81:19 Nielsen/VideoScan Weekly Sales Numbers

[atomik kinder]

Originally Posted by cathexist

I believe Wal-Mart is in the top 3 of hi-def sellers, but it definitely doesn't have 40% of the hi-def market.

If I remember correctly, Best Buy, then Amazon.com, then Wal-Mart (but no promises, I just know that Best Buy is on the top).

I definitely agree that if by some chance HD-DVD wins a week this year (I think Bourne is about their only chance, but I still highly doubt it) they will definitely start touting how they've gained momentum or something. Which obviously isn't true.

I have never seen a Wal-Mart that has as good a stock of HD or BD as any Target. Usually Wal-Mart only has at most 5 of each new title, whereas Target will get 10 to 20 of new movies.

[marzetta7]

Nielsen/VideoScan Numbers ending November 25th

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ques...0207/index.php

WE: BD-73% HDD-27% YTD: BD-65% HDD-35% SI: BD-61% HDD-39%


^^^These are the unofficial, official numbers ...the link is not up yet, but in case anyone wonders where to go, click above. I've also updated the orginal post, and will modify it if necessary...that is if Blu-ray is ahead by even more or if the SI or YTD number uptick in Blu-ray's direction.

Marzy

Big Blue...que the popcorn!

[Vonscoot]

Wal-mart is getting more involved every day with HDM. Just 2 months ago, only about 800 stores in the country even carried HDM. Today, that number is around 1800, with more stores being added every month. While they do not currently have the same proportion of HDM sales as DVD, that number should continue to climb as mass consumer adoption of HDM takes place. Once people jump into HDM and realize how many retailers carry it, the lower prices that WM averages on their HDM (notably about $5 lower than Best Buy) may increase the popularity of Wal-mart as a future destination of HDM.

[The Big Blue]

Titles in play

Badder Santa: The Unrated Version (Buena Vista)
David Gilmour: Remember That Night (Sony BMG)
Die Hard (Fox)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Fox)
Die Hard 3: Die Hard with a Vengeance (Fox)
The Die Hard Collection (Fox)
Hairspray (2007) (New Line)
Live Free or Die Hard (Fox)
Pathfinder (Fox)
Rescue Dawn (MGM)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Buena Vista)

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opus Arte)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One (Paramount)
Tremors (Universal)

[GregBlu5]

Originally Posted by The Big Blue

Titles in play

Badder Santa: The Unrated Version (Buena Vista)
David Gilmour: Remember That Night (Sony BMG)
Die Hard (Fox)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Fox)
Die Hard 3: Die Hard with a Vengeance (Fox)
The Die Hard Collection (Fox)
Hairspray (2007) (New Line)
Live Free or Die Hard (Fox)
Pathfinder (Fox)
Rescue Dawn (MGM)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Buena Vista)

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opus Arte)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One (Paramount)
Tremors (Universal)

It looks like a big, blue avalanche about to completely cover those reds. Now, let's hope that YTD moves up one point or two.

[Whytewash]

can we please raise the YTD and the SI please? what does it take!?!?!?

[marzetta7]

Originally Posted by The Big Blue

That's what I'm talkin 'bout!

[tiger roach]

Originally Posted by Whytewash

can we please raise the YTD and the SI please? what does it take!?!?!?

Patience, young padwan.

In just a few weeks it will be super easy to raise the YTD at least.

[HeavyHitter]

I think what's very impressive about the BD disc sales is this is without Paramount and Universal. Hopefully Warner is considering this too.

[WickyWoo]

Those 73% was just Black Friday.

I wouldn't be shocked if we saw 75, 77 or even more

[SingingTheBlues]

I am beginning to think that ID4 was moved to next year because HD-DVD has a strong release slate then, and blu-ray knew they'd be killing HD-DVD in December, anyway.

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

I think what's very impressive about the BD disc sales is this is without Paramount and Universal. Hopefully Warner is considering this too.

warner is watching very closely. harry potter is their big one to be watched. i think blu-ray is going to dominate it. you gotta figure a lot of ps3 users have grown up reading these books and a lot of blu-ray buyers went blu-ray because they have kids and wanted disney titles, so HP is right up their alley. there will be heavy sales from the 360 add on crowd too. but from standalone users i don't think so. They are not into these type of flicks and or/ they bought hd dvd becase it was cheap and they are not into buying a box set that costs more than their player or rebuying a bunch of titles they already own on dvd (remember they are cheap). its one of hd dvds biggest problems, they've courted a bunch of cheap skates into their format.

