Warner Amazon.com sale rankings between Blu & HD-DVD

[PS34EVER]

Warner announced a few months ago that they were going to watch the results this upcoming holiday season to see who sells more to MAYBE make a decision who they would support exclusively, either Blu-ray or HD-DVD.

So, I decided to do a little research on Amazon.com. This took about 2 hours to type up, so bear with me and read it all! I only included Warner movie's starting from the beginning of October since to me, that is what clarifies the "Holiday Season." It also would have taken me too long to look up all other movies's both released on Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Granted, this is just one website, and a lot of these movies aren’t released yet. But if this is a sign of things to come, it looks like we are showing Warner who buys more!

According to Amazon.com, here are the following rankings when it comes to Warner films. The comparison’s are Blu-ray’s to HD-DVD’s. The rankings are in Amazon.com’s DVD category. These results are as of 10:00 PM CDT (USA) Sunday, October 21, 2007. The leading seller is in Bold Print.

Enjoy my friends.

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Twilight Zone: The Movie
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,654
HD-DVD ranking: 3,516

The Reaping
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,828
HD-DVD ranking: 2,675

Return to House on Haunted Hill
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 3,543
HD-DVD ranking: 2,839

Eyes Wide Shut
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 263
HD-DVD ranking: 416

A Clockwork Orange
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 181
HD-DVD ranking: 253

2001: A Space Odyssey
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 62
HD-DVD ranking: 106

Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition)
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 221
HD-DVD ranking: 302

The Shining
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 119
HD-DVD ranking: 129

License to Wed
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 6,707
HD-DVD ranking: 17,686

The Aviator
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 5,109
HD-DVD ranking: 7,349

Oceans Trilogy (movies 11, 12, 13)
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,383
HD-DVD ranking: 1,957

That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 20,113
HD-DVD ranking: 14,914

The Omega Man
Release Date: November 27, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 14,046
HD-DVD ranking: 25,881

Harry Potter Box Set (movie’s 1-5):
Release Date: December 11, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 272
HD-DVD ranking: 449

Blade Runner: Complete Collectors Edition
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 294
HD-DVD ranking: 720

Blade Runner: Ultimate Collectors Edition
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,164
HD-DVD ranking: 1,852

Twister
Release Date: January 8. 2008
Blu-ray ranking: 9,109
HD-DVD ranking: 5,487

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Final Results:

Blu-ray leading sellers:
Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Reaping
Eyes Wide Shut
A Clockwork Orange
2001: A Space Odyssey
Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition)
The Shining
License to Wed
The Aviator
Oceans Trilogy (movies 11, 12, 13)
The Omega Man
Harry Potter Box Set (movie’s 1-5)
Blade Runner: Complete Collectors Edition
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collectors Edition

HD-DVD leading sellers:
Return to House on Haunted Hill
That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection
Twister

[DrinkMore]

Am I missing something?

Blade Runner: Ultimate Collectors Edition
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,164
HD-DVD ranking: 1,852

Twister
Release Date: January 8. 2008
Blu-ray ranking: 9,109
HD-DVD ranking: 5,487

Did you do this wrong? I thought lower = higher on the list?

[PS34EVER]

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

Am I missing something?






Did you do this wrong? I thought lower = higher on the list?

Yes, sorry.

It is all fixed.

[jaymzbo]

when i first saw the title of this thread, I thought it was a sale on Warner BDs from Amazon...oh well...my wallet is now feeling relaxed again

[powersfoss]

Wow, nice job. Way to lay it out for the WB execs. You guys gettin this, warner Bros? It all laid out right here!

[DrinkMore]

Originally Posted by powersfoss

Wow, nice job. Way to lay it out for the WB execs. You guys gettin this, warner Bros? It all laid out right here!

True, but that is way too easy for them. They need to make it complicated, they need to investigate, report, investigate more and then think about it for a few years.

[bluflu]

Stevie Wonder could tell Warner who sells more. Question is does Warner want to sell movies or take bribes?

[PS34EVER]

Anyone also notice how the ones where HD-DVD is leading (other than Twister), the movie's: Return to House on Haunted Hill & That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection aren't that great?

Blu has all of the important/big-name movies!!!

A Clockwork Orange
2001: A Space Odyssey
Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition)
The Shining
Oceans Trilogy (movies 11, 12, 13)
Harry Potter Box Set (movie’s 1-5)
Blade Runner: Complete Collectors Edition
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collectors Edition

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w00t!

[Banjo]

Big difference, I'll say.

[Slapper]

Originally Posted by PS34EVER

Anyone also notice how the ones where HD-DVD is leading (other than Twister), the movie's: Return to House on Haunted Hill & That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection aren't that great?

Blu has all of the important/big-name movies!!!

A Clockwork Orange
2001: A Space Odyssey
Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition)
The Shining
Oceans Trilogy (movies 11, 12, 13)
Harry Potter Box Set (movie’s 1-5)
Blade Runner: Complete Collectors Edition
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collectors Edition

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w00t!

That's because those HD-DVD guys do not have as many overall choices as Blu-ray owners. We Blu-ray supporters have to choose whether our money is going to go to the Die Hard Boxed Set, the Simpsons Movie, Spider-Man Trilogy, Superbad, Pirates of the Caribbean: AWE, 2001, Harry Potter, Close Encounters, etc, etc. We have to be able to spread our money out a lot more and some of the "lesser" titles will have to go on the back burner or get kicked to the curb altogether. Those HD-DVD guys don't have to worry about being able to afford those "second/third-tier" movies on HD-DVD because they have nothing else on the shelf to purchase. Have money will spend. I think it's a law, or something.

[Joe Cain]

Wow---put a little time into this, did you?

