Rising Star Puts It All on ‘The Line’

November 07, 2009

The crime drama The Line is one of the biggest DVDs to emerge from the Maya Independent Film Series so far.

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Amazon.com, Target.com Hold $10 DVD Sale

November 06, 2009

Just as Wal-Mart did earlier this week, Amazon.com and Target.com are offering pre-orders of some of their most anticipated new DVDs at $10, with free shipping on the discounted DVDs.

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Target Exclusively Releases ‘My One and Only’

November 06, 2009

Target has teamed with Herrick Entertainment to exclusively release the production company’s DVD of My One and Only, starring Renée Zellweger and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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Redbox Parent Posts $41.1 Million Q3 Profit

November 05, 2009

Redbox parent Coinstar Nov. 5 reported profit of $41.1 million on revenue of $296 million for the three-month period ended Sept. 30, in large part thanks to a 75% increase in the number of Redbox kiosks year over year, and a 26% jump in per-kiosk revenue, compared to the same three months in 2008.

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MPAA, Consumer Groups Battle Over FCC Waiver

November 05, 2009

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and a coalition of consumer interest groups traded barbs Nov. 4 over an MPAA request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that, if approved, could give the movie industry power to turn off analog video outputs on consumer electronics during special VOD presentations.

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Third ‘Ice Age’ Heats Up Charts

November 04, 2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, debuted at No. 1 on both the national home video sales and rental charts for the week ended Nov. 1.

NPD Group: Consumer Entertainment Spending Steady

November 04, 2009

A majority of consumers plan on spending the same amount on traditional entertainment this holiday season compared to 2008, according to The NPD Group.

‘Transformers 2’ Tops Charts, is Top-Selling Title of the Year

October 28, 2009

As expected, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the year’s No. 1 movie, gave the home entertainment business a badly needed boost last week, within a week becoming the top-selling home entertainment release of the year.

Kagan: Studios that Spend More on Movies Make More Profit

October 22, 2009

When analyzing all films released on 1,000 or more screens from 2004 to 2008, Kagan found that 83 films with budgets greater than $100 million averaged $247.3 million in net profit under a major-studio distribution fee structure, followed by the $90 million-to-$100 million range with a $117.9 million average net profit.

Triple Play for Disney

October 21, 2009

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment scored a three-way victory on the national video charts the week ended Oct. 18 with The Proposal and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

The Time Traveler's Wife, Warmer. Street 2/9, Prebook 1/5. DVD $28.98, BD $35.99.
9, Universal. Street 12/29, Prebook 11/10. DVD $29.98, BD $39.98.
Gamer, Lionsgate. Street 1/19, Prebook 12/23. DVD $29.95, BD $39.99.
The Hurt Locker, Summit. Street 1/12, Prebook 11/24. DVD $26.99, BD $34.99.
It Might Get Loud, Sony Pictures. Street 12/22, Prebook 11/19. DVD $27.96, BD $37.95.