Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD Q1+Q2 - Blu-ray Forum

Iron Man · 11-05-2007, 12:54 PM

All know that Blu-ray is clearly going to outsell HD-DVD in Q4 this year, mainly because of better studio support and alot of good exclusive titles like Pirates, Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie and so on.....

But how is Q1+Q2 2008 going to look for Blu-ray and HD-DVD?? Which movies are shown in cinemas now and which will be out exclusively on Blu-ray and HD-DVD?

jedisinclair · 11-05-2007, 01:04 PM

Good Question... "We Own the Night" is Sony, so Blu. "American Gangster" is Universal, so hd dvd (yuck)... Those are just two off the top of my head... oh, just thought of another (which did VERY well at the box office) "Game Plan" is Disney.

Overall, I think we have better movies... it will be interesting to see releases scheduled for next year.

aphex · 11-05-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by badchannels

30 Days of Night - BLU-RAY

w0rd!

NoQuestion · 11-05-2007, 01:36 PM

Here are some other ones:

Enchanted - Disney
Hitman - FOX
AWAKE - MGM
Lions for Lambs - MGM
Saw IV - Lionsgate
good luck chuck - lionsgate
3:10 to Yuma - lionsgate
Resident evil triolgy - sony
the rock - Disney
Con air - Disney
Sunshine - FOX
Mater and Commander - FOX

MacDaddyOJack · 11-05-2007, 01:38 PM

Resident Evil Extinction, War, Shoot 'Em Up, Sunshine, and 3:10 to Yuma all come out in the first week next year. I will be broke as will many others but it will start the year off well for Bluray! Especially since most of those are Blu exclusives!!!

Tee · 11-05-2007, 01:41 PM

Following are estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC:

1. American Gangster, $46.3 million.

2. Bee Movie, $39.1 million.

3. Saw IV, $11 million.

4. Dan in Real Life, $8.1 million.

5. 30 Days of Night, $4 million.

6. The Game Plan, $3.85 million.

7. Martian Child, $3.65 million.

8. Michael Clayton, $2.9 million.

9. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, $2.7 million.

10. Gone Baby Gone, $2.4 million.

The Game Plan is a Disney movie and it is still doing very well at the box office, just think how well it will sell on Bu-ray!

atomik kinder · 11-05-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by NoQuestion

Here are some other ones:

Enchanted - Disney
Hitman - FOX
AWAKE - MGM
Lions for Lambs - MGM
Saw IV - Lionsgate
good luck chuck - lionsgate
3:10 to Yuma - lionsgate
Resident evil triolgy - sony
the rock - Disney
Con air - Disney
Sunshine - FOX
Mater and Commander - FOX

Is that some kind of seqel to Pixar's Cars?

J/K.

atomik kinder · 11-05-2007, 02:18 PM

Also, some of the movies that haven't been released yet.

The Golden Compass- Newline so probably on Blu first
Beowulf- Paramount HD DVD only, but animation geared toward adults alone never does well at the box office in the US.
I am Legend- WB both
Enchanted - Disney
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium -FOX - not sure if this is going to be any good.
The Mist -Weinstein - Possibly Neither- This is the one that I am most looking forward to.
Fred Claus- WB, but since this is a Christmas movie, I suspect they will delay the release of this movie on video until 4th quarter next year, as Disney did with Santa Clause 3.

Anybody else have anything to add?

Killer Cop · 11-05-2007, 02:38 PM

Oh well, looks good for Blu-ray. But also good for HD-DVD. Amarican Gangster is Universal Pictures... Bee Movie is Dreamworks, is Dreamworks Blu-ray or HD-DVD supporters?

bubs · 11-05-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Killer Cop

Oh well, looks good for Blu-ray. But also good for HD-DVD. Amarican Gangster is Universal Pictures... Bee Movie is Dreamworks, is Dreamworks Blu-ray or HD-DVD supporters?

hd under paramount

CptGreedle · 11-05-2007, 02:48 PM

Bee Movie

Saw IV

American Gangster

I cold go on but really.. a lot of the BD movie have bad ratings, and so do the HD-DVDs, but some are getting good ratings... I can't tell which will sell better based on this, but I can say I prolly won't see BEE movie anytime soon.
Also rottentomatoes has decided to be HD-DVD exclusive... they don't review BD movies, only HD-DVD movies..

Killer Cop · 11-05-2007, 02:48 PM

Well, that's not so good. But I think Ratatouille, Spiderman, Die Hard 4 and Cars is going to make a major impact on HD-DVD, big enough to make these two movies fall in popularity.

