The Avengers

The Avengers & Hunger Games – Pre-order ?

It appears that Hollywood is no longer waiting for films to leave the theaters before issuing release dates for DVDs and Blu-rays.

A few days back I had discovered that Men In Black III was available for pre-order from amazon.com. And now The Hunger Games and The Avengers are available for pre-order as well.

Spring blockbusters have usually been slated for release during the Christmas season. But it appears they will be released in late summer/early fall.

I guess the earlier release dates can be attributed to the digital film conversion in theaters. It’s much easier to produce blu-rays and DVDs from films that are already in a digital format. The previous 35 mm motion pictures required extensive conversion before they could be made available for distribution on blu-ray and DVD.

Perhaps digital films will be made available for rental or purchase online within weeks of their theatrical release in the near future. Some independent films were already made available during their theatrical run, some on the very day they were released in theaters.

Special Offer – The Avengers

An offer like that of the MIB III offer mentioned yesterday on this blog is available from Amazon.com, this time for a discount towards The Avengers movie tickets.

The offer, which is available to Canadians and Americans, requires a purchase of a specially marked DVD which includes a code that can be redeemed for up to $12 off a single ticket purchase.

When the DVDs are purchased from Amazon.com, the codes are sent by email 48 hours after the orders are shipped.

Similar offers are also available at Future Shop locations through-out Canada on many Marvel cartoon DVD titles, for a limited time only. And in Canada the discounts can be applied to tickets at Cineplex Theaters.

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