Blu-ray 20th October Releases

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

Paramount / 2009 / 150 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: October 20, 2009

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Genres: Science-fiction

Starring: Shia LeBeouf, Megan Fox
Director: Michael Bay

Plot Synopsis: The battle for Earth continues in this action-packed blockbuster from director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg. When college-bound Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) learns the truth about the ancient origins of the TRANSFORMERS robots, he must accept his destiny and join OPTIMUS PRIME and BUMBLEBEE in their epic battle against the DECEPTICONS, who have returned stronger than ever with a plan to destroy our world.

Disc Features:

• Audio Commentary by Michael Bay, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman – This track has been compiled together from two separate recording sessions, one with the director and another with the two writers.
  
• The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (HD, 135 min.) – This production documentary runs almost as long as the movie itself. And yet, it's significantly more interesting than the film. It covers all the bases in explaining how a mega-budget production with such a huge scale gets made: design and development, filming, editing, VFX, and post-production.
  
• A Day with Bay: Tokyo (HD, 13 min.)
  
• 25 Years of Transformers (HD, 11 min.) – Hasbro executives talk about their desire to continually reinvent the franchise for each new generation.
• NEST: A Transformer Data-Hub
  
• Deconstructing Visual Bayhem (HD, 23 min.) – A series of 15 pre-vis animatics with audio commentary by pre-vis supervisor Steve Yamamoto, who explains what it is we're looking at.
  
• Deleted/Alternate Scenes (HD, 6 min.)
  
• Giant Effing Movie (HD, 24 min.) –
  
• Linkin Park – New Divide (HD, 5 min.)
  
• Theatrical Trailers (HD, 5 min.) – Two trailers.

Blood: The Last Vampire [Blu-ray]

Sony Pictures / 2009 / 88 Minutes / Rated R
Street Date: October 20, 2009

Genres: Action, Fantasy

Starring: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham
Director: Chris Nahon

Plot Synopsis: The deadliest assassin to stand the test of time. From a Producer of Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon comes Blood: The Last Vampire, based on the cult hit anime series. Demons have infested Earth. And only one warrior stands between the dark and the light: Saya, a half-human, half-vampire samurai who preys on those who feast on human blood. Joining forces with the shadowy society known as the Council, Saya is dispatched to an American military base, where an intense series of swordfights leads her to the deadliest vampire of all. And now after 400 years, Saya's greatest hunt is about to begin.

Wrong Turn 3 [Blu-ray]

20th Century Fox / 2009 / Unrated
Street Date: October 20, 2009

Genres: Suspense, thriller
Starring: Tamer Hassan, Tom Frederic

Director: Declan O'Brien

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Wild Things Leads Record Oct Weekend

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Moviegoers poured into multiplexes to see a wide range of appealing films powering the box office to the biggest October weekend in history. Leading the way was the new adventure pic Where the Wild Things Are which bowed at number one followed by an exceptionally strong debut for the action entry Law Abiding Citizen in second. The most impressive performance came in third with the national expansion of the indie thriller Paranormal Activity which delivered the best average of any film. The four new wide releases kicked in a stunning $86M powering the Top 20 to $135M, a new record high for the month.

Audiences rushed out to see Where the Wild Things Are making the adaptation of the popular kids book the top film with an estimated $32.5M in ticket sales. Averaging a ferocious $8,693 from 3,735 theaters, the PG-rated pic scored the eighth biggest October opening ever and the third highest for a kidpic during the month trailing only Shark Tale ($47.6M in 2004) and High School Musical 3 ($42M in 2008). It was also the second widest launch during the month after Shark Tale's bow in 4,016 locations.

While the opening weekend was undoubtedly powerful, the long-term outlook is not as clear. Friday began with a potent $12.1M debut but Saturday inched up only 2% to $12.3M. Family-oriented films during the school year typically see large Saturday jumps in sales thanks to the target audience being more available. In recent weeks, Friday-to-Saturday increases on opening weekend for kidpics Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and the Toy Story double feature were 62% and 69%, respectively. Wild Things seems to be playing more to an adult audience appealing to those who read the book as a kid and to hipsters who enjoy director Spike Jonze's unique style of filmmaking.

Jonze took a nine-sentence book, stretched it into a 100-minute movie, and added plenty of new material including names and backstories for all the Wild Things and a deeper look into the home life of the nine-year-old boy at the center of the story. Reviews have been mixed with critics having a wide range of feelings for the film. Warner Bros. invested heavily into the marketing of Wild Things hoping to appeal to the broadest possible audience since the movie is not the typical family film that Hollywood churns out. The $75M production unspooled in 145 IMAX locations which accounted for $3.1M, or nearly 10% of the weekend tally.

