81:19 Nielsen/VideoScan Weekly Sales Numbers

[sj001]

Does anyone think that Shrek 3 or Bourne Ultimatum will have much effect...? NAH!

[spam.curitiba]

Originally Posted by sj001

Does anyone think that Shrek 3 or Bourne Ultimatum will have much effect...? NAH!

SHrek HAHAHA

anyone that buys that POS should be shot.

[JAGUAR1977]

Originally Posted by WriteSimply

Seriously, I think everybody in Hollywood has FINALLY come to grips with the PS3 Trojan effect. The BD studios known it before due to the longevity of the sales of Casino Royale and 300. But now EVERYBODY knows that with a good promotion, everybody with a PS3 will go out and get a movie.

How is this realization important? It means Warner, Universal and Paramount have now seen the Blu light, and Warner is probably the closest one to go. Universal is next. Paramount will have to be made to eat crow.


fuad

Agree, targeted PS3 marketing and decent prices will attract thousands of PS3 owners to Blu-ray.

[LynxFX]

Originally Posted by sj001

Does anyone think that Shrek 3 or Bourne Ultimatum will have much effect...? NAH!

Shrek, no. Bourne is their second biggest title but no where near as large as Transformers. I would put it about as big as Casino Royal, so that means just half of those sales.

[Blu-Ray Buckeye]

Originally Posted by LynxFX

Shrek, no. Bourne is their second biggest title but no where near as large as Transformers. I would put it about as big as Casino Royal, so that means just half of those sales.

It doesn't matter at this point. They just blew their biggest wad. We all know their movies all fall of the face of the earth after a week so expect TF to be done for from here on out. Now their only remaining hits will be dramatically overwhelmed by BD's blockbusters for the remainder of the year for 3 reasons:

1) We have more blockbusters coming out;
2) We have far bigger blockbusters coming out;
3) Blu-ray sales sustain infinitely longer than HD-DVD... these blockbusters will keep kicking them in the balls every week while their hits fade instantly.

I don't even have to mention the PS3 effect which might be the biggest factor of them all. BD needs to make a run at 70% YTD and 65% Incept-to-date. 4Q might be able to generate the volume to move the dial.

[mdm1699]

Originally Posted by sj001

Does anyone think that Shrek 3 or Bourne Ultimatum will have much effect...? NAH!

No. If you didn't feel like watching it a second time in the theaters, then you are more likely to wait for it in the discount bin.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by WriteSimply

That's when the BD CEs and studios will have to get nasty in eliminating HD-DVD in 2008.

Fox getting Mr. Lucas in on the Blu action would be nasty.

[aphex]

Sorry I'm the laziest guy on the planet, when do shrek and bourne come out?

[JimSD]

The biggest thing about the latest BD win is that it prevents HD-DVD from getting lots of positive press about finally winning a week. If HD-DVD had won and the mainstream media ran a wire service article about how HD-DVD won, it could have given the perception to the general public that it was starting to win.

One thing that should give us pause though is that there were probably a lot more people buying HD-DVD last week. By that I mean there were over 100K unique Transformers buyers. With so many people buying multiple Blu-rays last week, the actual number of unique buyers was probably less than half that and conceivably a quarter of the HD-DVD number.

[mdm1699]

Originally Posted by JimSD

The biggest thing about the latest BD win is that it prevents HD-DVD from getting lots of positive press about finally winning a week. If HD-DVD had won and the mainstream media ran a wire service article about how HD-DVD won, it could have given the perception to the general public that it was starting to win.

One thing that should give us pause though is that there were probably a lot more people buying HD-DVD last week. By that I mean there were over 100K unique Transformers buyers. With so many people buying multiple Blu-rays last week, the actual number of unique buyers was probably less than half that and conceivably a quarter of the HD-DVD number.

Could you let the sun shine for the rest of today please?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by aphex

Sorry I'm the laziest guy on the planet, when do shrek and bourne come out?