[Mericalis]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Those 73% was just Black Friday.

I wouldn't be shocked if we saw 75, 77 or even more

If/when we break 80, we will have a riot on our hands, you do realize that, don't you?

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by SingingTheBlues

I am beginning to think that ID4 was moved to next year because HD-DVD has a strong release slate then, and blu-ray knew they'd be killing HD-DVD in December, anyway.

same with i, robot. when things like bee movie and american gangster come out, blu-ray will have three (M&C, ID4, and I, Robot) up its sleve ready to fire.

[GregBlu5]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

warner is watching very closely. harry potter is their big one to be watched. i think blu-ray is going to dominate it. you gotta figure a lot of ps3 users have grown up reading these books and a lot of blu-ray buyers went blu-ray because they have kids and wanted disney titles, so HP is right up their alley. there will be heavy sales from the 360 add on crowd too. but from standalone users i don't think so. They are not into these type of flicks and or/ they bought hd dvd becase it was cheap and they are not into buying a box set that costs more than their player or rebuying a bunch of titles they already own on dvd (remember they are cheap). its one of hd dvds biggest problems, they've courted a bunch of cheap skates into their format.

I agree, but it will be the standalone copy of HP 5 that *will* sell big. As we've seen with all other *new* titles. The releases of stuff that's already been on DVD doesn't rack up the big sales, but the new stuff on Blu (and HD) does.

-Greg

P.S. That's why the boxes don't sell quite as well--they have stuff that's been out for months/years. Those sell more to us big spenders and gotta-have-it-all-in-Blu folks.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Those 73% was just Black Friday.

I wouldn't be shocked if we saw 75, 77 or even more

WickyWoo, I think the article says it is "data for the week"

[GregBlu5]

Originally Posted by Mericalis

If/when we break 80, we will have a riot on our hands, you do realize that, don't you?

I'm putting my riot gear on as we speak!

[greekjgg]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

warner is watching very closely. harry potter is their big one to be watched. i think blu-ray is going to dominate it. you gotta figure a lot of ps3 users have grown up reading these books and a lot of blu-ray buyers went blu-ray because they have kids and wanted disney titles, so HP is right up their alley. there will be heavy sales from the 360 add on crowd too. but from standalone users i don't think so. They are not into these type of flicks and or/ they bought hd dvd becase it was cheap and they are not into buying a box set that costs more than their player or rebuying a bunch of titles they already own on dvd (remember they are cheap). its one of hd dvds biggest problems, they've courted a bunch of cheap skates into their format.

Normally I would agree, but after Transformers, the HD Dud crowd hasn't had another GREAT title. They need to get something for under the tree. I think blu will win this week overall, but HP sells more on HD Dud. Just because they have less to choose from where blu owners have been spoiled in selection for weeks.

[marzetta7]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Those 73% was just Black Friday.

I wouldn't be shocked if we saw 75, 77 or even more

Ya see, now you're gettin me all emotional...

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by Mericalis

If/when we break 80, we will have a riot on our hands, you do realize that, don't you?

well, you gotta figure pirates will be about as popular as spidey, but also remember over a quarter of a million more ps3s have been sold since spidey too, so pirates doing 150k sounds about right. superbad will do around 40k, it hasn't been doing well on amazon and outside of the 17-25 year old PS3 user it won't do very well. remember knocked up did 17k for hd dvd, so double that and add a little more cause SB was funnier. right there we got 190k. residuals from this week will push us to around 220k. the rest of the catalog will push us to around 250k. given hd dvd performs like the black friday week, which was around 75k most likely its going to be 250k:75k which is going to give us 77:23. 80 is going to be hard to break. ppl need to realize that the higher we go up in numbers, the harder it is to keep going up. to go from 50:50 to 67:33 (34% higher % points) means selling twice as many, to jump up to 75:25 (16% higher % points) means we gotta be able to do three times as much. and to push things to 80:20, only 10% points higher than 75:25 we gotta be able to do 4 times as many. i highly doubt we will see 80:20 and expect hd dvd to throw a sale.