LOS ANGELES
BLU-RAY EVENT 2007
Blu-Ray Milestones 2007
These are the statistics provided to us by the Blu-Ray group
for October 2007.
May 2007: 1 Millionth Blu-ray Disc sold
June 2007: Blockbuster announced its exclusive support for Blu-ray in 1,450 of its 1,700 corporate-owned Blockbuster stores
June 2007: BJ’s Wholesale announces exclusive support for Blu-Ray
July 2007: Target announces that the only high definition CE player it will carry in stores will be Blu-ray
July 2007: 2 Millionth Blu-ray Disc sold, surpassing HD DVD on inception to date sales
Sept. 2007: 3 Millionth Blu-ray Disc sold
Sept. 2007: Home Theater Specialist of America (representing a total buying power of $500 million, 62 retailers, 97 store fronts and more than 800 installers) endorses Blu-ray and announces that a survey of its members reveals 92% of their player sales were Blu-ray Disc players.
Oct. 2007: Home Media Research releases software sales numbers for first 3 quarters of 2007. The data shows:
Blu-ray software outsells HD-DVD by a margin of 2:1
Blu-Ray software sales account for 61% of the high definition
software sales from the inception of high definition optical disc,
up from 47% as of January 1, 2007.
17 of top 20 selling HD titles in 2007 area vailable on Blu-ray Disc.
*HMR data compiled by the Redhill Group
RANK TITLE FORMAT SUPPLIER
1 300 Blu-ray Warner
2 Casino Royale Blu-ray Sony Pictures
3 300 HD-DVD/DVD Warner
4 The Departed Blu-ray Warner
5 Planet Earth: Complete Series HD-DVD BBC Video
6 Pirates of Caribbean: Dead Men Blu-ray Disney
7 Planet Earth: Complete Series Blu-ray BBC Video
8 Pirates of Caribbean: The Curse Blu-ray Disney
9 Apocalypto Blu-ray Disney/Touchstone
10 Ghost Rider Blu-ray Sony Pictures
11 The Departed HD-DVD/DVD Warner
12 Batman Begins HD-DVD Warner
13 The Prestige Blu-ray Disney/Touchstone
14 Night at the Museum Blu-ray Fox
15 Black Hawk Down Blu-ray Sony Pictures
16 Deja vu Blu-ray Disney/Touchstone
17 Happy Feet Blu-ray Warner
18 Crank Blu-ray Lionsgate
19 Superman Returns Blu-ray Warner
20 Underworld Evolution Blu-ray Sony Pictures