Spidey 3 sale during the first day of release. - Blu-ray Forum

Lord_Stewie · 11-05-2007, 09:05 AM

hey,

okay this is a bad news/good news. I found this link about how well spidey did during the 1st day of release. apparently transformers sold 3 times more than spidey 3 on the day of the release. the good news the final numbers for the week isn't in yet. but it is expected to be higher than Transformers. another good news is that Cars, Ratatouille and Pixar short animated stories are coming out this Tuesday. This is going to be a blow after blow from BD to HDDVD. so lets pray ITS GOING TO BE A KNOCKOUT.

P.S I know it is for DVD sale, but i thought it should be brought up. I have a feeling that the HDDVD camp are going to take it and manipulate the truth. otherwise, WHY WOULD IT BE SHOWING AT A SITE THAT IS PRO HDDVD. IF YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY IT!!!

HERE IS THE LINK:

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/spider-m...first-day/4888

patrick99 · 11-05-2007, 09:09 AM

That item seems to be saying that the DVD of Transformers sold three times what SM3 did on the first day. Does not seem to be a comparison of high def sales.

stewiems · 11-05-2007, 09:12 AM

HD-DUD lovers were desperate for a good title to come out on HD..so everyone bought it...it wasn't even that great of a movie really...great action sequences but other than that it was too long and at times boring...blu-ray studios have been putting out excellent movies and a wide variety pretty much from the beginning so we are not especially anxious to find that one great title to showcase our players...we have had those showcase movies all along. Spiderman will kick Transformers butt...no doubts here!!!

Blu Titan · 11-05-2007, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrick99

That item seems to be saying that the DVD of Transformers sold three times what SM3 did on the first day. Does not seem to be a comparison of high def sales.

That is correct sir!

Lord_Stewie · 11-05-2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrick99

That item seems to be saying that the DVD of Transformers sold three times what SM3 did on the first day. Does not seem to be a comparison of high def sales.

I know. Like you said its just the DVD sales, but think of it this way, i have a feeling those MANIPULATIVE, LYING, SACK OF CRAP called HDDVD CAMP are going to have a blast with it, and use it for their advantage. this is why I provided this link. However, I know for a fact that even IF SPIDEY 3 DOESN'T SELL WELL DURING THE 1ST WEEK OF RELEASE. There will be a major blow coming from PIXAR/DISNEY this tuesday.

gand41f · 11-05-2007, 09:53 AM

I don't think DVD sales matter much for the high-def war. In fact, I'd even argue that lower DVD sales would mean well for Blu-ray due to the reasons I posted elsewhere:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=3801

In short, I think the DVD/high-def ratio is one of the things studios (esp. Warner) would be watching this holiday season. Movies sell better this time of year so higher absolute sale numbers don't mean much. However, whether Blu-ray or HD-DVD is making gains relative to DVD is something that can fortell the future of the respective formats.

enjoy
gandalf

Seretur · 11-05-2007, 10:01 AM

As if anyone can actually tell how much Transformers sold the first day, after the wholly misleading press release. Then again, perhaps the Virgin guy actually talks about the performance of the title in just their stores -- and they're not mentioning the split SKUs of the single and boxset releases. Could be he referred to the single-film release only.

In any case: Sony would not discuss exact numbers yet but confirmed that it was the best selling Blu-ray title from the company yet.

Lord_Stewie · 11-05-2007, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seretur

As if anyone can actually tell how much Transformers sold the first day, after the wholly misleading press release. Then again, perhaps the Virgin guy actually talks about the performance of the title in just their stores -- and they're not mentioning the split SKUs of the single and boxset releases. Could be he referred to the single-film release only.

In any case: Sony would not discuss exact numbers yet but confirmed that it was the best selling Blu-ray title from the company yet.

and that is the bottom line my friend.

gazzared_typer · 11-05-2007, 11:41 AM

Spiderman 3 is also going to be skewed by the boxed set. I went for that and probably alot of others, so it's going to be difficult to see how the one film will compete Transformers. Not really a fair comparison IMO

Gazza

MOONPHASE · 11-05-2007, 11:49 AM

didnt the Nielsen numbers for Spidey week just ended? If so we should be able to find out sometime within the next couple of days the full details

Neo65 · 11-05-2007, 12:07 PM

Speculation about TF and SM sales one day before the studios announce their sales is not productive use of time. The expected sales of the box and single unit disk will likely be known tomorrow. If not, then SM3 didn't sell well enough to be announced.

