How much would you pay for physical media on debut release?

[moreorless]

Seems like a non specific enough question to me but if in the current environment you had the option of buying a newly releases film on physical media on day one how much would you pay for that privilege?

I spose in terms of which films were talking about big blockbusters seem like the most relevant to discuss.

Would you say pay $45 for a UHD of Black Widow or No Time To Die on release day? more? less?

[Jay H.]

I'd pay 5 bucks.

[SpartanJGE]

"I'd buy that for a dollar"

Seriously though... $45 seems pretty steep to me unless we're talking about something with a little more to it, like an Arrow LE Box/book etc. Something that is more than just generic cover art with a B.S. slip UHD, BD, and digital. Even then $45 would seems like too much to me. The release would have to bring something much more substantial to the table at that price point, and Black Widow or No Time To Die, even with all of that would not be worth that much to me...

[Katatonia]

If it's a theatrical/blockbuster new release on physical media, I rarely buy them right away if they are over the $25 mark these days. I know they'll eventually go down in price...and that sometimes happens very quickly.

If it's a "B" or Indie/Boutique release, then I generally may pay more depending on the movie of course. For one thing they tend to hold their resale value far better than most major studio releases do.

No frigging way I'd pay any $45 for Black Widow (not even interested) or No Time To Die on the release date though. I would gladly wait for the eventual price drops.

[CreasyBear]

I'd drop $50 each for WW84, Dune, and NTTD right now.

[Lee A Stewart]

One thing old age has taught me . . . patience.

I would not pay any extra money to get a disc on release date. I'll just wait till it gets discounted like they always do at a later date.

[dallywhitty]

I would give up my friends and family to sex traffickers if it meant I could watch No Time To Die on UHD.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I would give up my friends and family to sex traffickers if it meant I could watch No Time To Die on UHD.

[Cruel Angel]

For 'blockbuster' or regular new releases, no. I would much rather wait for sale prices. Give it a year or two and likely they will get to a decent sale price during holidays. Little to no risk of them going OOP in that time frame.

For releases that will not have a large print run and likely have high demand, such as steelbooks and limited editions... if I want it, it gets preordered. Price is not the factor in these cases, it is locking in a copy so I know I get one.

[L.J.]

$25 is a reasonably price

[Damon1281]

I'd pay $35 U.S. for a 3D release and wait for anything else.

[97_Octane]

If it's a movie I really like and have been anticipating it's release, I don't mind paying full price ($35 equivalent for 4K). Otherwise I usually wait for a price drop.

We get a fairly limited release for physical media where I live (apart from the usual blockbusters) so I have no choice but to pull the trigger before stocks run out for a movie I like.

[roger semerad]

I rarely pay more than $15 dollars for a movie these days. I'm pretty happy to wait out release day prices. My budget is tight, so every dollar I spend on one title is a dollar I don't have to get another. That said, I've been pretty annoyed ( borderline mad ) that theaters have continued to be the preferred format for movie producers. If they offered a Blu-ray at the same time as theaters and streaming, I'd be willing to pay a little more just help nudge the business away from theaters. I'd be willing to pay around $25 dollars for that, at least for a handful of big releases.

Now 3D and HFR are a different story. I love these technologies and want them as widely used as possible. I comfortably pay around $35 for titles with these features, and can be persuaded to pay even more if I have to.

[mpstjohn]

Depends on the movie and whether by day one you mean day one in all formats, including theater.

Decided to ballpark how much for each new release, the lowest is probably $15 (Fast 9), the most probably $60 (The Batman).

The movies:

[Show spoiler]

Spiral: From the Book of Saw $25
Venom: Let there be Carnage $50
Jurassic World: Dominion $40
The Croods: A New Age $45
Ghostbusters: Afterlife $50
Mission Impossible 7 $30
The Suicide Squad $40
The Forever Purge $15
Death on the Nile $25
Kong Vs Godzilla $50
A Quiet Place II $25
The King's Man $30
Halloween Kills $40
No Time to Die $30
Black Widow $20
The Batman $60
Black Adam $25
Candyman $30
Free Guy $20
Morbius $25
Sing 2 $50
Fast 9 $15
Soul $20
Dune $40

[Bugg]

$15 dollars tops. I'll pay more for older films I have already seen and know I like, but I have not been in a hurry to see any new movie in like 20 years.

[veritas]

More then I am willing to pay for a movie a couple of months after its theater debut even if I skipped the movie in theaters.

If it came down to buying the physical or going to a theater then I would be willing to put the money I normally spend going to the theater into the purchase price plus what i would normally pay for the physical so it would probably be somthing like 6x3+10=28.

So I would guess i would pay 20 to 30 dollars for movies released on debut. With the current release schedule Hollywood pushes I generally pay $4 to $10 for most movies with a few exceptions.

[Mothravka]

Originally Posted by moreorless

Seems like a non specific enough question to me but if in the current environment you had the option of buying a newly releases film on physical media on day one how much would you pay for that privilege?

I spose in terms of which films were talking about big blockbusters seem like the most relevant to discuss.

I rarely blind buy stuff, but if it's something I have seen and like, I can pay up to $20 to $30 dollars for a nice edition. If it's a total blind buy, I would probably not want to pay as much.

Big blockbusters are on the other hand the least relevant stuff for me.

Originally Posted by moreorless

Would you say pay $45 for a UHD of Black Widow or No Time To Die on release day? more? less?

Never. I don't think they seem good, so I wouldn't want to pay for them at all.

[moreorless]

Originally Posted by veritas

More then I am willing to pay for a movie a couple of months after its theater debut even if I skipped the movie in theaters.

If it came down to buying the physical or going to a theater then I would be willing to put the money I normally spend going to the theater into the purchase price plus what i would normally pay for the physical so it would probably be somthing like 6x3+10=28.

So I would guess i would pay 20 to 30 dollars for movies released on debut. With the current release schedule Hollywood pushes I generally pay $4 to $10 for most movies with a few exceptions.

That's really what I'm talking about, would people be willing to pay a premium for day one releases on physical media?

In terms of home viewing for example the difference between paying for VOD then buying a disk latter and instead just having the disk straight away.

[roger semerad]

Originally Posted by moreorless

That's really what I'm talking about, would people be willing to pay a premium for day one releases on physical media?

In terms of home viewing for example the difference between paying for VOD then buying a disk latter and instead just having the disk straight away.

In my case, I only buy physical, so there's no additional cost to factor in. In fact that's one of the reasons I don't go to theaters ( not the only reason though). Why essentially double the price of the movie just to see it early? I can wait.

[CaptainWebber]

Same as I do now.

Movies are expensive as f*** anyway.