Posted Sun Sep 29, 2024 at 03:02 PM PDT by Matthew Hartman
Summer is over, fall is here, and the busy crush of new releases, catalog favorites, and indie label hits smashes into our collections. The October 2024 run of 4K releases is a beastly month.
October is a great month for watching horror movies, dressing up, and gorging on mini-sized candy. Fortunately for physical media collectors, it's one of the biggest months of the year for disc releases. Unfortunately, that also means our wallets take quite the hit too. 2024 was already a crazy year for some great releases, but it starts getting a little nuts this month as we gear up for the holiday shopping season. We're getting everything from gnarly classic horror flicks, new releases, deep-cut catalog titles, and everything in between. So let's get to it.
In an odd move from all studios and labels, the first week of the month is a shockingly slim slate. It's shocking because we're only seeing a couple of titles come out on 4K, but the following week is a true wallet-buster. So in some ways, this is nice because you get to save a little cash before things get nuts.
And this is when things hit the proverbial fan... financially at least. This month is a crazy mix of new releases, retailer exclusives, and SteelBook re-releases. It's a lot to get through so hopefully you've stashed a few pennies.
After that blistering second week of releases, the third release week of October 2024 isn't slowing down. While we might not have as many releases this week, we still have plenty of heavy hitters to budget for. From first-time releases to a big anniversary box set, there's some great stuff this frame.
As if this month wasn't scary enough, this fourth Tuesday of October 2024 will see some of the heaviest heavy hitters to punch out the format. We're seeing two of the creepiest flicks ever alongside 2024's second-highest-grossing mega box officer success. Funny enough, we're also seeing one of the biggest duds of the year drop this week - that's on top of all the classics and deep-cut catalog titles. Just note - a few of these titles were very late additions to the slate and pre-orders aren't yet live on all of them - as soon as they are, we'll double back and get those links embedded.
For the rare fifth Tuesday in October, things slow down a little bit as get ready for a barrage of kids demanding free candy. Budget accordingly and remember - don't be that person who hands out apples and little boxes of raisins on Halloween. I don't want to advocate for full bars, but if you have a Costco membership, there's really no excuse to not go full bars. Unless of course you're adding a bunch of great flicks to the collection.
And that's all the news that's fit to print this month. Considering how many titles were added to the slate very last minute, we hope there won't be any availability issues. Some aren't even up for preorder yet, so when they do go live, don't hesitate.
Hope this shopping guide helps you have a great Halloween season - Happy Collecting!
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