Boutique Sales Megathread: Complete List of Current/Upcoming Sales

[dr727]

Current Sales (sorted by newly added)


Mon 8/08—Mon 8/15 (11:59PM PT)
Shout Select's Ticket to Savings Sale (⭍ sale thread | ⭍ label thread)

• Discount: 40-60% off SRP
• Eligibility: nearly every Shout Select title
• Shipping: free continental US shipping at $50; AK/HI & CAN refer to rates/availability

Mon 8/08 (12AM CT)—Sun 8/14 (11:59PM CT)
Warner Archive 4 for $49 Sale (⭍ sale thread | ⭍ label thread)

• Retailer: MovieZyng
• Discount: 4 for 49 USD (additional titles 12.25 USD)
• Eligibility: 331 single disc titles (nearly all with an MSRP of <$21.99, excluding very recent releases)
• Promo Code: ARCHIVE822
• Processing: items ship ASAP; cancellations/changes only possible on orders containing backorder or preorder titles
• Shipping: no free shipping threshold; $3 for first item and $1 for each additional to continental US; elsewhere refer to shipping FAQs
• Taxes: IL only for US residents as of previous sale; VAT status needs further clarification (website outdated)
• Additional Notes: credit to MifuneFan
  • Moviezyng is the official retailer for Allied Vaughn (the company that replicates discs for Warner Archive, and other MOD releases from Universal, Sony, and Paramount). All Warner Archive Blu-rays are pressed.
  • Make sure to cross-reference prices with Amazon, as more recent releases (say around mid-2021 and beyond) have gotten some deep price cuts from time to time. Anything before that time rarely gets discounted at Amazon.

Fri 8/05 (5PM BST)—Mon 8/15
AllTheAnime Summer Sale (⭍ sale thread | ⭍ label thread)

• Discount: varies
• Eligibility: select titles (including box sets)
• Processing: payment is taken 24-72 hours following order being placed (for both in-stock items AND pre-orders); free split shipment (in-stock items ship ASAP and pre-order items on release)
• Shipping:
  • free shipping for UK/R.O.I. (tracked available at an extra cost)
  • free int'l shipping at £100 (below is weight/location based)
• Taxes: VAT 20% for UK addresses only

Thu 7/28—Mon 8/22 (BST)
Arrow Video UK Camp Arrow Video Sale (⭍ sale thread | ⭍ label thread)

• Discount: Up to 50% off MSRP
• Eligibility: 700+ selected titles
• Shipping: no free shipping threshold; UK shipping refer to UK delivery options; int'l shipping refer to International & European Delivery Options

Thu 7/28—Mon 8/22
Arrow Video US Camp Arrow Video Sale (⭍ sale thread | ⭍ label thread)

• Discount: Up to 50% off MSRP
• Eligibility: 250+ selected titles
• Shipping: no free shipping threshold; US standard shipping is $4.99; int'l shipping refer to International & European Delivery Options

Up Next


Fri 8/19 (12AM ET)—Sun 8/21 (11:59PM ET)
Vinegar Syndrome SummerFest 2022 (⭍ label thread)

• Discount: 50% off SRP
• Eligibility: "A select group of titles that are currently being preserved in our film archive!"
• Exclusives: 1 new VSA, 2 Peekaramas, 2 catalog slips, and new merch
• Shipping: TBC
  • $6 Economy (FedEx Ground, FedEx Smartpost or USPS First Class depending on package size & location)
  • $12 Priority (USPS Priority)
  • Canada = $8 (ships from within Canada via Canada Post)
  • International = $17 (FedEx International)

Ongoing Promotions (sorted alphabetically)



Eureka Special Offers / 2 for £25 (⭍ promo thread | ⭍ label thread)

• Discount: varies
• Eligibility: select titles (which rotate monthly or semi-monthly)
• Shipping: free shipping worldwide (with some exceptions)
• Duration: ongoing

Indicator UK 5 for £40 (⭍ promo thread | ⭍ label thread)

• Discount: 5 for £40
• Eligibility: select standard edition titles (which rotate monthly or semi-monthly)
• Shipping: untracked and tracked options available
• Duration: ongoing

Kino Lorber While Supplies Last Sale (link updated 2022/07) (⭍ promo thread | ⭍ label thread)