Liam Neeson isn't the only actor from across the pond to hit it big with a revenge thriller this year. Gerard Butler enjoyed a surprisingly potent bow for the action drama Law Abiding Citizen, also starring Jamie Foxx, which grossed an estimated $21.3M from 2,890 theaters for a stellar $7,353 average. The R-rated story of a man that plots a series of assassinations from jail to get back at those responsible for the killings of his wife and daughter played to a broad audience with males slightly outnumbering females. Neeson's kidnapping thriller Taken was an unlikely blockbuster last winter when it bowed to $24.7M over Super Bowl weekend on its way to a $145M final.

Butler and Foxx are certainly no guarantees at the box office. The former's action pic Gamer opened to just $9.2M last month while the latter's The Soloist debuted to a weak $9.7M in April. But the actor combo, the appealing storyline, and an aggressive marketing push helped to make it the biggest opening ever in Overture's short history easily beating the $16.3M of last fall's cop drama Righteous Kill with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Citizen should have no problem beating Kill's $40.1M total to become the distributor's top grosser too.

Paramount expanded its micro-budgeted horror hit Paranormal Activity nationwide this weekend following three weeks of limited play and saw sales nearly triple to an estimated $20.2M. Freaking out moviegoers in 760 theaters, up from 160 last weekend, the R-rated spookfest averaged a sensational $26,530 per location matching almost to the dollar the $26,528 average of The Blair Witch Project when it went nationwide during the summer of 1999. That indie overachiever shot up to number two on the charts in its third weekend when it expanded from 31 to 1,101 theaters grossing $29.2M.

#	Title	Oct 16 - 18			Theaters			Cumulative	Distributor
1	Where the Wild Things Are	$ 32,470,000			3,735			$ 32,470,000	Warner Bros.
2	Law Abiding Citizen	21,250,000			2,890			21,250,000	Overture
3	Paranormal Activity	20,163,000			760			33,717,000	Paramount
4	Couples Retreat	17,949,000			3,009			63,339,000	Universal
5	The Stepfather	12,300,000			2,734			12,300,000	Sony
6	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs	8,100,000			3,037			108,284,000	Sony
7	Zombieland	7,800,000			3,171			60,823,000	Sony
8	Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (3D)	3,011,000			1,489			28,594,000	Buena Vista
9	Surrogates	1,922,000			2,326			36,332,000	Buena Vista
10	The Invention of Lying	1,905,000			1,624			15,495,000	Warner Bros.

In Theaters This Week 16th October 2009

Three new releases hit the multiplexes this weekend nationally hoping to strike gold and shake up the establishment. Leading the charge is the family film Where the Wild Things Are which gets the widest release by far and stands the best chance of capturing the number one spot. Also debuting is the horror film The Stepfather and the action drama Law Abiding Citizen. Based on the 1963 picture book, Where the Wild Things Are makes its way to the big screen on Friday hoping to capture a wide audience of kids, parents, and young adult hipsters. Directed by Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich), the PG-rated film takes a short but wildly popular children's book and expands it into a 100-minute film which may be looked at as being either genius or bloated, depending on what moviegoers are looking for.

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Where The Wild Things Are
Copyright © 2009 Warner Bros Pictures

Maurice Sendak's classic book comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation. "Where the Wild Things Are" follows the adventure of Max (Max Records), a mischievous young boy who is sent to his room after rebelling against his mother (Catherine Keener). Max's imagination is free to roam, and it soon transports him to a thriving forest bordering a vast sea. Delighted, he sets sail for the land of the Wild Things, where mischief reigns and Max rules. In bringing this imaginative fantasy to life, Jonze leads a team of filmmakers incorporating the most dynamic elements of voice performance, live-action puppetry and computer animation.

	October 16th, 2009
	Spike Jonze
	Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze
	Catherine Keener, Benicio Del Toro, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara, Tom Noonan, Michael Berry, James Gandolfini
	Warner Bros. Pictures
	Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
	wherethewildthingsare.com
	PG mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language
	1 hour 34 minutes

The Stepfather
Copyright © 2009 Screen Gems [Sony]

Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from military school to find his mother (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

	October 16th, 2009
	Nelson McCormick
	Joe Cardone
	Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Adrianne Palicki, Amber Heard, Paige Turco, Braeden LeMasters, Skyler Samuels, Jon Tenney
	Screen Gems (Sony)
	Drama, Horror, Thriller
	welcometothefamily.com
	PG-13 intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, mature thematic material and brief sensuality
	1 hour 44 minutes

Law Abiding Citizen
Copyright © 2009 Overture Films

"Law Abiding Citizen" follows a successful assistant D.A. (Butler) who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot hatched by a traumatized victim of the legal system (Foxx). Foxx's character is devastated to learn that, because of a plea bargain, one of his wife and daughter's murderers will be set free. So he unleashes revenge on the killers and those who made the deal.

