The Dark Knight Blu-ray Nears 3 Million Units Sold

According to Warner Home Video, the Blu-ray release of 'The Dark Knight' has sold an astounding 2.8 Million copies, with 2 Million being sold in the US alone. As many will recall, the most recent Batman film sold a record-breaking 1.7 Million copies in its first week of sale. Since then, sales have been steady, and worldwide sales are quickly approaching the 3 Million mark. Not surprisingly, the popular comic book-inspired film has also driven Blu-ray Disc player sales. According to research done by Warner, of those who purchased a Sony PlayStation 3 between October and December of last year, one third cited the Blu-ray release of 'The Dark Knight' as affecting their decision. While no Batman film will be released this year from the studio, Warner is hoping that Blu-ray releases of 'Watchmen' and 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' will see similar success.
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Blu Titan  » Feb 04, 2009
Excellent News. 2 milllion sold in the USA already!

StarWarsKartikay  » Feb 04, 2009
Great News, and I'm pretty sure Watchmen and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will do well also, but first they gotta make to theaters first. Still waiting for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to come out in Theaters after being delayed almost 8 months.

shaka  » Feb 04, 2009
Cant say im surprised this is one of the best Blu-rays yet.. so how many millions of digital downloads anti-sony losers ??? LMAO.. digital downloads is a joke and a waste of time and money nobody cares about digital downloads nobody..

Gelogurte  » Feb 04, 2009
And one of those was me! A Limited Edition with batpod to boot. And damn proud of it! )))

ckent22  » Feb 04, 2009
Got mine for free. Great news however.

AikonEnt  » Feb 04, 2009
Yes but how many UMD copies were sold? I bought one of them

Sonny  » Feb 04, 2009
Nice for BD!

jayvo2008  » Feb 04, 2009
Excellent news, but everyone knows Harry Potter and Watchmen will NOT do Dark Knight numbers. Not saying that it won't do well, but nowhere near The Dark Knight numbers! True Story!

Lucy Diamond  » Feb 04, 2009
Steelbook baby!!!

kdn1221  » Feb 04, 2009
I'm a collector and I've contributed. Best Buy blu-ray w/Batman Cowl (3 copies) Best Buy blu-ray w/Joker Mask Steelbook This is not counting the DVD versions that I also bought. I hope the studios are paying attention. Produce good quality films and good quality BDs and people will be interested.

Stephan.klose  » Feb 04, 2009
I find it interesting that sales have gone back so much. If they sold 1.7 in the first week (US Only) and are now just slowly nearing the 3 Million mark. I didn't know they make so much of their business within the first week..

Rainman208  » Feb 04, 2009
One of the few movies I pre-ordered. Awesome PQ and AQ. Demo disc for sure.

Mr. Cinema  » Feb 04, 2009
The release week is always the biggest week for a title's sales. It's not different from theatrical openings, and dvd & cd sales. That first week will have the most promotion and advertising available for that product.

TheManInBlu  » Feb 04, 2009
Everyone I know has Dark Knight on Blu-ray It was one of last year's nicest looking Blus as well...

Meeklo  » Feb 04, 2009
Of course Warner is hoping Watchmen performs that well. That way they can still make a profit while paying off Fox!

Seretur  » Feb 04, 2009
Great news for the format penetration. TDK is the new 300 or PE, it seems. Oh, and if you're looking for someone who doesn't have this disc -- guilty as charged!

thedarkangel1975  » Feb 04, 2009
News like this makes me laugh and shake my head at the few HD-DVD and Microsoft fanyboys that insist Blu is dying and digital downloads will soon take over, yet they annouce new and catalog movies almost everyday.

thedarkangel1975  » Feb 04, 2009
Stephan that is not a surprise really. Everyone that wanted to own it ran out and bought it or people bought it as Christmas gifts.

nathanp  » Feb 04, 2009
I got the regular one!

sonnyworld85  » Feb 04, 2009
Great news for the format!

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