Head's up for Harry Potter fans

[mickeym]

'Harry Potter' movies to vanish from stores

If you're a fan of "Harry Potter" you better get physical copies of the films while they're hot - according to Entertainment Weekly, Warner Bros. will soon pull the franchise from store shelves.

Following the release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" on November 11, the studio will give you a few weeks to snag any remaining theatrical "Potter" releases you don't have before they cease sending copies to stores.

The franchise, which began with 2001's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," has generated $5.1 billion in home entertainment and interactives sales, according to EW.

The magical date when "Potter" films will begin to disappear is December 29, although digital copies (those sold electronically, and video on demand) and games won't be affected. A rep for Warner Bros. did not return a request for comment.

From here.

Guess I'll be putting "Half-blood Prince", and "Deathly Hallows Pt 1 & 2" on my Christmas wish-list this year. Yeek.

Comments

[miafeliz.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I might too. I haven't seen all the movies and would like to.

[kitanabychoice.livejournal.com]

Aww, no fair. I still have a few to pick up too. I bet this is totally to make everyone do a mad dash to pick up the DVDs and spike profits. -_-

[fuskeez.livejournal.com]

Wait, does this mean that there won't be a box set? Or they're just pulling the individual releases? Because I was going to wait and buy a box set once it came out.

[jamesinboots.livejournal.com]

They're doing an economy-like special box set that's only $60 with no special features. I'm guessing they'll also release the full-fledged box set during the Xmas season, and pulling individual DVDs will encourage more sales on that.

I'm sure individual DVDs will come back eventually. :)

[fuskeez.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info! I'm going to get that box set (with special features) as soon as I see it. :)