Category: Bluray News

The fifth installment of the Insidious horror movie franchise, The Red Door, pulled off a surprise for new studio distributor Sony/Screen Gems: Dethroning Walt Disney Studios’ Indiana Jones and the … Continue reading “‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Wrests Weekend Box Office Title From ‘Indiana Jones’ With $32.6 Million Haul”

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Disney-owned 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water remained No. 1 for a second week on the Circana VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc … Continue reading “‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Stays Atop DVD and Blu-ray Sales Charts”

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Despite an underwhelming box office start, Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny appears to be a lock to win its second straight theatrical weekend with more than $28 million … Continue reading “‘Indiana Jones’ Faces Three New Releases in Sophomore Box Office Weekend”

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Despite an underwhelming box office start, Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny appears a lock to win its second straight theatrical weekend with more than $28 million in projected … Continue reading “‘Indiana Jones 5’ Faces Three New Releases in Sophomore Box Office Weekend”

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Ralph Tribbey, founder and publisher of The DVD and Blu-ray Release Report, has been tracking the number of annual releases on disc since the inception of the DVD format — … Continue reading “Industry Researcher Has Never Seen So Many Disc Releases — the Majority Bootlegs”

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The second week proved a charm for Hulu’s family diner drama “The Bear,” as the second season series supplanted “Secret Invasion” on Disney+ as the most-streamed weekly content through June … Continue reading “Reelgood: Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ Switches Spots With Disney’s ‘Secret Invasion’ Atop Weekly Streaming Chart”

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“Hijack,” the new Apple original thriller series co-starring and produced by Idris Elba, is off to a strong start. The show, which features Elba’s charter employing corporate negotiating skills to … Continue reading “Samba TV: Idris Elba’s ‘Hijack’ Supplants ‘Silo’ as Biggest 2023 Series Opener on Apple TV+”

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The upstart U.S. professional Major League Cricket is set to begin its inaugural July 13-30 season with teams from six cities competing in 15 matches streaming on Disney-owned ESPN+. The … Continue reading “Upstart U.S.-Based Major League Cricket to Stream on ESPN+ Beginning July 13”

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Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, has been promoted to chairman of NBCUniversal Studio Group and chief content officer, overseeing all content decisions across movies, TV production and … Continue reading “Donna Langley Upped to Head NBCUniversal Content As Comcast President Mike Cavanagh Streamlines Senior Management”

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BayView Entertainment will release the drama The Strange Case of Normalcy on Blu-ray July 25 through manufacture-on-demand service Allied Vaughn. The film follows five ethnically diverse friends who graduated from … Continue reading “Drama ‘The Strange Case of Normalcy’ Due on Blu-ray July 25 From BayView”

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