	October 16th, 2009
	F. Gary Gray
	Kurt Wimmer, Frank Darabont, Sheldon Turner, David Ayer
	Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Viola Davis, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney, Regina Hall, Michael Irby
	Overture Films
	Crime, Drama, Thriller
	www1.orange.co.uk/lawabidingcitizen
	R strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language
	1 hour 48 minutes

Blu-ray Chart 10th October

Top Blu-ray Sales 10th October 2009
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live w/ Blu-ray packaging) [Blu-ray]

RANK	TITLE (LABEL/DISTRIBUTOR, SRP)
1	SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (DIS, $39.99)
2	X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (FOX, $39.99)
3	MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (PAR, $39.99)
4	TRICK 'R TREAT (WB, $35.99)
5	THE WIZARD OF OZ 70TH ANNIV. EDITION (WB, $84.99)
6	YEAR ONE (SONY, $39.95)
7	SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES (WB, $29.99)
8	THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003, WB, $28.99)
9	BONES: SEASON 4 (FOX, $69.99)
10	THE DARK KNIGHT (WB, $35.99)

DVD Chart 10th October

Top DVD Sales 1oth October 2009
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Monsters vs. Aliens

THIS WEEK			TITLE (LABEL/DISTRIBUTOR)		RELEASE DATE	RATING	BOX OFFICE*
1			MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (DWA/PAR)		09/29/2009	PG	198.4
2			YEAR ONE (SONY)		10/06/2009	NR	43.3
3			BONES: SEASON 4 (FOX)		10/06/2009	NR	-
4			MONSTERS VS. ALIENS/B.O.B.'S BIG BREAK (DWA/PAR)		09/29/2009	PG	-
5			X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (FOX)		09/15/2009	PG-13	179.9
6			HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE (DIS)		08/18/2009	G	79.6
7			GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST (WB)		09/22/2009	PG-13	55.3
8			TRICK 'R TREAT (WB)		10/06/2009	R	-
9			THE WIZARD OF OZ: 70TH ANNIV. ULTIMATE COLL. EDITION (WB)		09/29/2009	NR	16.3
10			MY LIFE IN RUINS (FOX)		10/06/2009	PG-13	8.7
11			OBSERVE AND REPORT (WB)		09/22/2009	R	24.0
12			RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN (DIS)		08/04/2009	PG	67.2
13			BRING IT ON: FIGHT TO THE FINISH (UNI)		09/01/2009	PG	-
14			BARBIE AND THE THREE MUSKETEERS (UNI)		09/15/2009	NR	-
15			CORALINE (UNI)		07/21/2009	PG	75.3
16			SCOOBY-DOO!: THE MYSTERY BEGINS (WB)		09/22/2009	PG	-
17			GRAN TORINO (WB)		06/09/2009	R	148.1
18			SONS OF ANARCHY: SEASON 1 (FOX)		08/18/2009	NR	-
19			CRANK 2: HIGH VOLTAGE (LG)		09/08/2009	R	13.7
20			NIP/TUCK: SEASON 5, PART 2 (WB)		10/06/2009	NR	-

Blu-ray 13th October Releases

Drag Me to Hell [Blu-ray]

Universal Studios / 2009 / 99 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: October 13, 2009

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Genres: Suspense, thriller, light comedy

Starring: David Paymer, Molly Cheek, Justin Long
Director: Sam Raimi

Plot Synopsis: Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is on her way to having it all: a devoted boyfriend (Justin Long), a hard-earned job promotion, and a bright future. But when she’s forced to make a tough decision that evicts an elderly woman from her house, Christine becomes the victim of an evil curse. Now she has only three days to dissuade a dark spirit from stealing her soul before she is dragged to hell for an eternity of unthinkable torment. Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man and The Evil Dead Trilogy) returns to the horror genre with a vengeance in the film that critics rave is “the most crazy, fun and terrifying horror movie in years!”

