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Blu-ray propels 'The Dark Knight' to strong early DVD sales
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/12/2008
Blu-ray propels 'The Dark Knight' to strong early DVD sales
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Sales of "The Dark Knight" DVD are off to a blockbuster start, and the new Blu-ray high-definition format is helping to offset the effect of the economic pain that's causing overall DVD sales to decline this year. Consumers snapped up 3 million DVDs on Tuesday, when "The Dark ...
First Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD Movie Title Announced For Japan
cdrinfo.com - 12/20/2008
First Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD Movie Title Announced For Japan
— cdrinfo.com — Japanese entertainment software developer Pony/Canon will release the first movie title on a hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc in... Japan in February, in an effort to accelerate the transition from the DVD to the Blu-ray format. The Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc is a ... (more) First Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD Movie Title Announced For Japan

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Blu-ray's Dark Knight: 600K Sold On 1st Day
tvpredictions.com - 12/11/2008
Blu-ray's Dark Knight: 600K Sold On 1st Day
— tvpredictions.com — Click TVPredictions.com to see today's Swanni Sez. © TVPredictions.com ______________________________________________________ Phillip Swann is president and publisher of... TVPredictions.com. He has been quoted in dozens of publications and broadcast ... (more) Blu-ray's Dark Knight: 600K Sold On 1st Day

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Blu-ray sales accelerate to record levels in Japan
gfkrt.com - 12/10/2008
Blu-ray sales accelerate to record levels in Japan
— gfkrt.com — Latest GfK Retail and Technology Japan figures have revealed that in the first week of November 2008,... Blu-ray Disc Recorders have surpassed a 50% market share for DVD Recorders in unit terms. (more) Blu-ray sales accelerate to record levels in Japan

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Yahoo! Tech Advisors:  "Dark Knight": Already the fastest-selling Blu-ray disc ever

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"Dark Knight": Already the fastest-selling Blu-ray disc ever
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... See, I told you so. The numbers are in, and the Blu-ray version of "The Dark Knight" sold more than 600,000 copies—in a single day. That puts TDK on track to be the fastest-selling Blu-ray yet, easily outpacing the previous record-holder, "Iron Man," which (according to the L.A. Times technology blog ) sold a "mere" 260,000 Blu-ray copies on its first day, and took a week to clear 500,000 copies. Indeed, "The Dark Knight" is expected to sell more than a million Blu-ray discs by the end of the week, as ...

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
torrentfreak.com 12/5/2008 — The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, “The Dark Knight” tops the chart for the third week in a row already. As we reported earlier, The Dark Knight is on its way to become the most pirated movie of 2008, crushing Iron Man, ...
Review: The Dark Knight Blu-ray Disc [Batman]
gizmodo.com 12/9/2008 — I don't claim to think that I can in any way influence your purchase of The Dark Knight on Blu-ray ($24) or DVD ($15/$21). I fact, I don't really want to. I could care less if you buy it, rent it or stomp any loose copies you spot at the store. But to me, the 3-disc Blu-ray set (2 discs of ...
Amazon giving away “The Dark Knight” with purchase of DVD or Blu-ray
gadgetell.com 12/10/2008 — Section: Video , Content , Video Providers , Web , Downloads , Web 2.0 , Websites , Online Music/Video If you picked up “The Dark Knight” from Amazon.com, you’ll get to watch the movie using Amazon Video on Demand for free ...
107,000 The Dark Knight Blu-ray Discs sold in UK on day one
engadgethd.com 12/10/2008 — We'll warn you -- these numbers are likely very preliminary and subject to change, but Pocket-lint is reporting (via Official Charts Company data as revealed by the British Video Association) that some 513,000 copies of The Dark Knight were sold ...
Glu’s The Dark Knight: Batmobile Game hits AppStore
intomobile.com 12/12/2008 — Glu Mobile and Warner Bros launched The Dark Knight: Batmobile Game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The story line is familiar. It’s your job to drive Batmobile through a series of high-powered jump sequences to get Batman through the ...
Batman “The Dark Knight” es el Blu-ray más rápidamente vendido — Gizmología
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The Dark Knight pushes Blu-ray past DVD sales of The Matrix — TECH.BLORGE.com
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Dark Knight on Blu-Ray Shatters Iron Man's Records, Still Owned By DVD [Blu-Ray] — Gizmodo
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Dark Knight Sales Show You're Buying a Decent Amount of Blu-Ray [Blu-Ray] — Gizmodo
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The Dark Knight shatters records by selling 600,000 Blu-ray copies in the first week — SlashGear
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The Dark Knight is the fastest selling Blu-ray disc in history — CrunchGear
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The Dark Knight shatters sales record, moves 600,000 Blu-ray Discs on day one — Engadget HD
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