% 28.47 -26.0% 31.6 % 185.5 145.4 22 6/6 97.72 -12.0% 65.23 -11.7% 32.49 -12.6% 33.2 % 308.9 243.4 21 5/30 83.37 0.7% 58.42 -3.7% 24.95 12.7% 29.9 % 23.6 23.6 20 5/23 105.56 18.2% 67.81 6.1% 37.74 48.8% 35.8 % 375.9 189.1 19 5/16 86.81 2.2% 60.42 -2.7% 26.39 15.3% 30.4 % 34.3 72.1 18 5/9 100.88 10.2% 66.77 -0.7% 34.11 40.2% 33.8 % 251.6 5.7 17 5/2 79.35 -10.8% 57.24 -12.2% 22.11 -6.8% 27.9 % 225.1 51.6 16 4/25 80.42 -10.4% 57.62 -11.9% 22.80 -6.5% 28.4 % 91.6 0.1 15 4/18 76.44 -56.7% 54.38 -55.8% 22.06 -58.7% 28.9 % 43.1 296.7 14 4/11 82.89 -44.1% 58.91 -37.0% 23.97 -56.2% 28.9 % 7.8 365.0 Q1 HMM 1578.06 -12.1% 1064.33 -11.9% 513.76 -12.4% 32.6% 3178.4 3176.1 13 4/4 150.33 10.2% 99.28 9.4% 51.05 11.8% 34.0 % 332.0 165.9 12 3/28 145.19 -3.0% 90.83 -9.0% 54.36 9.1% 37.4 % 498.8 187.9 11 3/21 112.10 -53.7% 76.52 -45.3% 35.58 -65.1% 31.7 % 260.4 643.5 10 3/14 119.66 -11.6% 81.16 -13.1% 38.50 -8.3% 32.2 % 113.4 66.6 9 3/7 139.83 -1.7% 91.54 -14.1% 48.29 -18.6% 34.5 % 350.9 490.2 8 2/28 151.40 -2.6% 95.11 -3.3% 56.32 -1.4% 37.2 % 303.3 506.5 7 2/21 120.65 -5.2% 82.04 -7.6% 38.61 0.3% 32.0 % 216.5 0.2 6 2/14 129.22 -17.1% 91.16 -18.0% 38.06 -12.9% 29.5 % 126.3 162.8 5 2/7 120.93 3.2% 84.14 -0.7% 36.79 13.4% 30.4 % 184.4 147.1 4 1/31 110.66 0.4% 75.00 -3.0% 35.67 8.3% 32.2 % 192.8 319.5 3 1/24 100.24 4.2% 68.82 -1.4% 31.43 18.8% 31.4 % 273.7 196.0 2 1/17 89.84 -15.3% 65.07 -14.6% 24.76 -17.2% 27.6 % 201.2 261.7 1 1/10 87.99 -10.9% 63.66 -11.4% 24.34 -9.5% 27.7 % 124.8 28.2 2014 HMM 6783.24 -10.1% 4661.69 -11.0% 2121.58 -7.9% 31.3% 10450.6 10589.2 Q4 HMM 2267.71 -14.1% 1540.94 -13.0% 726.79 -16.4% 32.0% 3157.4 3445.0
10-10-18, 06:41 AM
#5342
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
The worst week loss for Blu-ray was the week Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom came out? The only way that makes sense is if the same week last year had a huge release.
10-10-18, 02:46 PM
#5343
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
The collapse in DVD sales has been swift. Seemingly everyone in the DVD market has transitioned straight to streaming/VOD.
10-10-18, 03:37 PM
#5344
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
So, yeah, pretty big.
10-19-18, 09:57 AM
#5345
Suspended
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Target's are now starting to re-organize for Christmas. Apparently they are reducing books and some physical media to make room for additional aisles of toys (Probably because of no TRU).
10-24-18, 01:28 AM
#5346
DVD Talk Reviewer & TOAT Winner
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
I got an ad in the mail from Best Buy that mostly promotes toys as well- very strange. Several Best Buys here are right next to (former) Toys R Us stores.
Incidentally, a store in the UK has said they're going to STOP selling DVD players, but will keep selling Blu-Ray players so no big loss:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...D-players.html (typical misinformation in this article including how streaming has made any type of physical media player obsolete)
Incidentally, a store in the UK has said they're going to STOP selling DVD players, but will keep selling Blu-Ray players so no big loss:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...D-players.html (typical misinformation in this article including how streaming has made any type of physical media player obsolete)
10-24-18, 01:55 AM
#5347
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...D-players.html (typical misinformation in this article including how streaming has made any type of physical media player obsolete)
10-24-18, 09:46 AM
#5348
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
Yeah, I like owning my favorites and all, but the ease and convenience of picking movies and TV shows from a menu is definitely a huge draw for me.
10-25-18, 10:00 AM
#5349
Suspended
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
I got an ad in the mail from Best Buy that mostly promotes toys as well- very strange. Several Best Buys here are right next to (former) Toys R Us stores.
Incidentally, a store in the UK has said they're going to STOP selling DVD players, but will keep selling Blu-Ray players so no big loss:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...D-players.html (typical misinformation in this article including how streaming has made any type of physical media player obsolete)
Incidentally, a store in the UK has said they're going to STOP selling DVD players, but will keep selling Blu-Ray players so no big loss:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...D-players.html (typical misinformation in this article including how streaming has made any type of physical media player obsolete)
My Target is in the process of eliminating Music/some books and a row of movies for more toys. Kinda hard to tell until they are done since they could pack the movies tighter.
10-25-18, 10:01 AM
#5350
Suspended
Re: Blu-ray and DVD sales - We're number 2, but we try harder
You could spend the time (a lot of time...) and rip them all to a server and simply stream them. Might not be doable for 4k and such, but I've done it for all my DVDs and TV on DVD. Its nice to watch them anywhere with an internet connection as quality is already meh on DVDs. Space isn't really an issue for DVDs. Blu-rays I can get around 4-5GB and they look pretty good to me. I don't care about audio so that might be a concern.