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'300' Breaks Blu-ray, HD DVD Sales Records
Posted Tue Aug 7, 2007 at 08:35 AM PDT byWell, that didn't take long. A week after its initial release, '300' has eclipsed all previous releases to become the fastest and highest selling high-def disc yet.
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'Planet Earth' Generates Record HD DVD, Blu-ray Sales Revenue
Posted Thu Jun 7, 2007 at 09:26 AM PDT byProving once again that disc sales can be measured on any number of levels, Warner Home Video has announced that the dual-format release of 'Planet Earth: The Complete Series' is the biggest high-def disc moneymaker yet.
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Warner Says 'Departed' is Most Sold High-Def Title; Studio Trumpets Dual Support of HD DVD, Blu-ray
Posted Wed May 23, 2007 at 10:58 PM PDT byWarner Home Entertainment today announced that their dual-format release of 'The Departed' is the highest selling high-def disc title, having moved over 100,000 units since its release in February of this year.
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Disc Sales: 'Planet Earth' a Chart-Topper on HD DVD, Blu-ray
Posted Mon May 14, 2007 at 11:48 AM PDT byEverything came up 'Planet Earth' on the next-gen sales chart for the week ending May 6, with the HD DVD and Blu-ray versions of the acclaimed BBC nature documentary commanding the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively.
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Blu-ray Disc Sales Surpass One Million Milestone
Posted Mon Apr 23, 2007 at 11:10 AM PDT byThe Blu-ray Disc Association this morning announced that Blu-ray has become the first high-def disc format to sell more than one million discs.
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Disc Sales: 'Casino Royale' Blu-ray Overall Top Seller in March; 'Departed' Leads HD DVD Pack
Posted Fri Apr 20, 2007 at 11:41 AM PDT byBlu-ray booster 'Casino Royale' was March's top next-gen title, handedly surpassing HD DVD's biggest seller for the month, 'The Departed.' Meanwhile, HD DVD backers say they're looking to a fourth quarter of more titles and cheaper players to close the sales gap with their rival.
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Disc Sales: 'Planet Earth' Breaks New Amazon Record; HD DVD Staging a Comeback?
Posted Tue Apr 17, 2007 at 01:25 PM PDT byWith a week to go before its dual-format high-def release, pre-orders for 'Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series' have broken new ground on Amazon's top sellers list. Meanwhile, recent Amazon rankings appear to indicate a turnaround in HD DVD sales.
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Sony Report Reveals First Look at Absolute Blu-ray and HD DVD Disc Sales Figures
Posted Sun Apr 8, 2007 at 10:54 PM PDT byThanks to a new research report from Sony, industry watchers are getting their best look yet at hard high-def disc sales numbers from Nielsen VideoScan, including per-title sales figures for high-def discs released on both next-gen formats.
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'Casino Royale' Blu-ray Breaks 100,000 Unit Milestone (UPDATED)
Posted Tue Mar 27, 2007 at 06:45 AM PDT byIt's official: Sony has announced that 'Casino Royale' on Blu-ray is the first high-def disc title to ship over 100,000 units.
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Disc Sales: 'Casino Royale' Tops High-Def Charts; All Eyes on 'Happy Feet'
Posted Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 03:45 PM PDT byWith rumored first-week US sales of over 100,000 units, 'Casino Royale' easily topped Nielsen VideoScan's Blu-ray sales charts for the week ending March 18, outselling 'The Departed' on Blu-ray (in its fourth week out) by a margin of 9:1.
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'Casino Royale' Blu-ray Cracks Amazon Top Ten
Posted Wed Mar 14, 2007 at 01:51 AM PDT byIn another high-def first, the Blu-ray edition of 'Casino Royale' cracked the top ten on Amazon's DVD top sellers list upon its release Tuesday, peaking late in the evening at #8.
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February Disc Sales: Blu-ray Continues to Outsell HD DVD; 'Departed' Offers Head-to-Head Sales Comparison
Posted Fri Mar 9, 2007 at 03:43 PM PST byFebruary again saw Blu-ray disc sales outnumber HD DVD by a wide margin, but a performance comparison of the month's top-selling disc may be the bigger story.
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VideoScan: Overall Blu-ray Disc Sales Now Surpass HD DVD
Posted Fri Feb 23, 2007 at 10:11 AM PST byPreliminary disc sales data from Nielsen VideoScan for the week ending Feb 18 shows Blu-ray in the lead for disc sales since inception -- the first time Blu-ray has surpassed HD DVD in this category.
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Sony's New Blu-ray Marketing Message: Format War is Over
Posted Sat Feb 10, 2007 at 11:11 AM PST bySeizing on widely reported January sales numbers from Neilsen VideoScan, a Sony executive said Friday that the studio plans to begin marketing Blu-ray as the winner of the high-def format war.
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Finally: VideoScan Releases High-Def Disc Sales Numbers
Posted Wed Jan 31, 2007 at 09:20 PM PST byAfter over six months of head-to-head combat, we finally have an all-inclusive independent yardstick against which to compare Blu-ray and HD DVD disc sales, thanks to the first public release of sales numbers from Neilsen VideoScan.
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CES: Blu-ray and HD DVD camps Reveal 2006 Hardware Sales Figures, Both Claim Victory
Posted Mon Jan 8, 2007 at 10:57 AM PST byIn dueling CES press conferences Sunday, representatives for both HD DVD and Blu-ray used 2006 sales numbers to claim early victory in the high-def format wars.
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CES: Warner Previews More 2007 HD DVD Titles; 'Superman Returns' Studio's Top-Selling HD DVD of 2006
Posted Mon Jan 8, 2007 at 01:22 AM PST byPledging continued support for HD DVD in 2007, Warner Home Video this morning announced more new theatrical and catalog titles due for release on the format in the coming year.
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'Superman Returns' Tops Amazon's 2006 High-Def Best Sellers Lists
Posted Tue Dec 26, 2006 at 03:11 AM PST bySeems each day brings a new list this time of year, and today is no exception with news of Amazon's year-end best sellers lists.
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'Mission: Impossible III' Top-Selling High-Def Title of 2006
Posted Thu Dec 21, 2006 at 12:35 AM PST byForget all that couch-hopping nonsense. When it comes to high-definition, Tom Cruise is still the king, snagging the top-selling next-gen title of 2006 according to Paramount Home Entertainment.
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'Mission: Impossible III' Sets Blu-ray, HD DVD Sales Record
Posted Thu Nov 9, 2006 at 12:02 AM PST byTom Cruise may get more print for couch-jumping than his movies these days, but he can now add another achievement to his Hollywood resume: high-def record-breaker.
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