• Discount: varies
• Eligibility:
  • selected titles
  • new additions every few weeks (normally in batches)
  • last chance to buy direct before OOP
  • individual prices and WSL sale inclusion can change at any time; prices sometimes increase when stock becomes extremely low
• Shipping: free US shipping at $50
• Duration: ongoing

Shout/Scream Factory Going Out of Print (⭍ label thread SHOUT! | ⭍ label thread SCREAM)

• Eligibility:
  • selected titles
  • new additions every few weeks (normally in batches)
  • last chance to buy direct before OOP; total last chance to buy for shop exclusive titles
• Shipping: free continental US shipping at $50; AK/HI & CAN refer to rates/availability

88 Films Special Offers (⭍ label thread)

• Eligibility: selected titles
• Shipping: free UK shipping; NO in'tl free shipping threshold
• Duration: ongoing

88 Films Last Chance To Buy (⭍ label thread)

• Eligibility:
  • selected titles
  • new additions every few weeks (normally in batches)
  • last chance to buy direct before OOP
• Shipping: free UK shipping; NO in'tl free shipping threshold
• Duration: ongoing

Please share new boutique sales in this thread and I'll add them! Thank you!

[dr727]

(sales/dates tentative based upon event history | ✔confirmed | ✱long-established)

Q3


August

• ClassicFlix Super Summer Sale

September

• Australian Boutique B2G1F (JB Hi-Fi)
• Kino Lorber Fall Sale✔

Q4

October

• Arrow Shocktober Sale✱
• Scream Factory Shocktober Sale✱
• Mondo Macabro Halloween Sale
• Twilight Time Fall Sale (SAE)
• Indicator Autumn Flash Sale✱
• Criterion Fall 24H Flash Sale✱

November

• Criterion + Arrow 50% Off Sale (B&N)✱
• Flicker Alley Fall Sale
• RightStuf Holiday Sale✱
• ClassicFlix Winter Blowout Sale
• Australian Boutique B1G1F (JB Hi-Fi)
• Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales
  • Epic Pictures
  • Film Movement Classics✱
  • Grasshopper Films
  • MVD/MVD Rewind
  • Oscilloscope Laboratories
  • Sentai Filmworks✱
  • Severin✱
  • Scream Team Releasing
  • Vinegar Syndrome✱
  • ...and more!

December

• AllTheAnime 12 Days of Christmas Sale✱
• Kino Lorber Winter Sale✔
• Nova Media Winter Festival Sale✱
• Twilight Time Winter Sale (SAE)

Q1

January

• NetworkOnAir Winter Sale

February

• Full Moon Valentine's Day Sale✱
• Scream Factory Love is the Scare Sale

March

• Criterion Spring 24H Flash Sale✱
• Shout Factory Ticket to Savings Sale
• Kino Lorber Spring Sale
• VCI March Madness Sale
• Indicator Spring Flash Sale✱

Q2

April

• ClassicFlix Anniversary Sale
• Flicker Alley Spring Sale
• Australian Boutique B2G1F (JB Hi-Fi)
• Arrow Easter Sale✱
• Shameless Easter Sale
• Blue Underground Easter Sale [MVD]
• Oscilloscope Laboratories 4/20 Sale

May

• Criterion 30% Off Sale
• Film Movement 50% Off Sale
• Australian Boutique B1G1F (JB Hi-Fi)
• Vinegar Syndrome Halfway to Black Friday Sale✱

June

• NetworkOnAir Summer Sale
• Severin Mid-Year Sale✱
• Twilight Time Summer Sale (SAE)
• ClassicFlix Hal Roach Studios Sale
• Kino Lorber Summer Sale
• DiscoTek Days

July

• Criterion + Arrow 50% Off Sale (B&N)✱
• Grasshopper Films Summer Sale
• 101 Films Summer Sale
• Signal One Summer Sale
• Full Moon Summer Sale
• French Boutique Summer Sale (ESC Distribution)
• Sentai Filmworks Summer Sale✱
• RightStuf Birthday Sale✱
• Arrow Video Camp Arrow Sale✱
• Scream Factory Summer of Fear Sale

August

• AllTheAnime Summer Sale✱
• Warner Archive 4 for $49 Sale (MovieZyng)

Please share any missing recurring boutique sales and I'll add them to the calendar! Thank you!

[dr727]

Label / Retailer FAQs

FOR FUTURE USE: These FAQs will eventually outline all shop-specific
details for every boutique label / retailer.

