The nostalgic old timers amongst us are already reminiscing about what a fantastic year for Blu-ray 2010 was. With millions of Blu-ray Discs from horror to romance flying off shelves around the world, you might be wondering what the top selling titles were.
Well, Home-entertainment.co.uk has listed the Top 5 Best Selling BD titles in the UK for 2010 so sit back and enjoy as we count them down!
Back in June, we brought you exciting news that Walt Disney Studios were to release a Diamond Edition BD of classic love-story, ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Coinciding with its 20 year anniversary in November, this BD pleased critics and fans alike with reviews describing it as entrancing from beginning to end.
With Disney set to release a whole host of its celebrated animation titles on Blu-ray and BD 3D this year, we’re sure 2011 will bring more success.
It may have left many of you scratching your heads, but Lost was actually one of the most watched television series of the past decade. Voting with their feet, fans of the series jumped at the chance to own the entire adventure on BD, and the box set went on to become a monster hit in the UK since it’s release in August.
The critically acclaimed third series of Man Men comes in at number three and, given its ever growing fan base, we’re not surprised it ranked so high. The award winning drama chartering the loves and losses of 50s ad man Don Draper oozed style and chemistry in equal measure, making it a sure fire winner amongst audiences both young and old. The fourth season is due on BD in March, so watch this space for more details.
Just pipped to the post, Christopher Nolan’s brilliant re-imagining of the caped crusader’s clash with the Joker was always going to be a popular choice amongst film lovers. Alongside Heath Ledger’s fantastic turn as Batman’s nemesis, this BD offered a whole host of special features which won universal praise upon its release.
Finally, and perhaps unsurprisingly, James Cameron’s Avatar was officially the number one best selling BD in 2010. This fantasy adventure seems to have broken every record going, including Best Selling BD of all time, shifting 2.7 million BD units worldwide within its first four days on sale, and selling 222,824 BD copies in the UK alone on the day of its release.
Telling the story of a marine exploring a new planet in outer space, Avatar helped bring new developments in 3D animation to audiences around the globe and will be making its BD3D debut later this year.
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Walt Disney Studios have kicked off the new year with a colossal announcement at CES, unveiling plans to release no less than 15 titles on Blu-ray Disc 3D throughout 2011.
Amongst those destined for BD 3D debuts include two of Disney’s most celebrated classic animations, ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and The Beast’. In a move sure to please fans of the long standing best sellers, 3D menus and character introductions will be amongst a host of features exclusive to BD 3D.
Other names set for BD 3D this year include ‘Bolt’, ‘Meet The Robinsons’, ‘G-Force’, and Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’. 2010’s box-office smash, ‘Tron: Legacy’ will join the line-up too, giving audiences a chance to relive the multi dimensional arena battles from the comfort of their own living rooms.
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ and ‘Tangled’, both set for UK release later this year, are also expected to be given a touch of the BD 3D magic too.
We’ll keep you posted on any new developments and release dates so stay tuned.
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This week for Blu-ray Monday we are giving away the quintessential Disney masterpiece, Beauty and the Beast.
Filled with fun, adventure, music and magic, Beauty and the Beast is considered by many to be the greatest Disney movie ever made and with its Blu-ray Diamond Edition makeover, this tale as old as time just became brand new once again.
As far as Classic Disney goes, Beauty and the Beast has it all. With an elegant, entertaining mix of hand-drawn art to match an impressionist painting and a story packed with love, purity, friendship and redemption, it has and always will, entertain generations for years to come.
Beauty and the Beast is a love story that proves that opposites really do attract. He was a lonely beast cursed by a mysterious spell and she was the beautiful young girl who could set him and his kingdom free. Which two complete opposites from any film do you think would make an unlikely, yet interesting couple and why?
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Walt Disney has announced that its next film to be given the Blu-ray treatment and form part of the Diamond Edition series will be modern classic, Beauty and the Beast. This will be the first time the film has been released in high definition, undergoing advanced picture and sound restoration which promise to deliver the best-ever version of the majestic film.
As always, the Blu-ray Disc version will come full of special features including deleted scenes, music tracks and games. Specific features are still to be confirmed so watch this space for an update. Beauty and the Beast will be available on November 1st 2010 and can be pre-ordered now on Amazon.co.uk.
To whet your appetite, here’s the trailer. Feel free to sing along!