Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Picks Dec. 4 For The Release Of Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack And DVD Editions Of The Happytime Murders And Operation Finale

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will be guiding the STX Entertainment film production of director Brian Henson’s The Happytime Murders to its home entertainment launch on Dec. 4.

OK, Melissa McCarthy is not bulletproof.   After a string of hits that included Life of the Party, The Boss, Tammy, The Heat, etc., she bombed.   It wasn’t in the category of, oh, let’s say, Ishtar, but The Happytime Murders with just $20.7 million in summertime box office receipts didn’t exactly set the world on fire.

The film will do just fine on DVD and Blu-ray … and who knows, in time Henson’s off-the-wall comedy could achieve cult status.  

For the record, that Dec. 4 street date for DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack editions of The Happytime Murders yields an ARR of 102 days.

Bonus features include commentary from Brian Henson (Muppet Treasure Island, The Muppet Christmas Carol) and voice actor Bill Barretta (voices for Detective Phil Philips, Junkyard and Boar), deleted scenes, a gag reel and a trio of featurettes — “Virtual Environments,” “Avatars Demo” and “VFX Breakdown.”

Also heading home on Dec. 4 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is director Chris Weitz’s Operation Finale.

The story of the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann (played by Ben Kingsley) by Israeli agents pulled in $17.5 million during its domestic theatrical run.   The ARR is 95 days.

Planned for release are DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack editions.

Bonus goodies include commentary from director Chris Weitz (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Golden Compass, About a Boy) and featurette titled “Inside the Operation.”