13-Nov-07
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Sony)
Dragon Ball Z - Broly Double Feature (FUNimation)
I, Robot (Fox)
IMAX: Africa the Serengeti (Razor Digital)
IMAX: Alaska Spirit of the Wild (Razor Digital)
IMAX: Antarctica -- An Adventure of a Different Nature
IMAX: Australia Land Beyond Time (Razor Digital)
Masters of Horror: Season One - Vol. Three (Starz)
Ocean's Giftset (Warner)
Ocean's Thirteen (Warner)
Prison Break: Season One (Fox)
That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection (Warner)
Ultimate Force (BCI)

vs.

13-Nov-07
Ocean's Giftset (Warner)
Ocean's Thirteen (Warner)
Pride & Prejudice (2005) (Universal)
Shrek the Third (DreamWorks)
That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection (Warner)
Ultimate Force (BCI)


and


11-Dec-07
Celine Dion: A New Day... Live in Las Vegas (Sony BMG)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner)
Harry Potter Years 1-5: Limited Edition Giftset (Warner)
High School Musical 2 (Walt Disney)
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Warner)
The Legend of Zorro (Sony)
Lost: The Complete Third Season (Disney)
Rent (Sony)
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next (Bandai Visual)

vs.

11-Dec-07
The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal)
Freedom: 3 (Bandai Visual)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner)
Harry Potter Years 1-5: Limited Edition Giftset (Warner)
The Jason Bourne Collection (Universal)
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Warner)
Method Man: Live from the Sunset Strip (Music Distribution)

Harry Potter on Blu-ray will outsell Bourne on HD DVD and a good chuck of the Harry Potter on HD DVD sales.

Neither of these weeks are of concern at all - it's Blu-ray from here on out.

[Papi4baby]

Is pretty bad that on their top 5 is Knock up and Evan almight, wow. They really have nothing to watch on HD . Yes i really want to buy HDDVD for TF (makes jerk off motion with right hand).

[elwaylite]

I just love even with Transformers HDDVD still didnt take the week.

Funny stuff.

[Nooff]

Wow, that Lee Stewart guy really is some pathetic loser!

According to him it took Blu-Ray 6 times the Hardware and BOGOF deals to win by 1% margin...

Then again, it took HD DVD paying off a studio to get Transformers exclusively, nearly FREE players and FREE movies to lose, AGAIN

[elwaylite]

Originally Posted by Nooff

Then again, it took HD DVD paying off a studio to get Transformers exclusively, nearly FREE players and FREE movies to lose, AGAIN

This is what THEY love to forget.

[Bond007]

Paramount is soooooo stupid. If they would have released TF on BD, they would have at least sold 250,000 units on just Blu alone.

[Sir Terrence]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Robinsons will be #1 this week, I fully expect Transformers to be as high as 75-80 though

Next week Spidey will crush it good, then Pixar, then the rest of the flood

The point is that winning, even by 2% is a mortal blow to their morale. Barring incredible disaster, this should mean a clean sweep of 2007

Wicky, I agree with you man. If they cannot even beat us with their number 1 title, then how do they think they could ever beat us. To me, as win is a win. If we can win every week this year, I am going to be a happy camper.

Now back to ordering discs, my appetite has been sufficiently stimulated.

[Papi4baby]

Originally Posted by Nooff

Wow, that Lee Stewart guy really is some pathetic loser!

According to him it took Blu-Ray 6 times the Hardware and BOGOF deals to win by 1% margin...

Then again, it took HD DVD paying off a studio to get Transformers exclusively, nearly FREE players and FREE movies to lose, AGAIN

Lee Stewart

I seen house plants with more common sense, not just him, rdjam is on the same boat. Wait, no all the HDDVD fanatics.

[L or S of Perfect?]

Originally Posted by sj001

Does anyone think that Shrek 3 or Bourne Ultimatum will have much effect...? NAH!

Both no. Shrek will bomb IMO

Bourne 3 is a good movie, and a lot of people will pick it up.

The only thing I didn't care for was the shaky cam crap they kept pulling.

[aphex]

Wow thanks. tough-ish weeks but it looks like we'll own with old titles and the new.

specially starting nov 2 I think we'll see numbers trending upward hardcore.