Until that happens, it's just wasted bandwidth.

Terjyn · 11-05-2007, 12:57 PM

Given Paramount's statement about HD-DVD sales, why would anyone actually believe the 8.3 million DVD sales number?

bilbravo · 11-05-2007, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stewiems

HD-DUD lovers were desperate for a good title to come out on HD..so everyone bought it...it wasn't even that great of a movie really...great action sequences but other than that it was too long and at times boring...blu-ray studios have been putting out excellent movies and a wide variety pretty much from the beginning so we are not especially anxious to find that one great title to showcase our players...we have had those showcase movies all along. Spiderman will kick Transformers butt...no doubts here!!!

I'm going to have to disagree... it was a great movie. It wasn't deep, it didn't make you think, but it made me want to jump out of my seat at times. Great movie, awesome in the theatre with a lot of other people. I can't wait for the Blu-Ray, some day.

vektar · 11-05-2007, 01:48 PM

I wouldnt doubt that Tranformers would sell more then Spider-man 3 because there was far more fan hype for transformers and a lot of people loved the movie. Now spider man was a flop and mostly everyone i know disliked it. The only reason i bought the boxset was to get the first 2 movies.

Blu-Light · 11-05-2007, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vektar

I wouldnt doubt that Tranformers would sell more then Spider-man 3 because there was far more fan hype for transformers and a lot of people loved the movie. Now spider man was a flop and mostly everyone i know disliked it. The only reason i bought the boxset was to get the first 2 movies.

flop? Sure, OK.

Terjyn · 11-05-2007, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vektar

I wouldnt doubt that Tranformers would sell more then Spider-man 3 because there was far more fan hype for transformers and a lot of people loved the movie. Now spider man was a flop and mostly everyone i know disliked it. The only reason i bought the boxset was to get the first 2 movies.

It was such a flop that it made more money in the box-office than Transformers did...

MOONPHASE · 11-05-2007, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vektar

I wouldnt doubt that Tranformers would sell more then Spider-man 3 because there was far more fan hype for transformers and a lot of people loved the movie. Now spider man was a flop and mostly everyone i know disliked it. The only reason i bought the boxset was to get the first 2 movies.

even though i dont know why the 1st one has anamorphic widescreen and the others are just widescreen but i did like the fact that it came with spider-man 2 and 2.1 on 1 disc even if there wasnt any extras on it but thats ok besides i dont think they could of been able to fit any extras anyways on that 1 disc but why is number 3 the only one with PCM?

phranctoast · 11-05-2007, 01:59 PM

Its diffucult to make a comparison since spiderman 3 is also available as part of a trilogy.

Blue · 11-05-2007, 03:08 PM

How many Transformers were sold? There are so many disputed figures around, it's impossible to determine. Therefore any comparison should be treated with suspicion. I'm sure Blu corner would state the figures as 2:1 and the red corner will be saying 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000:1 in red's favour.

To add to the confusion many outside North America would be purchasing Transformers from North America. As Spider-man has been out for over a month in region B countries, international sales from North America will be much weaker for spider-man, then with the Spider trilogy vs S3 there is no way a call can be made on this not even if Sony and Paramount gave factual figures.

davidPS3 · 11-05-2007, 03:13 PM

I thought we did not still know how many transformers copies were sold? There were multiple numbers out there from different sources so I would not believe it until a real number comes out, for both TF and SM.

11-05-2007, 09:05 AM	#1
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Spidey 3 DVD sale during the first day of release. hey, okay this is a bad news/good news. I found this link about how well spidey did during the 1st day of release. apparently transformers sold 3 times more than spidey 3 on the day of the release. the good news the final numbers for the week isn't in yet. but it is expected to be higher than Transformers. another good news is that Cars, Ratatouille and Pixar short animated stories are coming out this Tuesday. This is going to be a blow after blow from BD to HDDVD. so lets pray ITS GOING TO BE A KNOCKOUT. P.S I know it is for DVD sale, but i thought it should be brought up. I have a feeling that the HDDVD camp are going to take it and manipulate the truth. otherwise, WHY WOULD IT BE SHOWING AT A SITE THAT IS PRO HDDVD. IF YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY IT!!! HERE IS THE LINK: http://www.dvdtown.com/news/spider-m...first-day/4888 Last edited by Lord_Stewie; 11-05-2007 at 09:22 AM.

