Nielsen Prediction Thread for 07.03.08 (due Wednesday 05.03.08)

[Winn]

The wind down continues with HD DVD getting what may be it's last major hit and having the larger release slate for the week.

Paramount unleashes Beowulf on HD DVD, exclusively for now. It is joined by Warner's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as the other major release in a slate of 9 titles, including a box set of the three previously released episodes of Freedom from Bandai Visual along side the new release of the fourth episode.

Blu-ray gets Sony's release of the vampire thriller 30 Days of Night and the timed exclusive of Warner's new direct to DVD and Blu-ray animated Justice League movie as the major studios part of an 8 release schedule.

There are no neutral releases this week.

As always, thanks to manikin for maintaining the release schedule.


IMPORTANT NOTE: Please make your prediction with BD:HD even if you are going to predict HD DVD winning the week. Also, you are predicting the BD numbers, the HD DVD is implied. If I am confused, I will ask you for clarification if there is time before the deadline. Otherwise, you are stuck with how I read it.

The prediction period will close at 5 P.M Eastern time. That is 2 P.M. for those of you in Pacific time. This will get us ahead of the leaks. The numbers on March 7th will cover sales from February 25th-March 2nd, inclusive.


HD DVD
Dragon Tiger Gate (Tai Seng)
Beowulf (2007)(Paramount)
Rain in the Mountains (Vanguard Cinema)
The Brave One (Warner)
Freedom: 1-3 Giftset (Bandai Visual)
Freedom: 4 (Bandai Visual)
Cecilia & Bryn At Glyndebourne (Opus Arte)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner)
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Resurrection (EuroArts)

Blu-ray
30 Days of Night (Sony)
To Kill a King (Starz)
Beyonce: The Beyonce Experience - Live (Sony BMG)
Justice League: The New Frontier (Warner)
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Warner)
Intial D (Tai Seng)
Over America In High Definition (Topics)
Over California In High Definition (Topics)