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Spotted this on blu-ray.com from cbr.com (cbr = Comic Book Resources)

Disney Offering Select Films on Digital HD and 4K for $5 Through May.
During the months of April and May, Walt Disney Studios is making a number of films available digitally in HD and 4K for just $4.99.

Disney's official press release:

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS OFFERS FLASH SALE FOR AUDIENCES TO ENJOY THE FILMS THEY LOVE AT HOME

Special Themed Collections Available on Digital in April and May

BURBANK, Calif. (April 15, 2020) – The Walt Disney Studios announced today that movie lovers will be able to purchase a selection of their favorite films on digital at a special price in the U.S.
Disney will offer select films starting at $4.99 for a limited time on digital platforms in the U.S. Organized into thematic collections, new films will become available each week throughout April and May and include something for everyone.

Feel Good Movies
April 14-20

Starting at $4.99 each in HD/UHD:
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Greatest Showman
Napoleon Dynamite
The Devil Wears Prada
There’s Something About Mary
Never Been Kissed
Pretty Woman
The Proposal (2009)
The Sound of Music
Under the Tuscan Sun
27 Dresses
Little Miss Sunshine
The Joy Luck Club
An Affair to Remember
Beaches

Earth Day with Disneynature
April 21-27

Starting at $4.99 each in HD/UHD:
African Cats
Bears
Born In China
Chimpanzee
Earth
Expedition China
Ghost of the Mountains
Monkey Kingdom
Oceans
Wings of Life

Family Fun Flicks
April 21-27

Starting at $4.99 each in HD/UHD:
Ferdinand
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Book of Life
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Night at the Museum
Ice Age
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Peanuts Movie
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Thumbelina
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Robots
Marley & Me
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
Epic

May The 4th
April 28-May 4

Starting at $4.99 each in HD/UHD:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Bundle

Game Changers
May 5-11

Starting at $4.99 each in HD/UHD:
Battle of the Sexes
Bend It Like Beckham
Goal! The Dream Begins
Dodgeball
Stick It
Eddie the Eagle
Rookie of the Year
The Sandlot
The Sandlot 2
Free Solo
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Whip It
Just Wright
Drumline
Fever Pitch
Ford v Ferrari
Remember the Titans
Invincible
Glory Road
The Mighty Ducks
D2: The Mighty Ducks
D3: The Mighty Ducks
McFarland USA
Miracle (2004)
The Rookie
The Greatest Game Ever Played

May 12-18
Action Movies

Starting at $4.99 each in HD/UHD
Armageddon
The A-Team
Con Air
Die Hard
Enemy of the State
Fight Club
Gone in 60 Seconds
Speed
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Man on Fire
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Pearl Harbor
Real Steel
Red Sparrow
Tombstone

Princess Collection
May 19-25

Starting at $4.99 each in HD/UHD
Aladdin (1992)
The Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Brave
Cinderella (1950)
The Little Mermaid
Moana
Pocahontas
The Princess and the Frog
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Tangled

https://www.cbr.com/disney-digital-h...ies-5-dollars/

Key words here is "just" & "starting"

stingermck

AH noticed the feel good sale on Vudu. Def going to get several of these. Finally a sale on Con Air and Armageddon

davidh777

Still weird to me to see all those Fox films branded as Disney. But I’ll get stuff like Pretty Woman, Con Air, and Ford vs Ferrari if the prices are $4.99 or close to it.

E Unit

I'm going to guess those May the 4th SW films will be $9.99 for the UHD.

stingermck

Picked up Pretty Woman for $5 on Vudu

majorjoe23

I’ll probably go for the Star Wars films I don’t have digitally.

lwhy?

I'm going to get Bend It Like Beckham when it goes on sale. There's no US Blu-ray release of it.

davidh777

That would be amazing, as Disney usually isn’t super aggressive on their biggest properties. But that does remind me that I might as well hold off a little longer on Rise of Skywalker in case there’s a good sale on 5/4.

fujishig

I didn't even realize stuff like the Peanuts movie and the Book of Life were now owned by Disney. Why aren't these on + yet?

The Questyen

Licensing reasons so probably eventually. It was weird seeing Ice Age on Disney+.

davidh777

Yeah, they do have some of them, like Never Been Kissed (which disappeared for a while) and Sound of Music.

OldBoy

So these sales are for you to own digitally if you don’t have Disney+, since they are all free there, right? Well, freed with paid sub obviously...

davidh777

Some of them, sure, but see three posts up where it was mentioned that not all of them are.

E Unit

Well a ton aren’t available there like Something About Mary, Fight Club, Kingsman, etc.

TheBigDave

Here's some updated info:

DJariya

I got Pretty Woman last night. I know I don't have a BD of it and I can't even remember if I own a DVD. So $5 for an HD copy was worth it to me. The Movies Anywhere version actually has a lot of bonus material as well.

Decker

The has the Bonus Features as well (which run after the feature ends, for about 15 minutes more), for those without a MA app

Easy

Where to buy? Do different vendors offer different resolutions or are the all the same? I was going to buy a movie at VUDU but it said " enjoy in 720P" so I backed off. Same film at Amazon showed HD which really isn't specific. Obviously I would like to get the best quality available (if there are differences).

Decker

They are Movies Anywhere titles, so wherever you buy it, you have access to it on any of their services (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, VUDU, Google Play, Fandango Now). So it doesn't make a difference unless some service is selling a UHD version at the same price. Then you ideally want to pick it up from that service so you own the 4K rights. Not sure if that applies to any of these titles though.

DJariya

Yup that's the one I bought and they transferred over A-OK to my other providers including MA with all these extras as well.

davidh777

I got Pretty Woman, Beaches (wife’s fave), and Joy Luck Club (probably mediocre but haven’t seen it since the VHS days).

3nthebag

Action Movies week looks like a winner to me. I do not remember ever seeing any of the below titles for under $10.

Armageddon, Con Air, Gone in 60 Seconds, Pearl Harbor and Tombstone.

3nthebag

I was hoping to find the Mighty Ducks titles for $4.99 today. Unfortunately, they have them listed at $7.99 each.

davidh777

$4.99 is really the sweet spot for me for catalog titles. Anything higher feels like they’re not really trying. I’ve been meaning to get Con Air for forever, but I’m guessing that’ll be $7.99 too. The Touchstone stuff rarely drops that low, though, so I may bite anyway.

I was hoping Ford vs Ferrari would be $4.99, but $7.99 is still pretty good for a recent release so I got it on Vudu. I checked a couple other services, but they weren’t offering UHD.

lwhy?

I agree. I don't like to pay more than $4.99 unless it's a new release. I did get Bend it like Beckham for $4.99 so I'll have a HD copy of it. I love that movie. It's not available on Blu-ray in the US. This sale has been a bit disappointing.