11-05-2007, 09:12 AM	#3
stewiems Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Dallas, TX	Transformers..whatever HD-DUD lovers were desperate for a good title to come out on HD..so everyone bought it...it wasn't even that great of a movie really...great action sequences but other than that it was too long and at times boring...blu-ray studios have been putting out excellent movies and a wide variety pretty much from the beginning so we are not especially anxious to find that one great title to showcase our players...we have had those showcase movies all along. Spiderman will kick Transformers butt...no doubts here!!!

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11-05-2007, 09:09 AM	#2
patrick99 Special Member Member since:Jun 2007	That item seems to be saying that the DVD of Transformers sold three times what SM3 did on the first day. Does not seem to be a comparison of high def sales.

11-05-2007, 09:53 AM	#6
gand41f Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:San Jose, California	I don't think DVD sales matter much for the high-def war. In fact, I'd even argue that lower DVD sales would mean well for Blu-ray due to the reasons I posted elsewhere: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=3801 In short, I think the DVD/high-def ratio is one of the things studios (esp. Warner) would be watching this holiday season. Movies sell better this time of year so higher absolute sale numbers don't mean much. However, whether Blu-ray or HD-DVD is making gains relative to DVD is something that can fortell the future of the respective formats. enjoy gandalf

11-05-2007, 10:01 AM	#7
Seretur Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:An Island in the Adriatic Blu-ray collection:521 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	As if anyone can actually tell how much Transformers sold the first day, after the wholly misleading press release. Then again, perhaps the Virgin guy actually talks about the performance of the title in just their stores -- and they're not mentioning the split SKUs of the single and boxset releases. Could be he referred to the single-film release only. In any case: Sony would not discuss exact numbers yet but confirmed that it was the best selling Blu-ray title from the company yet.

11-05-2007, 11:41 AM	#9
gazzared_typer Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Not close enough to Old Trafford	Spiderman 3 is also going to be skewed by the boxed set. I went for that and probably alot of others, so it's going to be difficult to see how the one film will compete Transformers. Not really a fair comparison IMO Gazza

11-05-2007, 11:49 AM	#10
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	didnt the Nielsen numbers for Spidey week just ended? If so we should be able to find out sometime within the next couple of days the full details

11-05-2007, 12:07 PM	#11
Neo65 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007	Speculation about TF and SM sales one day before the studios announce their sales is not productive use of time. The expected sales of the box and single unit disk will likely be known tomorrow. If not, then SM3 didn't sell well enough to be announced. Until that happens, it's just wasted bandwidth.

11-05-2007, 12:57 PM	#12
Terjyn Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:122	Given Paramount's statement about HD-DVD sales, why would anyone actually believe the 8.3 million DVD sales number?

11-05-2007, 01:48 PM	#14
vektar Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:san jose ca 4K collection:160 Blu-ray collection:542 DVD collection:24 Blu-ray reviews:28	I wouldnt doubt that Tranformers would sell more then Spider-man 3 because there was far more fan hype for transformers and a lot of people loved the movie. Now spider man was a flop and mostly everyone i know disliked it. The only reason i bought the boxset was to get the first 2 movies.

11-05-2007, 01:59 PM	#18
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	Its diffucult to make a comparison since spiderman 3 is also available as part of a trilogy.

11-05-2007, 03:08 PM	#19
Blue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2005 Location:Melbourne Australia Blu-ray collection:206	How many Transformers were sold? There are so many disputed figures around, it's impossible to determine. Therefore any comparison should be treated with suspicion. I'm sure Blu corner would state the figures as 2:1 and the red corner will be saying 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000:1 in red's favour. To add to the confusion many outside North America would be purchasing Transformers from North America. As Spider-man has been out for over a month in region B countries, international sales from North America will be much weaker for spider-man, then with the Spider trilogy vs S3 there is no way a call can be made on this not even if Sony and Paramount gave factual figures.

11-05-2007, 03:13 PM	#20
davidPS3 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Seattle	I thought we did not still know how many transformers copies were sold? There were multiple numbers out there from different sources so I would not believe it until a real number comes out, for both TF and SM.

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