Blu-Ray beats HDDVD Transformers Week ???!!! - Blu-ray Forum

aphex · 10-23-2007, 05:28 AM

Hey guys i know that we've all head the 190k transformers news but check this out,

http://www.dvdempire.com/Content/Fea...ars.asp?view=1

Now, I know this doesn't mean much, but they didn't even do the BOGO, right? And we still won? Man, if we can win this week then we'll never lose. PERIOD.

BLURAY FTW

DetroitSportsFan · 10-23-2007, 05:29 AM

We won't know until Friday.

Beta-guy · 10-23-2007, 05:42 AM

I'm certain BD won, I was watching productwars and we were doing better then HD-DVD by a signifigant margin.

aphex · 10-23-2007, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Beta-guy

I'm certain BD won, I was watching productwars and we were doing better then HD-DVD by a signifigant margin.

Ya, but that's only amazon. Hopefully those trends are everywhere! I really think we have a good chance at winning. I bought 14 movies that weekend and I usually don't buy any. I think the bogo gave a lot of ps3 an excuse to buy some bds.

pedigree · 10-23-2007, 05:59 AM

i know a lot of people who bought a whole bunch that week either for resale or as christmas gifts.

RobertB · 10-23-2007, 06:03 AM

I find it hard to believe that they actually sold 190k copies not just the first week but in 2 days?! 100k on Monday and 90k on Tuesday? NO WAY. I bet those are the numbers shipped and they are just trying to spin numbers to look good.

Nielsens will show us the actual sales on Friday and we will see the truth.

But still it did seem like the BOGO offer did very well so I think that it will be "ok" even if the 190k number holds up.

ESUNintel · 10-23-2007, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by aphex

Hey guys i know that we've all head the 190k transformers news but check this out,

http://www.dvdempire.com/Content/Fea...ars.asp?view=1

Now, I know this doesn't mean much, but they didn't even do the BOGO, right? And we still won? Man, if we can win this week then we'll never lose. PERIOD.

BLURAY FTW

I like those numbers

I know it's best to wait, but I'm pretty sure Blu won this week.
...if not, no big deal, BD has been winning every past week and will likely continue winning.

aphex · 10-23-2007, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ESUNintel

I like those numbers

I know it's best to wait, but I'm pretty sure Blu won this week.
...if not, no big deal, BD has been winning every past week and will likely continue winning.

But can you imagine if we had lost every week and then when Spiderman 3 was finally gonna come out we still lost? I would be very tempted to switch sides or go neutral, and hopefully if we do win the same thing happens to many hd dvd fan boys.

Armodka · 10-23-2007, 06:32 AM

If I buy a bunch of blu rays tomorrow, will it count for fridays report?

RobertB · 10-23-2007, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Armodka

If I buy a bunch of blu rays tomorrow, will it count for fridays report?

Nope, there is a delay of 1 week from the friday of the week until the numbers are reported.

devonthedude · 10-23-2007, 06:43 AM

How is one week gonna matter for hd-dvd when blu-ray will trump it for all the upcoming weeks with all the new exclusives coming out

mattym · 10-23-2007, 07:06 AM

dvd empire figures dont firm up until today(tuesday) so they may change yet.

gand41f · 10-23-2007, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Beta-guy

I'm certain BD won, I was watching productwars and we were doing better then HD-DVD by a signifigant margin.

Sorry, but eproductwars is not meaningful even for just Amazon because their methodology for comparing formats is flawed for situations like last week. See the post below for more details.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...904#post287904

enjoy
gandalf

gand41f · 10-23-2007, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mattym

dvd empire figures dont firm up until today(tuesday) so they may change yet.

I think they just finalized, I see next week's (partial) numbers.

Week of Oct 16th was 59.92% Blu-ray. That's much higher than I thought. However, remember that online retailers favor catalog titles, and new releases tend to do much better in B&M. The HDM sales is still dominated by people who walk into the store and buy the one hot movie of the week.

enjoy
gandalf

Sidewinder · 10-23-2007, 08:26 AM

If Paramount were still neutral, they could've sold 600K units or even more of Transformers thanks to the PS3 owners...sad ain't it?

gand41f · 10-23-2007, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sidewinder

If Paramount were still neutral, they could've sold 600K units or even more of Transformers thanks to the PS3 owners...sad ain't it?