Steverhcp02 · 11-05-2007, 02:50 PM

Dan in real life is distributed by BVHE here but Focus over seas...so it should be Blu in the states.

AVP Requiem going back to the roots is Blu.
Rendition is New Line, Blu.
Darjeeling Limited, Blu
Across The Universe, Blu
The Mist is MGM, so its Blu (not sure where a previous poster got Weinstein)
Enchanted, Blu
The Golden Compass, New Line, Blu
Gone, Baby Gone, Blu
No Country for Old Men, Blu
Hitman, Blu (btw, i think this has the makings of a SPECIAL set of movies if anyone has seen the new TV spots...it looks well done and could take off like the Bourne movies, IMO)

Trust me, when i say that the software onslaught will just NOT stop anytime soon......

dobyblue · 11-05-2007, 03:02 PM

Sony has two great looking movies coming out:

Untraceable - January 25th, 2007 - http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/u...ble/index.html

Vantage Point - February 15th, 2007 - http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/v...int/index.html

Disney will have National Treasure 2 coming out.

Nicadian · 11-05-2007, 03:04 PM

Blu ray:
I am Legend
SAW 4
30 Days of night
Aliens vs Predator 2
Mr. Magorium's
Fred Claus
National Treasure 2
Hitman
Golden Compass

HD DVD

I am Legend
Beowulf
Bee Movie
American Gangster
Fred Claus
Golden Compass

There are some missing. These are just that i know of.

atomik kinder · 11-05-2007, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steverhcp02

Dan in real life is distributed by BVHE here but Focus over seas...so it should be Blu in the states.

AVP Requiem going back to the roots is Blu.
Rendition is New Line, Blu.
Darjeeling Limited, Blu
Across The Universe, Blu
The Mist is MGM, so its Blu (not sure where a previous poster got Weinstein)
Enchanted, Blu
The Golden Compass, New Line, Blu
Gone, Baby Gone, Blu
No Country for Old Men, Blu
Hitman, Blu (btw, i think this has the makings of a SPECIAL set of movies if anyone has seen the new TV spots...it looks well done and could take off like the Bourne movies, IMO)

Trust me, when i say that the software onslaught will just NOT stop anytime soon......

IMDB

IMDB lists The Mist as Theatrical in US (as was Hallween 2007) for MGM, but Weinstein is theatrical outside of the US which would lead me to believe that they own the video releasing rights in the US (as with Halloween 2007), even though IMDB doesn't list who owns the rights in the US. 1408 was also MGM theatrical in the US, but Weinstein has the video rights in the US. I don't think The Mist would be any different. Perhaps they will be releasing BD by the time it comes out on video, but I won't hold my breath.

DrinkMore · 11-05-2007, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicadian

Blu ray:
I am Legend
SAW 4
30 Days of night
Aliens vs Predator 2
Mr. Magorium's
Fred Claus
National Treasure 2
Hitman
Golden Compass

HD DVD

I am Legend
Beowulf
Bee Movie
American Gangster
Fred Claus
Golden Compass

There are some missing. These are just that i know of.

Lol, I am clearly on the GOOD side

What a crappy list of movies for HD-DUD. I know the Blu side is only going to get bigger.

gumpaholic · 11-05-2007, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

Is that some kind of seqel to Pixar's Cars?

J/K.

That's funny right there! I don't care who you are!

Bullseye · 11-05-2007, 10:46 PM

Fox Aliens series will be out next year.

dobyblue · 11-07-2007, 05:32 PM

Fox's "Jumper" is slated for February 15th, 2008 the same day that Sony's Vantage Point comes out.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489099/

Quote:

A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them.

Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, Rachel Bilson, Tom Hulce and Michael Rooker.

The Luc Besson written "Taken" comes out February 27th, 2008 from Fox.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/

Quote:

A former spy (Neeson) relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter (Grace), who has been forced into the slave trade.

Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Jansson

Babylon AD comes out in February also from Fox.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364970/

Quote:

Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop (Diesel) takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to China. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.

Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh

11-05-2007, 12:54 PM	#1
Iron Man Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD Q1+Q2 All know that Blu-ray is clearly going to outsell HD-DVD in Q4 this year, mainly because of better studio support and alot of good exclusive titles like Pirates, Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie and so on..... But how is Q1+Q2 2008 going to look for Blu-ray and HD-DVD?? Which movies are shown in cinemas now and which will be out exclusively on Blu-ray and HD-DVD?

