Universal Pictures Home Entertainment joins Christmas-season
holiday mix with not one, but two Dec. 17 recent theatrical releases for this
mid-December street-date Tuesday window.
The first of these is director Michael Engler’s theatrical
release of the popular PBS television series, Downton
Abbey. The
original cast returns for this theatrical event and audiences responded to the
tune of $94.5 million in domestic ticket sales.
The ARR is a swift-to-market 88 days. Planned for release are a stand-alone DVD
edition as well as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack.
Bonus goodies include commentary from director
Michael Engler (three-time Emmy nominee … once each for episodic direction for Downton
Abbey, 30 Rock and Sex and
the City), deleted scenes, a recap of the
television series and a half-dozen production featurettes — “Cast Conversations,”
“The Royal Visit,” “True to the Twenties” “Welcome to Downton Abbey,” “The
Brilliance of Julian Fellowes” and “The Royal Visit.”
The second film hitting the bricks on Dec. 17 is the
animated treat from the directing team of Jill Culton (who also wrote the
script) and Todd Wilderman, Abominable.
The ARR is remarkably quick at just 81 days. Domestic box office receipts came in at
$58.5 million, plus there was just over $100 million pulled in from overseas
markets.
There will be a three-SKU selection of home
entertainment packaged media product choices for consumers to select from. Abominable will
be available as a stand-alone 4K Ultra HD selection (oddly, no Blu-ray with
it), plus there will be a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and the traditional
stand-alone DVD product offering.
As to bonus goodies, there are roughly 10 minutes
worth of deleted scenes and a half-dozen featurettes — “Meet the Cast,”
“Marooned,” “Your Yeti Care Guide,” “Courage to Dream,” “Making a Myth” and
“Animating Abominable.”
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