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Label Direct Shops
(sorted alphabetically)

AllTheAnime | 12 Days of Christmas Sale (DEC)
Arrow Video | Easter (APR), Camp Arrow (JUL), Shocktober (OCT)
ClassicFlix | Anniversary Sale (APR), Hal Roach Studios Sale (JUN), Super Summer Sale (AUG), Winter Blowout (NOV-DEC)
Criterion | 24H Flash Sales (MAR/NOV), 30% Off Sales (DEC/MAY)
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24-Hour Flash Sales

• Discount: 50% off SRP
• Eligibility: all in-stock titles
• Shipping: US/Canada only; free at 75 USD

30% Off Sales

• History: 2021/12/01-23; 2022/05/01-31
• Discount: 30% off SRP
• Eligibility: all titles (including pre-orders)
• Shipping: US/Canada only; free at 75 USD

Film Movement | Semi-Annual Sales (MAY-JUN/NOV-DEC)
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• History: 2022/05/02-06/03
• Discount: 50% off SRP
• Eligibility: all titles (pre-orders excluded)
• Shipping: US only; free at 100 USD

Flicker Alley | Spring Sale (APR), Fall Sale (NOV)
Full Moon | Valentine's Day Sale (FEB)
Indicator | Flash Sales (SPRING/FALL)
Kino Lorber | Quarterly Sales (MAR-APR/JUN-JUL/SEP-OCT/DEC-JAN)
Mondo Macabro | Halloween Sale (OCT)
MVD/MVD Rewind | Black Friday Sale (NOV)
NetworkOnAir | Semi-Annual Sales (JUN/JAN)
Nova Media | Winter Festival Sale (DEC-JAN)
Oscilloscope Laboratories | 420 Sale (APR), Black Friday Sale (NOV)
Scream Factory | Love is the Scare Sale (FEB), Shocktober Sale (OCT), Summer of Fear Sale (JUL)
Severin | Mid-Year Sale (Jun)
Shameless | Easter Sale (APR)
Shout Factory | Ticket to Savings Sale (MAR)
VCI | March Madness Sale (MAR)
Vinegar Syndrome | Halfway to Black Friday Sale (May), Black Friday Sale (NOV)
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• History: 2022/05/27-30
• Discount: 50% off SRP
• Eligibility: Every VS, VSA, Peekarama and Partner Label title with a release date prior to Aug 1|Feb 1 (exceptions:
  [Show spoiler]VSU and VSP releases, titles in our Staff Picks section, Merch, Clothing, and certain older Partner Label titles currently under distribution by another company may not be discounted
  )
• Shipping: no free shipping thresholds during the sale but add to my existing sale order option available
  • $6 Economy (FedEx Ground, FedEx Smartpost or USPS First Class depending on package size & location)
  • $12 Priority (USPS Priority)
  • Canada = $8 (ships from within Canada via Canada Post)
  • International = $17 (FedEx International)
• Additional Notes:
  • website will go offline from Mon morning until Fri at sale start
  • VS online checklist will stay online
  • December|June is Partners Only month: only Partner titles will be avaiable on the website (no new VS releases or VS titles available for purchase)
• extended FAQs available (Black Friday 2021 | Halfway to Black Friday 2022) (including subscriber-specific perks)

Boutique Retailers
(sorted alphabetically within country)

USA

Barnes & Noble

• Criterion + Arrow 50% Off Sales (NOV / JUL)

Deep Discount

• 10%/15% Promo Codes (frequent)
• Olive BOGO Sales (infrequent)

Grindhouse Video

• Arrow Sales (frequent)

MovieZyng

• Warner Archive Collection Sales (infrequent)

MVD (Music Video Distribution)

• Blue Underground Sales (APR)

RightStuf Anime

• Discotek Sales (NOV / JUN)
• Holiday Sale (DEC-JAN)
• Birthday Sale (JUN-JUL)

Screen Archives Entertainment

• Twilight Time Sales (JUN/OCT)
• ClassicFlix Sales (MAY/JAN)

Target

• B2G1 Blu-Ray/4K Sales (quarterly?)