The Proposal [Blu-ray]

Disney/Buena Vista / 2009 / 107 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: October 13, 2009

Genres: Romantic Comedy

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock
Director: Anne Fletcher

Plot Synopsis: Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) terrorizes her publishing house co-workers with her abrasive, take-no-prisoners management style, especially her overworked assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds). But when Margaret is threatened with deportation to her native Canada because of an immigration technicality, the quick-thinking exec announces that she and Andrew are engaged to be married. Ambitious Andrew agrees to go along with her scheme—if there’s a long-awaited promotion in it for him. Everything is going according to Margaret’s plan, until an overzealous immigration official makes it his business to prove that the couple’s engagement is bogus. To demonstrate her commitment to her new fiancé, Margaret agrees to celebrate the 90th birthday of his colorful grandmother (Betty White) — in Alaska. The editrix’s type-A ways put her at odds with her eccentric future in-laws with hilarious consequences, until the Paxtons teach Margaret a thing or two about family.

Land of the Lost [Blu-ray]

Universal Studios / 2009 / 101 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: October 13, 2009

Genres: Comedy, adventure

Starring: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride

Director: Brad Silberling

Plot Synopsis: Comedic genius Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, who gets more than he bargained for when his expedition takes a wrong turn into the Land of the Lost. Now, Marshall, his crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist named Will (Danny McBride), have no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in a world full of marauding dinosaurs, fantastic creatures and laugh-out-loud comedy!

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The critically maligned Vince Vaughn comedy "Couples Retreat" easily took the top spot at the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, helped by the absence of any other new releases.

The film earned $35.3 million during the three days beginning on Friday, confounding industry forecasts of an opening in the $20 million range.

Paradoxically, the Universal Pictures project was released four days after studio chiefs David Linde and Marc Shmuger were ousted from the General Electric Co unit in the wake of a dismal summer at the box office.

Vaughn stars as one half of a couple who join three other couples on a tropical island for some counseling. He co-wrote the script with his "Swingers" co-star Jon Favreau, who also appears, alongside the likes of Kristin Davis and Jason Bateman.

It marks Vaughn's best opening since "The Break-Up" launched with $39 million in 2006. But critics overwhelmingly trashed the picture. Time magazine said it was "offensive." USA Today said it was "tedious."

Universal said women accounted for 61 percent of the audience, while 56 percent of the audience was aged 30 and older.

One other film arguably made a bigger splash, a low-budget horror flick driven almost exclusively by fan-driven word-of-mouth. Paramount Pictures' "Paranormal Activity" jumped 15 places to No. 5 after earning $7.1 million in just 160 theaters. The top three films, by contrast, were each in about 3,000 theaters.

For the past two weekends, the scary-house film played to sellout crowds at midnight-only screenings in a handful of markets determined by online balloting.

Taking a page from the playbook of the underground smash 1999's "The Blair Witch Project," the Viacom Inc unit is letting the fans do the marketing through such social-networking sites as Twitter. Its own marketing costs have been minimal.

"Most people found out about this through the recommendation of a friend," said Rob Moore, the studio's vice chairman.

Paramount bought the $15,000 movie last year at the Slamdance Film Festival, an indie rival of the concurrent Sundance festival in Utah.

Last weekend's top film, "Zombieland," slipped to No. 2 with $15 million, while past two-time champ "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" was down one to No. 3 with $12 million. The respective totals for the Columbia Pictures releases stand at $47.8 million and $96.3 million. Columbia is a unit of Sony Corp.

Walt Disney Co's 3D reissue of the hit Pixar cartoons "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" was also down one, to No. 4, with $7.7 million; its 10-day tally rose to $22.7 million.

#	Title	Oct 9 - 11			Theaters	Weeks		Cumulative	Distributor
1	Couples Retreat	$ 35,340,000			3,000	1		$ 35,340,000	Universal
2	Zombieland	15,000,000			3,038	2		47,810,000	Sony
3	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs	12,000,000			3,077	4		96,251,000	Sony
4	Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (3D)	7,674,000			1,752	2		22,670,000	Buena Vista
5	Paranormal Activity	7,066,000			159	3		8,280,000	Paramount
6	Surrogates	4,115,000			2,992	3		32,573,000	Buena Vista
7	The Invention of Lying	3,370,000			1,743	2		12,327,000	Warner Bros.
8	Whip It	2,800,000			1,738	2		8,766,058	Fox Searchlight
9	Capitalism: A Love Story	2,700,000			995	3		9,095,191	Overture
10	Fame	2,556,000			3,110	3		20,041,762	MGM