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11-05-2007, 01:04 PM	#2
jedisinclair Senior Member Member since:Nov 2006 Blu-ray collection:42 Trading Score:3	Good Question... "We Own the Night" is Sony, so Blu. "American Gangster" is Universal, so hd dvd (yuck)... Those are just two off the top of my head... oh, just thought of another (which did VERY well at the box office) "Game Plan" is Disney. Overall, I think we have better movies... it will be interesting to see releases scheduled for next year.

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NoQuestion Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:3	Here are some other ones: Enchanted - Disney Hitman - FOX AWAKE - MGM Lions for Lambs - MGM Saw IV - Lionsgate good luck chuck - lionsgate 3:10 to Yuma - lionsgate Resident evil triolgy - sony the rock - Disney Con air - Disney Sunshine - FOX Mater and Commander - FOX

11-05-2007, 01:38 PM	#5
MacDaddyOJack Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Richmond, VA PSNetwork: MacDaddyOJack Trophy Level: 12(4%) Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	Resident Evil Extinction, War, Shoot 'Em Up, Sunshine, and 3:10 to Yuma all come out in the first week next year. I will be broke as will many others but it will start the year off well for Bluray! Especially since most of those are Blu exclusives!!!

11-05-2007, 01:41 PM	#6
Tee Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Atlanta, GA Home Theater Gallery:52	Following are estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC: 1. American Gangster, $46.3 million. 2. Bee Movie, $39.1 million. 3. Saw IV, $11 million. 4. Dan in Real Life, $8.1 million. 5. 30 Days of Night, $4 million. 6. The Game Plan, $3.85 million. 7. Martian Child, $3.65 million. 8. Michael Clayton, $2.9 million. 9. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, $2.7 million. 10. Gone Baby Gone, $2.4 million. The Game Plan is a Disney movie and it is still doing very well at the box office, just think how well it will sell on Bu-ray!

11-05-2007, 02:18 PM	#8
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Also, some of the movies that haven't been released yet. The Golden Compass- Newline so probably on Blu first Beowulf- Paramount HD DVD only, but animation geared toward adults alone never does well at the box office in the US. I am Legend- WB both Enchanted - Disney Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium -FOX - not sure if this is going to be any good. The Mist -Weinstein - Possibly Neither- This is the one that I am most looking forward to. Fred Claus- WB, but since this is a Christmas movie, I suspect they will delay the release of this movie on video until 4th quarter next year, as Disney did with Santa Clause 3. Anybody else have anything to add?

11-05-2007, 02:38 PM	#9
Killer Cop Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	Oh well, looks good for Blu-ray. But also good for HD-DVD. Amarican Gangster is Universal Pictures... Bee Movie is Dreamworks, is Dreamworks Blu-ray or HD-DVD supporters?

11-05-2007, 02:48 PM	#11
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Bee Movie Saw IV American Gangster I cold go on but really.. a lot of the BD movie have bad ratings, and so do the HD-DVDs, but some are getting good ratings... I can't tell which will sell better based on this, but I can say I prolly won't see BEE movie anytime soon. Also rottentomatoes has decided to be HD-DVD exclusive... they don't review BD movies, only HD-DVD movies..

11-05-2007, 02:50 PM	#13
Steverhcp02 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Dan in real life is distributed by BVHE here but Focus over seas...so it should be Blu in the states. AVP Requiem going back to the roots is Blu. Rendition is New Line, Blu. Darjeeling Limited, Blu Across The Universe, Blu The Mist is MGM, so its Blu (not sure where a previous poster got Weinstein) Enchanted, Blu The Golden Compass, New Line, Blu Gone, Baby Gone, Blu No Country for Old Men, Blu Hitman, Blu (btw, i think this has the makings of a SPECIAL set of movies if anyone has seen the new TV spots...it looks well done and could take off like the Bourne movies, IMO) Trust me, when i say that the software onslaught will just NOT stop anytime soon......

11-05-2007, 03:02 PM	#14
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	Sony has two great looking movies coming out: Untraceable - January 25th, 2007 - http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/u...ble/index.html Vantage Point - February 15th, 2007 - http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/v...int/index.html Disney will have National Treasure 2 coming out.

11-05-2007, 03:04 PM	#15
Nicadian Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Canada	Blu ray: I am Legend SAW 4 30 Days of night Aliens vs Predator 2 Mr. Magorium's Fred Claus National Treasure 2 Hitman Golden Compass HD DVD I am Legend Beowulf Bee Movie American Gangster Fred Claus Golden Compass There are some missing. These are just that i know of.

11-05-2007, 10:46 PM	#19
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	Fox Aliens series will be out next year.

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