That's what I've been thinking too. On one hand, I want TF on DUD do badly so BD can win the week, on the other hand we all know common titles sell about 2:1 on BD, so the more TF they sell, the more money P/DW will realize they lost....

enjoy
gandalf

Smallville206 · 10-23-2007, 09:27 AM

Who cares if they only win the week, it's still not good to see they have the best selling movie period as far as HD goes. I would be concerned because postive sales figures like this show them HD-DVD is still selling and is likely to stretch this out a lot further than we would like.
I don't care how people want to spin it, Transformers selling the way it has for their side is not a good thing. I think it's also a sign their customer base may be growing, maybe by Blu ray supporters who couldn't hold out for this movie. My best friend just went dual format as he said he is not going to pass on getting movies like this. I myself will contine to hold out and buy Blu only but this war sure doesn't look like it's anywhere close to ending.

monkyman · 10-23-2007, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sidewinder

If Paramount were still neutral, they could've sold 600K units or even more of Transformers thanks to the PS3 owners...sad ain't it?

So I guess BD stand alone owners don't count now.

Nooff · 10-23-2007, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by RobertB

I find it hard to believe that they actually sold 190k copies not just the first week but in 2 days?! 100k on Monday and 90k on Tuesday? NO WAY. I bet those are the numbers shipped and they are just trying to spin numbers to look good.

Nielsens will show us the actual sales on Friday and we will see the truth.

But still it did seem like the BOGO offer did very well so I think that it will be "ok" even if the 190k number holds up.

It was 100K on the first day actually and 90 for the rest of the week. I don't find that any spectacular really. I mean look at how fast it sunk over the week. 100K on Thuesday, 90K for the other 4 days? That's only 22,5K per day, nothing to write home about. It probably tells us that nearly every HD DVD owner bought a copy, which means it won't be doing so good anymore from now on.

Pyrate69 · 10-23-2007, 10:31 AM

I bet those figures are going to stand!!! Its ashame how HD-DUD could not win a week when there number 1 exclusive movie could not sell more than the BD's.
The BOGO did really help alot. I both 17 BD that monday...

10-23-2007, 05:28 AM	#1
aphex Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Scottsdale Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	Blu-Ray beats HDDVD Transformers Week ???!!! Hey guys i know that we've all head the 190k transformers news but check this out, http://www.dvdempire.com/Content/Fea...ars.asp?view=1 Now, I know this doesn't mean much, but they didn't even do the BOGO, right? And we still won? Man, if we can win this week then we'll never lose. PERIOD. BLURAY FTW

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10-23-2007, 05:29 AM	#2
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	We won't know until Friday.

10-23-2007, 05:42 AM	#3
Beta-guy Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:23 Blu-ray reviews:1	I'm certain BD won, I was watching productwars and we were doing better then HD-DVD by a signifigant margin.

10-23-2007, 05:59 AM	#5
pedigree Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	i know a lot of people who bought a whole bunch that week either for resale or as christmas gifts.

10-23-2007, 06:03 AM	#6
RobertB Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Trondheim, Norway	I find it hard to believe that they actually sold 190k copies not just the first week but in 2 days?! 100k on Monday and 90k on Tuesday? NO WAY. I bet those are the numbers shipped and they are just trying to spin numbers to look good. Nielsens will show us the actual sales on Friday and we will see the truth. But still it did seem like the BOGO offer did very well so I think that it will be "ok" even if the 190k number holds up.

10-23-2007, 06:32 AM	#9
Armodka Member Member since:Aug 2007	If I buy a bunch of blu rays tomorrow, will it count for fridays report?

10-23-2007, 06:43 AM	#11
devonthedude Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	How is one week gonna matter for hd-dvd when blu-ray will trump it for all the upcoming weeks with all the new exclusives coming out

10-23-2007, 07:06 AM	#12
mattym Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007	dvd empire figures dont firm up until today(tuesday) so they may change yet.

10-23-2007, 08:26 AM	#15
Sidewinder Senior Member Member since:Mar 2005 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:571	If Paramount were still neutral, they could've sold 600K units or even more of Transformers thanks to the PS3 owners...sad ain't it?

10-23-2007, 09:27 AM	#17
Smallville206 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Seattle, Washington	Who cares if they only win the week, it's still not good to see they have the best selling movie period as far as HD goes. I would be concerned because postive sales figures like this show them HD-DVD is still selling and is likely to stretch this out a lot further than we would like. I don't care how people want to spin it, Transformers selling the way it has for their side is not a good thing. I think it's also a sign their customer base may be growing, maybe by Blu ray supporters who couldn't hold out for this movie. My best friend just went dual format as he said he is not going to pass on getting movies like this. I myself will contine to hold out and buy Blu only but this war sure doesn't look like it's anywhere close to ending.

10-23-2007, 10:31 AM	#20
Pyrate69 Junior Member Member since:Oct 2007	I bet those figures are going to stand!!! Its ashame how HD-DUD could not win a week when there number 1 exclusive movie could not sell more than the BD's. The BOGO did really help alot. I both 17 BD that monday...

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