HD-DVD is making a bid to remain competitive.
The top studios backing HD DVD, including Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Paramount Home Entertainment, The Weinstein Company, Genius Products, and Eagle Rock Entertainment today announced more than 70 specific titles and release windows through July 2007. With movie titles like Smokin’ Aces, The Complete Matrix Trilogy, and Dreamgirls, HD DVD continues to deliver on promises made to fans of high definition. Additional titles for the remainder of 2007 will be announced this summer.
With attach rates that still far exceed other high definition formats, HD DVD movies continue to sell briskly at retail to a growing consumer base. The 2007 title line-up from the core HD DVD studios, combined with a strong HD DVD title and hardware presence in North America, Europe and Asia, showcases the format’s global appeal and unmatched technology features. Effective April 1st, Toshiba is implementing strategic retail price reductions on its full line of HD DVD players for the U.S. market. The entry level HD-A2 will have a suggested retail price of $399.99; and the new HD-A20, with 1080p output, will be introduced at $499 (available in stores in April). The top of the line HD- XA2 was already repositioned to $799.99 on March 1st.
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“The spring is ramping up well for HD DVD, with an incredible list of movies and the best priced hardware on the market,” said Ken Graffeo, executive vice president, HD Strategic Marketing, Universal Studios Home Entertainment. “Our consumer base continues to buy movies at rates that outpace DVD in its early years, which shows the willingness of consumers to make the transition to high definition.”
“HD DVD continues to perform exceptionally well for Warner Home Video, and we see this continuing as more titles from the HD DVD studios roll out and more hardware hits the market,” said Steve Nickerson, senior vice president of market management for Warner Home Video. “Fans of high definition have a lot more to choose from with the release of long-awaited blockbusters like The Complete Matrix Trilogy on HD DVD.”
“As hardware prices continue to fall, this is a great time to experience HD DVD,” said Chris Saito, vice president, marketing, Paramount Home Entertainment. “Our HD DVD line-up for Spring and Summer 2007 has something for every audience, with hits ranging from Dreamgirls to Flags of Our Fathers.”
From the six studios, the following schedules were released:
March:
Children of Men
Happy Feet
March of the Penguins
National Geographic: Relentless Enemies
April:
The Good Shepherd
Smokin’ Aces (day & date)
Payback: Straight Up
A Scanner Darkly
Dog Day Afternoon
School for Scoundrels
Feast
The Jerk
The Game
Freedom Writers
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Nutty Professor
Failure to Launch
May:
The Ultimate Matrix Collection
The Complete Matrix Trilogy
Dreamgirls (day & date)
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Flags of Our Fathers: Special Collector’s Edition
The Hitcher (day & date)
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible 2
Black Christmas
Harsh Times
Battle of the Bulge
The Road Warrior
The Fountain
Smokey and the Bandit
Alpha Dog (day & date)
The Skeleton Key
The River
Midnight Run
The Frighteners
Dragonheart
The Big Lebowski
Lost in Translation
June:
Bruce Almighty
Liar Liar
Coming to America
Born on the Fourth of July
Daylight
Monty Python’s the Meaning of Life
Freedom: Vol.1
Yes Live in Montreux
Santana: Hymns for Peace
Deep Purple: They all Came Down to Montreux
Sneakers
Trading Places
Meet Joe Black
Being John Malkovich
Mystery Men
American Me
-The Watcher
Bulletproof
Mallrats
July:
Shaun of the Dead
Billy Madison
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat
The Untouchables
The Warriors
Dante’s Peak
The War
The Wedding Date
The Bourne Identity
In Good Company
Streets of Fire
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Scent of a Woman
Darkman
Sea of Love
Deliver Us From Eva
