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dialog_gvf · 03-20-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GaS

Do we know if any hd title (bd or hd) has ever sold that many units total?

Not even close.

JBlacklow · 03-20-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GaS

Do we know if any hd title (bd or hd) has ever sold that many units total?

I don't think the two highest-selling HD DVD titles (The Departed and Batman Begins) even broke 50,000 combined, let alone 100,000.

Deciazulado · 03-20-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by GaS

Excellent. Lets get this news on avs!!

I would rather let Sony do the honors

mmmm so BD sales must be hovering over the 1M mark at the moment, maybe 1.1M at the moment while HD DVD would be mostly getting around 850,000...

The Big Blue · 03-20-2007, 03:43 PM

100K in a ~1 week.?! Awesome!

Esox50 · 03-20-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by paidgeek

Everyone is very pleased. A press release will come out shortly announcing that over 100K units of this title have been sold. Things are looking very promising for Blu-ray.

Paidgeek,

Congratulations to your team at Sony Pictures on a fine release, and to the entire BDA for taking us into the next age of home entertainment.

I look forward to riding the BD surge in my home theater.

Now, let's get Spidey out soon.

GaS · 03-20-2007, 04:25 PM

Can't wait to see the videoscan numbers for last week.

dobyblue · 03-20-2007, 04:32 PM

It's going to be quite embarrassing for ol' HD DVD.

GaS · 03-20-2007, 04:34 PM

I can see the spin now: "Only 100k units, but there are 1 million ps3's. You should sell 10 times that amount!!"

dobyblue · 03-20-2007, 04:41 PM

If the master for Spiderman 2 is in 24/48, can we get that on the Blu-ray version in LPCM?

Deciazulado · 03-20-2007, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GaS

I can see the spin now: "Only 100k units, but there are 1 million ps3's. You should sell 10 times that amount!!"

Well with that argument you could say there's 10 million xBoxes, why isn't X selling 100k then

Jack Torrance · 03-20-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by paidgeek

Everyone is very pleased. A press release will come out shortly announcing that over 100K units of this title have been sold. Things are looking very promising for Blu-ray.

Over a 100k sold on CR and this only after a week of release?!

Wow!

But HD-DUD still has the argument that it has a "better attachment rate"

JBlacklow · 03-20-2007, 05:28 PM

paidgeek,

I hope you really wanted to let the cat out of the bag, because it's running around yowling it's fool head off on the major forums.

powerSURG · 03-20-2007, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Well with that argument you could say there's 10 million xBoxes, why isn't X selling 100k then

Well said!

Scorxpion · 03-20-2007, 05:45 PM

I did predict it CR is a smashing title now the question is what will happened once CARS PIRATES BOTH AND Spiderman released.........

dobyblue · 03-20-2007, 06:26 PM

Hi paidgeek - do you know how close BD-J is to allowing Warner to release IME titles that have been released on HD DVD but not Blu-ray?
WOuld you have any idea how much work is involved for them to release a title on Blu-ray with the same interactivity?
I'm really looking forward to Blu-ray versions of Troy, Batman Begins, V for Vendetta and others.

phloyd · 03-20-2007, 06:27 PM

As noted elsewhere, the most interesting comparisons will be with PotC's and Cars vs movies like Ghost Rider and Night at the Museum.

While P's and Cars are big sellers, many people own the DVD already. With Casino Royale, this was not the case.

The question is how many people will rebuy stuff they have on DVD already (or perhaps how many people never got the DVD cos they want the BD and are willing to wait...)

So we wait....

Damon Payne · 03-20-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dobyblue

Hi paidgeek - do you know how close BD-J is to allowing Warner to release IME titles that have been released on HD DVD but not Blu-ray?
WOuld you have any idea how much work is involved for them to release a title on Blu-ray with the same interactivity?
I'm really looking forward to Blu-ray versions of Troy, Batman Begins, V for Vendetta and others.

Paidgeek: This has got to be the thing we most frequently ask for updates on. I wish we knew more. Given how many copies of Batman Begins have sold on HD-DVD this would create a huge sales surge for BD.

Rob Tomlin · 03-20-2007, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by paidgeek

Everyone is very pleased. A press release will come out shortly announcing that over 100K units of this title have been sold. Things are looking very promising for Blu-ray.

That is fantastic!

Congrats to you and the rest of the team at Sony!

cdblu · 03-21-2007, 12:38 AM

damn! 100k cr on bd! lol. if sony is able to release at least one title each month that sells this much itll be game over for hd-dud in no time.

paidgeek · 03-21-2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Neftoon

Hello Paidgeek, a quick question on region encoding, for titles that sony only holds the north american distribution rights to, and a HD-DVD studio owned the international distribution rights to, would Sony region encode it?

For example 'The Holiday' is being released on HD-DVD in Australia because it is being distributed by Universal for international releases, but this is a movie that I wanted to pickup on Blu-ray, which I can only do from the states, however because it is a new release it will probably be region encoded A.

Also what are the chances of Sony putting in their press releases for titles the region encoding of the disc, to completely cut out any confusion for international consumers. Or is this already being done and US sites are just not reporting it?

I checked on this title and it is coded for region 'A'.

The online information should be correct if it references the newer titles (March and onward) which now have the correct region code information. We do not list the region code in the press releases because these announcements only happen in the markets where the advertised disc will play.

Sorry we can't be of more help on this title. We will be happy to author it for Universal on BD though...

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03-20-2007, 03:43 PM	#444
The Big Blue Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:98 Blu-ray reviews:1	100K in a ~1 week.?! Awesome!

03-20-2007, 04:25 PM	#446
GaS Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006	Can't wait to see the videoscan numbers for last week.

03-20-2007, 04:32 PM	#447
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	It's going to be quite embarrassing for ol' HD DVD.

03-20-2007, 04:34 PM	#448
GaS Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006	I can see the spin now: "Only 100k units, but there are 1 million ps3's. You should sell 10 times that amount!!"

03-20-2007, 04:41 PM	#449
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	If the master for Spiderman 2 is in 24/48, can we get that on the Blu-ray version in LPCM?

03-20-2007, 05:28 PM	#452
JBlacklow Senior Member Member since:Dec 2006	paidgeek, I hope you really wanted to let the cat out of the bag, because it's running around yowling it's fool head off on the major forums.

03-20-2007, 05:45 PM	#454
Scorxpion Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Middle East,Lebanon Blu-ray collection:57	I did predict it CR is a smashing title now the question is what will happened once CARS PIRATES BOTH AND Spiderman released.........

03-20-2007, 06:26 PM	#455
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Hi paidgeek - do you know how close BD-J is to allowing Warner to release IME titles that have been released on HD DVD but not Blu-ray? WOuld you have any idea how much work is involved for them to release a title on Blu-ray with the same interactivity? I'm really looking forward to Blu-ray versions of Troy, Batman Begins, V for Vendetta and others.

03-20-2007, 06:27 PM	#456
phloyd Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2003 Location:California Trading Score:5	As noted elsewhere, the most interesting comparisons will be with PotC's and Cars vs movies like Ghost Rider and Night at the Museum. While P's and Cars are big sellers, many people own the DVD already. With Casino Royale, this was not the case. The question is how many people will rebuy stuff they have on DVD already (or perhaps how many people never got the DVD cos they want the BD and are willing to wait...) So we wait....

03-21-2007, 12:38 AM	#459
cdblu Senior Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:california Blu-ray collection:58	damn! 100k cr on bd! lol. if sony is able to release at least one title each month that sells this much itll be game over for hd-dud in no time.

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