Placeholder BD titles on Target.com?

[sockmodel7]

I know most of the movies have already been announced for Blu Ray, but while browsing on Target.com I noticed that they have placeholders for a number of movies without release dates i.e. Godfather, Heat, Ben-Hur, LOTR, Lawrence of Arabia etc. Anyone else seem to think this would indicate there's a good chance there could be some big releases this holiday season?

[JJ]

Those are Amazon.com placeholders, since Target.com is basically Amazon.com.

Mean very little.

[Ferris]

Originally Posted by sockmodel7

I know most of the movies have already been announced for Blu Ray, but while browsing on Target.com I noticed that they have placeholders for a number of movies without release dates i.e. Godfather, Heat, Ben-Hur, LOTR, Lawrence of Arabia etc. Anyone else seem to think this would indicate there's a good chance there could be some big releases this holiday season?

Target's website is tied to Amazon.com. Amazon creates placeholders for items in high demand. They have no more information than has been released to the public.

[sockmodel7]

Well I suppose my point is that is it likely that they would have placeholders for movies if they weren't expected to come out for another 2-4 years? You know there are studios that are going to want to make a splash this holiday season and as of now Shawshank Redemption is the closest thing to a blockbuster that has an actual release date.

[lutefisk69]

The Gladiator blu-ray placeholder was there over a year and a half ago. They are there, but it does not mean that the title will be coming out anytime soon.

[sockmodel7]

I guess that squashes my theory then. I suppose I should rephrase things; since there haven't been any major studio release dates doesn't it seem likely that these titles will be the major holiday releases? You know there are going to be at least a few major holiday releases and it'd likely be ones that have already been previously announced.

[lutefisk69]

It would make sense for the studios to do that. It would be great to see a lot of good titles as christmas presents.

[BigLuvJason]

Originally Posted by lutefisk69

The Gladiator blu-ray placeholder was there over a year and a half ago. They are there, but it does not mean that the title will be coming out anytime soon.

i saw Gladiator and blu ray in the same sentance....dont tease me!

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by sockmodel7

as of now Shawshank Redemption is the closest thing to a blockbuster that has an actual release date.

Uhhh, that's not true. I think you mean closest thing to a classic that actually has a release date.

[Majoran]

Originally Posted by sockmodel7

I guess that squashes my theory then. I suppose I should rephrase things; since there haven't been any major studio release dates doesn't it seem likely that these titles will be the major holiday releases? You know there are going to be at least a few major holiday releases and it'd likely be ones that have already been previously announced.

Theres no rhyme or reason to the placeholders so its not even worth it to speculate. Every so often you will see posts of people who hadnt noticed them before post, that they saw these listings on Amazon, just to find out that they are placeholders.

Could some of these be released during this holiday season? Sure, but I am guessing the answer is more then likely no. Some of these placeholders have been up for more than a year. There are some placeholders for movies that will never be released in the near future.

Just for reference Star Wars also has a place holder:
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Tril...dp/B000PMG16U/

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Tril...dp/B000PMLFRA/

So does Indiana Jones:

http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Ind...dp/B000NQRE9Q/

I think Amazon creates these based on X number of searches for a specific product.

[ixlegitballinxl]

placeholders are for real, those movies will be out on blu....one day......