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Disc Sales: 'Dark Knight' Set to Smash Blu-ray Shipping Record
Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 01:00 PM ETTags: Disc Sales, Warner (all tags)
The blockbuster 'The Dark Knight' can add another notch to its list of achievements: high-def record-breaker.
Not content to smash worldwide attendance records during its theatrical run this summer, the $500 million-plus grossing sequel is now poised to storm the next-gen record books by becoming the first Blu-ray title to ship more than a million units.
Though Warner has declined to confirm exact shipment totals, Video Business is reporting that the studio will ship in excess of 1M copies of 'The Dark Knight' in time for the Blu-ray's December 9 street date, which is believed to be a first for the format.
'The Dark Knight' was always expected to be one of the format's biggest-ever sellers since it was first announced for Blu-ray release back in October. Should the one million-shipped total hold true come December, the release will handedly top previous Blu-ray sales pacesetters 'Casino Royale' (which became the first next-gen title to sell over 100,000K units back in March 2007) and 'Transformers' (which is reported to have sold in excess of 500,000 copies on Blu).
Warner will release 'The Dark Knight' on Blu-ray December 9 in standard two-disc (MSRP $35.99) and collectible Limited Edition ($64.99) versions.
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- Related links:
- Dark Knight to break Blu-ray shipping record [Video Business]
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- The Dark Knight (Blu-ray)
- The Dark Knight (Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Warner Announces Two Versions of 'Dark Knight' Blu-ray, Goes BD-Live (Sep 24, 2008)
- Disc Sales: 'Casino Royale' Tops High-Def Charts; All Eyes on 'Happy Feet' (Mar 25, 2007)
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