2007 Blockbusters Needed on BD this Holiday Season ("Transformers Crushers List")

[DAMNSAM77]

well that was quite the title....Ok here is my short list of recent 2007 blockbusters that need to be EXCLUSIVELY on BLURAY, this is not for the movies making $20-$30MM...I am talking about the $50-$500MM box office revenues! These are the titles that can compete with HDDVD Exclusives such as Transformers and Shrek 3


Please add to the list when you reply. Do No Include Already announced and dated BLURAYs like DIE HARD/LFODH, Cars, Fantastic Four..etc - Only Unnounced/Undated Potential BLURAY EXCLUSIVES that were a 2007 blockbuster. We will call this list, the TRANSFORMERS CRUSHER LIST!


Transformers Crushers List:
1- The Simpsons Movie
2- Borat


Disclaimer on Borat: It was disgusting, Offensive, and REALLY FUNNY! This movie paired with a Simpson's movie released by Fox Exclusively on Bluray will definitely help crush HDDVD's holiday's numbers.


Here is a full list of the top 150 grossing movies at the box office World Wide (Newsflash: POTC 1, 2, and 3 EACH did better than Transformers with almost $1 Billion world wide revenues each).

Ok here is an accurate list from IMDB's website, they have the top 500 movies, but I think the Top 150 will suffice for us....I am gonna post this in the first post as well.

All-Time Worldwide Box office Revenues:

1. Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1,129,219,252
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1,060,332,628
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $968,657,891
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $957,929,593
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $923,201,180
7. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,379,000
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $921,600,000
9. Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $892,194,397
11. Spider-Man 3 (2007) $885,430,303
12. Shrek 2 (2004) $880,871,036
13. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
14. Finding Nemo (2003) $865,000,000
15. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $860,700,000
16. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $848,462,555
17. Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
18. Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000
19. Star Wars (1977) $797,900,000
20. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $789,458,727
21. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $783,577,893
22. The Lion King (1994) $783,400,000
23. Shrek the Third (2007) $771,706,665
24. The Da Vinci Code (2006) $757,236,138
25. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $756,700,000
26. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) $738,809,845
27. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $735,600,000
28. Transformers (2007) $690,281,546
29. Forrest Gump (1994) $679,400,000
30. The Sixth Sense (1999) $661,500,000
31. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $653,200,000
32. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $648,200,000
33. The Incredibles (2004) $624,037,578
34. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) $623,829,763
35. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $614,300,000
36. The Passion of the Christ (2004) $604,370,943
37. War of the Worlds (2005) $591,377,056
38. Casino Royale (2006) $587,607,184
39. Men in Black (1997) $587,200,000
40. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $572,700,000
41. Night at the Museum (2006) $571,063,268
42. Armageddon (1998/I) $554,600,000
43. King Kong (2005) $547,051,260
44. Mission: Impossible II (2000) $545,300,000
45. Home Alone (1990) $533,800,000
46. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $533,800,000
47. Monsters, Inc. (2001) $528,900,000
48. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) $527,939,919
49. Ghost (1990) $517,600,000
50. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $516,800,000
51. Aladdin (1992) $501,900,000
52. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $494,800,000
53. Twister (1996) $494,700,000
54. The Simpsons Movie (2007) $489,672,179
55. Toy Story 2 (1999) $485,700,000
56. Troy (2004) $481,228,348
57. Saving Private Ryan (1998) $479,300,000
58. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $471,856,431
59. Jaws (1975) $470,600,000
60. Pretty Woman (1990) $463,400,000
61. Bruce Almighty (2003) $458,900,000
62. The Matrix (1999) $456,300,000
63. Gladiator (2000) $456,200,000
64. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) $455,260,014
65. Shrek (2001) $455,100,000
66. Cars (2006) $454,752,771
67. 300 (2006) $454,592,590
68. Mission: Impossible (1996) $452,500,000
69. Pearl Harbor (2001) $450,400,000
70. Ocean's Eleven (2001) $444,200,000
71. The Last Samurai (2003) $435,400,000
72. Tarzan (1999) $435,200,000
73. Meet the Fockers (2004) $432,667,575
74. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $427,936,103
75. Men in Black II (2002) $425,600,000
76. Die Another Day (2002) $424,700,000
77. Dances with Wolves (1990) $424,200,000
78. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) $424,000,000
79. Cast Away (2000) $424,000,000
80. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $423,200,000
81. The Mummy Returns (2001) $418,700,000
82. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) $418,200,000
83. The Mummy (1999) $413,300,000
84. Batman (1989) $413,200,000
85. Rain Man (1988) $412,800,000
86. The Bodyguard (1992) $410,900,000
87. Signs (2002) $407,900,000
88. Madagascar (2005) $406,800,000
89. X2 (2003) $406,400,000
90. Ratatouille (2007) $402,894,077
91. Mission: Impossible III (2006) $395,382,309
92. Gone with the Wind (1939) $390,500,000
93. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $390,500,000
94. Superman Returns (2006) $389,569,408
95. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $383,900,000
96. Grease (1978) $379,800,000
97. Happy Feet (2006) $378,992,827
98. Beauty and the Beast (1991) $378,300,000
99. Ice Age (2002) $378,300,000
100. Godzilla (1998) $375,800,000
101. Click (2006/I) $373,040,146
102. What Women Want (2000) $370,800,000
103. The Fugitive (1993) $368,700,000
104. Hitch (2005/I) $367,600,000
105. True Lies (1994) $365,200,000
106. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) $365,000,000
107. Notting Hill (1999) $363,000,000
108. Jurassic Park III (2001) $362,900,000
109. Live Free or Die Hard (2007) $361,697,281
110. There's Something About Mary (1998) $360,000,000
111. Planet of the Apes (2001) $358,900,000
112. The Flintstones (1994) $358,500,000
113. Toy Story (1995) $358,100,000
114. Minority Report (2002) $358,000,000
115. A Bug's Life (1998) $357,900,000
116. The Exorcist (1973) $357,500,000
117. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $356,500,000
118. Basic Instinct (1992) $352,700,000
119. The World Is Not Enough (1999) $352,000,000
120. Batman Begins (2005) $352,000,000
121. GoldenEye (1995) $351,500,000
122. Ocean's Twelve (2004) $351,331,634
123. Back to the Future (1985) $350,600,000
124. Se7en (1995) $350,100,000
125. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) $349,200,000
126. Hannibal (2001) $349,200,000
127. Deep Impact (1998) $348,600,000
128. Dinosaur (2000) $347,800,000
129. Pocahontas (1995) $347,100,000
130. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $346,600,000
131. Top Gun (1986) $344,800,000
132. I, Robot (2004) $342,795,350
133. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $340,400,000
134. National Treasure (2004) $337,605,002
135. Catch Me If You Can (2002) $337,400,000
136. American Beauty (1999) $336,000,000
137. Batman Forever (1995) $335,000,000
138. Apollo 13 (1995) $334,100,000
139. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $333,000,000
140. Back to the Future Part II (1989) $332,000,000
141. The Rock (1996) $330,500,000
142. Over the Hedge (2006) $329,619,340
143. Fantastic Four (2005) $329,295,569
144. Rush Hour 2 (2001) $329,100,000
145. Crocodile Dundee (1986) $328,000,000
146. The Perfect Storm (2000) $327,000,000
147. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) $325,500,000
148. The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $324,432,962
149. Schindler's List (1993) $321,200,000
150. The Mask (1994) $320,900,000


Please add to the list....Not your favorites, but the general audience favorite blockbusters of 2007 that could be BLURAY Exclusive and have not been announced or dated yet.

[GarettP]

Batman Begins, V for Vendetta, and The Matrix's

[DAMNSAM77]

Originally Posted by GarettP

Batman Begins, V for Vendetta, and The Matrix's

These aren't Bluray exclusives, but I guess we can count them since they wil help with the overall sales this holiday season, if they are released in time.

[GarettP]

Originally Posted by DAMNSAM77

These aren't Bluray exclusives, but I guess we can count them since they wil help with the overall sales this holiday season, if they are released in time.

That's what I was getting at!