If Warner actually makes a decision to go one way or the other based on 4th quarter sales, it would seem their path is laid clearly before them...unless Toshiba starts giving away HD-DVD players with Happy Meals.

[radagast]

If Blu-rays and hd-duds were ONLY sold on Amazon, I might be more excited. WB isn't going to look at sales from ONE outlet.

[Joe Cain]

Originally Posted by radagast

If Blu-rays and hd-duds were ONLY sold on Amazon, I might be more excited. WB isn't going to look at sales from ONE outlet.

Well, Amazon's numbers are all being reported for the Neilsens. WB may not care about head-to-head rankings, but the Blu-heavy distribution certainly works to BD's favor in assessing the all important 4Q sales.

[CptGreedle]

Now if WB would just give us all the HD titles they already put out on HD-DVD!

[dbs2]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Now if WB would just give us all the HD titles they already put out on HD-DVD!

I'm sure they will when there is some profile 1.1 players to test/play them on, to me, this is the biggest stumbling block for any exclusivity deals to be had....

EDIT> PS34EVER - Excellent work on the OP....... THANKS

[PS34EVER]

Originally Posted by dean1474

PS34EVER - Excellent work on the OP....... THANKS

You bet. It took forever to type up!

[justinbaily]

Well i'm getting polar express on bd and have pan's and hairspray waiting in the wings...will get potter 1-5 at christmas.

[gvortex7]

Unfortunately, in the world of movie studios, releases and different video formats it's never that cut and dry. There is always politics involved in every major decision made.

So, with that in mind, we just have to keep our fingers crossed.


Oh, and also keep buying WB Blu-rays.

[atomik kinder]

Originally Posted by PS34EVER

Warner announced a few months ago that they were going to watch the results this upcoming holiday season to see who sells more to MAYBE make a decision who they would support exclusively, either Blu-ray or HD-DVD.

So, I decided to do a little research on Amazon.com. This took about 2 hours to type up, so bear with me and read it all! I only included Warner movie's starting from the beginning of October since to me, that is what clarifies the "Holiday Season." It also would have taken me too long to look up all other movies's both released on Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Granted, this is just one website, and a lot of these movies aren’t released yet. But if this is a sign of things to come, it looks like we are showing Warner who buys more!

According to Amazon.com, here are the following rankings when it comes to Warner films. The comparison’s are Blu-ray’s to HD-DVD’s. The rankings are in Amazon.com’s DVD category. These results are as of 10:00 PM CDT (USA) Sunday, October 21, 2007. The leading seller is in Bold Print.

Enjoy my friends.

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Twilight Zone: The Movie
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,654
HD-DVD ranking: 3,516

The Reaping
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,828
HD-DVD ranking: 2,675

Return to House on Haunted Hill
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 3,543
HD-DVD ranking: 2,839

Eyes Wide Shut
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 263
HD-DVD ranking: 416

A Clockwork Orange
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 181
HD-DVD ranking: 253

2001: A Space Odyssey
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 62
HD-DVD ranking: 106

Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition)
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 221
HD-DVD ranking: 302

The Shining
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 119
HD-DVD ranking: 129

License to Wed
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 6,707
HD-DVD ranking: 17,686

The Aviator
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 5,109
HD-DVD ranking: 7,349

Oceans Trilogy (movies 11, 12, 13)
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,383
HD-DVD ranking: 1,957

That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 20,113
HD-DVD ranking: 14,914

The Omega Man
Release Date: November 27, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 14,046
HD-DVD ranking: 25,881

Harry Potter Box Set (movie’s 1-5):
Release Date: December 11, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 272
HD-DVD ranking: 449

Blade Runner: Complete Collectors Edition
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 294
HD-DVD ranking: 720

Blade Runner: Ultimate Collectors Edition
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Blu-ray ranking: 1,164
HD-DVD ranking: 1,852

Twister
Release Date: January 8. 2008
Blu-ray ranking: 9,109
HD-DVD ranking: 5,487

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Final Results:

Blu-ray leading sellers:
Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Reaping
Eyes Wide Shut
A Clockwork Orange
2001: A Space Odyssey
Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition)
The Shining
License to Wed
The Aviator
Oceans Trilogy (movies 11, 12, 13)
The Omega Man
Harry Potter Box Set (movie’s 1-5)
Blade Runner: Complete Collectors Edition
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collectors Edition

HD-DVD leading sellers:
Return to House on Haunted Hill
That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection
Twister

I don't think Warner came out and exactly said we will discontinue HD DVD if the Holiday sales don't improve over BD. They just said they would be watching the figures. What does that mean? It could mean anything to them. I am sure all studios are watching their sales. Warner probably already realizes that BD sales percentages are going to show a wider gap with all of the good exclusive BD titles that are coming out. I do think though that if Warner did go Blu-Ray exclusive, that Universal might go Neutral. And I don't think Paramount at this point even would have the option to return to releasing BDs yet.

[whippersnapper]

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

I don't think Warner came out and exactly said we will discontinue HD DVD if the Holiday sales don't improve over BD. They just said they would be watching the figures. What does that mean? It could mean anything to them. I am sure all studios are watching their sales. Warner probably already realizes that BD sales percentages are going to show a wider gap with all of the good exclusive BD titles that are coming out. I do think though that if Warner did go Blu-Ray exclusive, that Universal might go Neutral. And I don't think Paramount at this point even would have the option to return to releasing BDs yet.

When Warner goes Blu exclusive, Universal would be INSANE to continue HD-DVD exclusive. Not only would the writing be on the wall, but the HD-DVD wall would be bulldozed by such a Warner move. And such a decisive move by Warner would really be in their customers long term interest also. Even the current HD-DVD owners.