Monday, June 18, 2018

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's Avengers: Infinity War Heads Home On Aug. 14


DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey
If you thought the political landscape these days was dominated by leaks about this and that — and that such things were exclusive to politics — you would be only be half right.   

The home entertainment business, when it comes to news about blockbuster theatrical releases making the transition from their local multiplex venues to the home entertainment marketplace, can be just as sieve-like. 

Directors Anthony and Joe Russo’s Avengers: Infinity War will arrive on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on Aug. 14, but Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has yet to make that official.   No matter, orders are being taken, including for those “exclusive” special editions over at Target and Best Buy.

You would think that one of the most expensive films to be made in the history of cinema would get some special attention, especially one coming from the Disney/Marvel universe.   There should be actors, filmmakers, studios brass, press and cocktails, with an appropriate studio backdrop to top off a big, showy formal announcement, but it’s not happening.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph TribbeySure, you can point fingers here and there, but Disney did get blindsided by Comcast last week and had to scramble to sweeten its offer for Fox, so that likely sucked all of the air out of the room.  And retailers — being what they are — are more than eager to get the jump on Amazon.com these days so that they can log “their fair share” of the business.   The result is, sadly, business as usual and ballyhoo be damned!

For the record, the ARR comes in at 109 days and ticket sales currently stand at an eye-popping $655.1 million.

Bonus features … well, those are in the works.    

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