[DetroitSportsFan]

Sony should release some titles from their own library (which of course will be BD exclusive). Off the top of my head, I would like to see:

Ghostbusters 1 & 2
Taxi Driver
Bad Boys 1 & 2
Charlie's Angels 1 & 2
Karate Kid 1 - 3
Starship Troopers
Godzilla (1998)
Fright Night
Krull
Night Of The Living Dead (1990)

[alkalinesi]

maybe jurassic park! thats why we need to buy close encounters to show speilberg we love his movies.
and superbad and 1408 would be good titles to compete. ok maybe not 1408 but i love that movie and lionsgate needs to bring out Frailty

[DAMNSAM77]

Originally Posted by alkalinesi

maybe jurassic park! thats why we need to buy close encounters to show speilberg we love his movies.....

Jurassic Park is a Universal release, so who knows...I doubt it will ever make it to HD format until winner is announced!


So far the titles mentioned in the last 2-3 posts are neither a recent 2007 Blockbuster and/or are not BD Exclusives...but who cares, lets just add to the list of most wanted movies and TV shows!

[HK-48]

Any Disney Classic,and all the past Pixar Movies like Toy Story, The Incredibles, and Monsters Inc. The BDA needs to send Lucas a check to get the Star Wars Saga on Blu-Ray. Then maybe Lucas will let Fox release it.

[partridge]

Play.com is listing season 1 of the original Star Trek series on HD-DVD!!! Now, it's not a set I'd want to buy but it is another big hitter following Transformers, Heroes and the Matrix Trilogy.

In the run up to Christmas, HD-DVD's list of big titles isn't looking too shabby. Damn them!!

Why do Warner take so long to release the blu-ray version of their movies?? If every HD-DVD title were also out on blu-ray things would look a lot better.

[DrinkMore]

I would not call Borat a blockbuster.

[LynxFX]

I believe the ones in your 'announced' list are already the Transformers crushers. I loved Transformers and know it will sell well on HD DVD, but they just don't have the install base that Blu-ray has so any of the those big blockbusters from this year will sell more than T on HD DVD.

[ScoBro828]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Krull

Was that a joke?

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

I would not call Borat a blockbuster.

I second that. If that's what we're calling blockbusters these days, movies are in a sad place.

The movie was entertaining, but I wouldn't watch it more than once. Loses it's charm after that.

I haven't seen the Simpsons.

Call me stupid, but I don't think re-packaging old TV shows, like Star Trek, is a big deal. I'm looking at mass market appeal. I would think LOST and other more recent shows have more pull.

A Star Wars release would be amazing. Now, that has mass market appeal.

[bone crusher]

Bad Boys 1+2
Superbad
Men In Black

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Starship Troopers

Got it (Disney release in the UK).

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by ScoBro828

Was that a joke?

Did you read my post?

I wrote "Off the top of my head, I would like to see:"

Haven't you seen the reaction positive reaction about Clash Of The Titans on BD? These movies are of the same genre, so I'm sure Krull will have its fans on BD.

Not everyone likes every movie you like.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

I second that. If that's what we're calling blockbusters these days, movies are in a sad place.

The movie was entertaining, but I wouldn't watch it more than once. Loses it's charm after that..

Borat made $128 million in the U.S., so yes, it was a blockbuster.

I don't think it's what we need in the war against HD, but I have to give the guy from Kazakhstan some credit.

[i8abercrombie92]

Superbad and any other Disney Classic like Toy Story

[atomik kinder]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

Call me stupid, but I don't think re-packaging old TV shows, like Star Trek, is a big deal. I'm looking at mass market appeal. I would think LOST and other more recent shows have more pull.

I think you are right. I doubt Star Trek will even sell half as well as HEROs did and it looks like it is already starting to tank in its second week.

[The Guardian]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

Call me stupid, but I don't think re-packaging old TV shows, like Star Trek, is a big deal. I'm looking at mass market appeal. I would think LOST and other more recent shows have more pull.

I don't know that it's a big deal to just repackage them, but I believe these ARE the remastered versions with newly rerecorded scores and all the SFX redone with computers in HD, so it's VERY different from any previous release of this show...

That being said I'm not paying $125 a season for it! I'll wait for a) it to be on BD and b) someone to sell it to me used at half price.