DVD & Blu-ray Releases for Tues, Aug 28 – The Walking Dead, Battleship and more

by on August 27, 2012

in Entertainment, movies, television

New DVD and Blu-ray ReleasesIt looks like there are some great new titles coming out on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 on new DVD & Blu-ray discs this week!

As far as cast go, we’ll be seeing talent such as Andrew Lincoln, Taylor Kitsch, Charlie Hunman, Zac Efron, Clarie Danes, Jennifer Morrison, Steve Buscemi and more.

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First up, Top Titles From Last Week

For the week ending August 19th,

The number 1 selling and rented title that came out was The Hunger Games.  No surprise there.  Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Dexter season 6, Glee season 3 and the Jaws Blu-ray release rounded out the top-five sales.

For rentals, Hunger Games, The Lorax, Lockout, American Reunion & Silent House rounded out the top-five rentals.

Per Rentrak

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New TV Titles Coming Out This Week

The Walking Dead season 2The Walking Dead
The Complete Second Season
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jon Bernthal

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Sons of Anarchy season 4Sons of Anarchy
Season Four
Starring Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal

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Homeland season 1 on DVDHomeland
The Complete First Season
Starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis

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Once Upon a Time
The Complete First Season
Starring Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lana Parrilla

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Boardwalk Empire
The Complete Second Season
Starring Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt and William Hill

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In Plain Sight
Season Five
Starring Fred Weller

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Freezing
Complete Series (Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Starring Josh Grelle, Caitlin Glass and Jamie Marchi

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Injustice
Starring James Purefoy

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Two and a Half Men
The Complete Ninth Season
Starring Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher and Angus T. Jones

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Jersey Shore
Season Five (Uncensored)
Starring Deena Nicole Cortese, Paul ‘Pauly D’ DelVecchio

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Green Lantern: Animated Series – Season One Part 1
Nickelodeon Double Feature (Big Time Movie/Rags)
Transformers Japanese Collection: Victory
K-On: Season 2 Collection 2
Amazing World of Gumball: The Dvd
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Collection 7
Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Series 6
Dinosaur Train: Big Big Big
Spongebob Squarepants: Ghouls Fools

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New Movies This Week on Disc,
with IMDb user ratings (included) to help you decide if you want to rent, buy or run for the hills from!

Battleship on Blu-rayBattleship (6.0)
Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård and Liam Neeson

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The Lucky One on DVDThe Lucky One (6.1)
Starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner

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Think Like a Man (5.6)
Starring Arielle Kebbel and Meagan Good

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Starship Troopers: Invasion (5.6)
Starring Leraldo Anzaldua, Luci Christian, Melissa Davis

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Darling Companion (4.3)
Starring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest and Richard Jenkins

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The Pirates! Band of Misfits (6.8)
Starring Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven and Martin Freeman

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Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein [1948] (7.4)
[Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy] (Universal’s 100th Anniversary)
Starring Bela Lugosi, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Glenn Strange

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Airport [1970] (6.5)
[Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy] (Universal’s 100th Anniversary)
Starring George Kennedy, Dean Martin and Burt Lancaster

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Harvey [1950] (8.1)
[Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy] (Universal’s 100th Anniversary)
Starring James Stewart, Cecil Kellaway and Charles Drake

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Fellowship of the Ring on Blu-rayThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition 5-Disc Set) [Blu-ray] (8.8)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition 5-Disc Set) [Blu-ray] (8.7)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition 5-Disc Set) [Blu-ray] (8.9)

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New DVD and Blu-ray releases at Amazon

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Next week on Sept. 4, we’ll be seeing these and other titles coming out:

Grey's Anatomy sesaon 8 on DVDGrey’s Anatomy: The Complete Eighth Season
Criminal Minds: The Seventh Season
Fringe: The Complete Fourth Season
The Good Wife: The Third Season

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