Blu-ray have increased in price!?!?

[Bluyoda]

Is it just me or have BDs increased in price quite considerably, particularly new releases?

I remember when you could easily get a new release for $14,99, or maximum $19,99.

Now, it seems every release is at least $19,99.

There are rarely coupons anymore, and the 3-D BDs have seemingly catapulted the prices to new heights.

What's going on??

Any thoughts?

[Walts Ghost]

The prices seem consistent as they've always been, at least to me.

[Blu-Benny]

what movies did u get for $14.99 that were new releases?? i remember when inception was $17.99 and that was the lowest price i'd seen for a new release.

[Bluyoda]

Rango, with a $5 coupon, and many Disney movies regularly had Amazon coupons too.

[Al_The_Strange]

Catalog releases have always hung around the $15 - $20 range; some might be cheaper yet. There are a few that seem pricey. A lot of the new movies up for pre-order seem to be extravagant (a bunch of them are showing up as over $20, and even over $30, but I'm doubtful these prices are permanent). Still, even this is not new.

It's business as usual, boss.

[Jutty]

Personally i feel that have stayed constant,and if anything have come down slightly

[makaveli21]

Originally Posted by Jutty

Personally i feel that have stayed constant,and if anything have come down slightly

I agree--I think prices are going down for catalog, and if they're not going down for opening week for new releases, they come down in price sooner rather than later.

To get a Criterion disc opening week for $19.99 like you could with Royal Tenenbaums, and at Best Buy no less, was really surprising...

[Bluyoda]

Hm, so maybe I have just become poorer, I guess.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Hm, so maybe I have just become poorer, I guess.

u & me both buddy!!

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

u & me both buddy!!

[Mooch360]

Here in Canada new releases are at least $25, sometimes as high as $35.

[disneyfreak]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Rango, with a $5 coupon, and many Disney movies regularly had Amazon coupons too.

Well, if your specifically talking Disney titles like you were saying, they may have went up a bit, the coupons have slowly been cut back and reduced to the point of disappearing on certain releases. So the releases that we were getting for 10 or 12 dollars, are now up to 20 or 22. The prices themselves haven't really went up or down, maybe they went up by a dollar or two, but the main reason they've gotten more expensive is the coupons.

[dallywhitty]

I don't know what it's like for folks in the US, but pre-orders seem to be steeper than they used to be. £20 for the 3D Prometheus release? £20 for the Steelbook Jaws release? A couple of years ago, I couldn't imagine these being any more than £15.

[CinemaScope]

I'm certantly a lot poorer. I make a game of getting Blu-rays cheap, wait for the price to come down, check one-day sales, check all the online retailers & just be patient. Don't pre-order.

[bhampton]

The release day deals with coupons for disney movies are way less good.

It was common for me to combine some deals (legit) and get new disney blus for $8 to $10

I think I got Burton's Alice in Wonderland for $6.

On the other hand.... There's a lot. Erie bargain bin blus. Bb has a $5.99 and a $7.99 bin. Walmart does too and a bunch of double features for $5.

[Blu-Benny]

for me, a new release i really want will be picked up for a $19.99 price or lower.

i can't remember the last time i paid more than $19.99 for a new release....compared to a couple years ago when new releases were routinely $22.99.

[i007spectre]

I remember early Blu-rays I bought were never more than $19.99. Now most are $22.99 or $24.99

[xander]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

what movies did u get for $14.99 that were new releases?? i remember when inception was $17.99 and that was the lowest price i'd seen for a new release.

I remember when Drive Angry was $14.99 on release day. That was pretty awesome. I was hoping it would start a trend of movies that were panned critically and commercially getting released at cheaper prices. Not surprisingly, I was wrong.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I've seen some catalog titles go up in price, mostly Sony titles like Ghost Rider and Hancock and some various others here and there.

[aiman04]

It's the DVD combo thing, and now 3D. Disney is the most expensive and rarely comes down in price even after a year.