UK

Fopp

• Second Run Sale (MAR)
• ...more to be added

HMV

• ...more to be added

Aus/NZ

JB Hi-Fi

• B1G1F (Imprint/Umbrella/Shock/Studio Canal) (MAY/NOV)

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• History: 2022/05/15-25
• Discount: buy one, get one free***
• Eligibility: nearly all BR/4K (pre-orders excluded)
  • Boutiques include:
  • Imprint / ViaVision
  • Umbrella [Ozploitation Classics • Sunburnt Screens • Beyond Genres • Sensual Sinema • World Cinema]
  • Studio Canal (including newly remastered titles unavailable elsewhere)
  • Shock (mostly passable/barebones releases of Hollywood classics)
• Shipping:
  • several local shipping/pickup options
  • international shipping takes 1-3 months (and extra patience!)
  • international shipping fee & title availability is complicated
  • fee is variable based upon destination and items (unpredictable overall, experimentation recommended to get best deal)
  • availability to ship internationally isn't known until checkout process and requires trial & error (using 2 browser tabs is recommended: easily refresh your checkout screen as you manually remove products from the cart to determine what won't ship)
  • availability restrictions are due to inventory at JBHF's primary warehouse in Sydney (popular titles can alternate between available/unavailable)
• Additional Notes:
  • ***similarly priced titles are NOT paired during checkout, highest priced items will be charged (and, therefore, multiple orders recommended for similarly priced titles)
  • GST (sales tax) refundable for international orders once shipped by kindly asking customer service via JBHF website

• B2G1F (Imprint/Umbrella/Shock/Studio Canal) (APR/SEP)

[FlamedLiquid]

Originally Posted by dr727

Thank you! It’s a work-in-progress and I focused on near-term sales first. I’ll start listing out more recurring/planned sales for Summer/Fall soon.



Scream is every October, almost right up until Halloween. I recently saw someone mention March for Shout? I believe they had a 50% off Shout Select sale around this time last year.

Shout just had a sale earlier this month.

[dr727]

Originally Posted by FlamedLiquid

Shout just had a sale earlier this month.

That’s right! It’s been such a long month and I didn’t partake this year. “Ticket to Savings” every March.

Here’s the archived link: https://www.shoutfactory.com/sale/sh...ket-to-savings

[dr727]

I'll add the rest of the future recurring/planned sales soon.

[Video Ghoul]

Thanks a ton for creating this! This is going to be real handy for planning.

[deltatauhobbit]

Great idea for a thread!

Another sale to add to the list is Full Moon’s Valentine Day sale that’s considered their biggest sale each year. Typically 50% off everything in their store (except replicas). They do sales around other holidays too (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Black Friday) but this one is the most consistent when it comes to including all their items and has never been skipped to my knowledge.

[erlinmeyer]

VCI sale runs for a few more days
vci.jpg
MARCH MADNESS HAS STRUCK THE BOSS AGAIN
SO HE SAID, LET'S HAVE A BIG SALE!

Instead of working on his Bracket, he put together a BIG selection of VCI DVDs & Blu-rays, all on SALE for 60% off!
No coupon code necessary, SHOP in the MARCH MADNESS category, where every title is already priced at 60% off of the SRP.

Over 200 movies available to choose from, including
new releases and best-sellers!
The MARCH MADNESS SALE ends this Sunday, March 27th, at Midnight.


https://www.vcientertainment.com/pro...-madness-sale/

[PRO-630HD]

Ouch, my wallet!

[rpruthee]

no more groceries for me :-)

[Rayjg]

We need a Label Wars thread too to keep track of all those shenanigans.

[checkerboard]

bless you for making this thread

[dr727]

Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

Great idea for a thread!

Another sale to add to the list is Full Moon’s Valentine Day sale that’s considered their biggest sale each year. Typically 50% off everything in their store (except replicas). They do sales around other holidays too (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Black Friday) but this one is the most consistent when it comes to including all their items and has never been skipped to my knowledge.

Thank you! Added!

Originally Posted by erlinmeyer

VCI sale runs for a few more days
[…]
The MARCH MADNESS SALE ends this Sunday, March 27th, at Midnight.

Thank you! Added!

[drmar]

From one dr to another... Really great that you put this together, dr727. Super useful! Thanks!

[Bradsdadg]

How about the Severin and Vinegar Syndrome Black Friday sales as well?

[filmlover22]

no love for Targets B2G1 sales?

[onearmedash]

Mondo Macabro will also have their annual Halloween sale.

[strumdogg]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

no love for Targets B2G1 sales?

When I think "boutique"...Target is definitely the first on my mind.

[sawdustandtinsel]

Oscilloscope usually has a sale on 4/20.