20th
Century-Fox Home Entertainment has tabbed Oct. 15 for DVD and Blu-ray editions
of actor-turned-director Paul Feig’s follow-up to his 2011 comedy smash film
release of Bridesmaids with this summer’s hit, The Heat.
There are three things in
common with both Bridesmaids and The Heat — besides being incredibly
funny. These are: Paul Feig, Melissa
McCarthy and box office grosses of nine figures … The Heat has generated
ticket sales of $149.5 million (more to come), while Bridesmaids pulled in an
equally impressive take of $169.1 million.
Throw in comedy veteran
(and movie producer in her own right) Sandra Bullock as McCarthy’s acting
partner and you have all the makings of a potential film franchise for the
studio (The Heat 2 is rumored).
For the record, the ARR
for The
Heat is 109 days.
Also on the release
calendar this week from 20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment are
Blu-ray editions of Fantastic Voyage and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea …
street date is Oct. 8.
Bonus features for the 1966
Raquel Welch sci-fi thriller include commentary by film historian Jeff Bond (Film Score Monthly) and two featurettes
— “Lava Lamps & Celluloid: A Tribute to the Visual Effects of Fantastic
Voyage” and “Storyboard-to-Scene Comparison: Whirlpool Scene.”
The 1961 Irwin Allen
sci-fi thriller sports commentary from author Tim Colliver (“Seaview: The
Making of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”), the featurette titled “Science
Fiction: Fantasy to Reality” and an interview with the film’s co-star, Barbara
Eden.
Additonal Blu-ray product
offerings added this week included four single-disc double features on Sept. 10
(under the “Own the Moments” promotional banner) … these are: From
Hell and The Order; Jennifer's Body paired with Buffy
the Vampire Slayer; Mirrors plus Shutter and Wrong
Turn teams up with The Hills Have Eyes.
To download this week's
complete edition of the DVD and Blu-ray Release Report: DVD & Blu-ray Release Report
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