"Watchmen" Dominates On DVD

"Watchmen" Dominates On DVD

It was a good week to be an 80s throwback modern classic comic book movie!

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By MarkCassidy - Jul 30, 2009 10:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Watchmen
Source: hollywoodreporter.com

According to "The Hollywood Reporter," "Watchmen" earned a clean sweep on the DVD charts, taking the DVD sales, rentals, and Blu-ray sales crown in its first week in release.

The high-powered disc did have some competition in the fellow new release "Coraline," which finished in second place in all three charts in its week. Holdover "Knowing" held strong in third place in all three charts for the week.

"Watchmen" sold an impressive 36% of its total take in the BD format. While "Coraline" took in 18% of its haul in the high-def format, and "Knowing" in its third week in release still took in 17% of its third week gross in the 1080p format.

I think most of us expected "Watchmen" to make its mark on home viewing sales. At theaters it suffered for its R rating, long run time, and short attention span of Joe public! I don't believe good box office means good movie. But in this instance I really hope "Watchmen" makes a heap load of money. Not so much as we will see a sequel(at least i hope not!) but so studios will think twice before dismissing a project with some bite in the future.

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/30/2009, 10:53 AM
HELL YEAH!!!

COMIC BOOK MOVIE OF THE DECADE!!! ; )

Great News ROR!

People don't get the cinema version, get the directors cut, its friggin' Awesome!!!

In a good way, we might actually get more R-Rated movies now!
fadawn
fadawn - 7/30/2009, 10:54 AM
GREAT MOVIE
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 7/30/2009, 11:05 AM
lol
answer
answer - 7/30/2009, 11:23 AM
I've been saving my pennies for the big edition with all the trimmings! Is this it?
answer
answer - 7/30/2009, 11:38 AM
Cheers Kev! I think I'll go buy it!
DEATHSTROKEE
DEATHSTROKEE - 7/30/2009, 12:13 PM
just baught the BLU RAY Directors Cut of WATCHMEN..
WELL WORTH THE 27 DOLLARS =]....
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 7/30/2009, 12:30 PM
Keven I think you just talked me into getting the directors cut. No wait I think I want to wait till Christmas on the whole enchilada. But on the other hand I can't wait that long... but it will have the Black Freighter... D-oh!
TurdFergunson
TurdFergunson - 7/30/2009, 1:03 PM
i watched the directors cut the other night for the second time. I swear, this movie seems to get better and better as you pay more attention to the cinematography. too much "blue wang" for me thou. im sure TeaBag approves ;)
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 7/30/2009, 1:26 PM
I DIDNT MISS THE SQUID, THIS IS WHY SNYDER IS A FAN CHOICE IN COMIC BOOK GENRE FILMS.HE CARES, NOT LIKE MOST DIRECTORS.
JeremyBentham
JeremyBentham - 7/30/2009, 1:27 PM
Best comic book movie to date. still gotta see this extended edition though...
KryptonianRage
KryptonianRage - 7/30/2009, 1:35 PM
I loved WATCHMEN, and just when you thought it couldn't get any better Zack Snyder comes out with the DIRECTORS CUT and adds and additional 30 minutes making it even better!!!!
typepper
typepper - 7/30/2009, 1:36 PM
Hey Kevin, I don't know what all the extras on the 5 disc set will be, but I know that the complete motion comic will a part of it.
soccerjoshc
soccerjoshc - 7/30/2009, 2:44 PM
I bought it the day it came out.


Theatrical Version = Cool

Directors Cut = Awesome
Chimichanga
Chimichanga - 7/30/2009, 3:03 PM
Looking forward to grabbing this dvd this weekend....definitely tops as far as comic book movies go. Anxious to see the new scenes...anyone have any favorites?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/30/2009, 3:14 PM
fotc @ Your joking right??
BlackIceAngel
BlackIceAngel - 7/30/2009, 3:22 PM
I really like the added footage of Hollis's death. Flash back fight for the win.
Gose
Gose - 7/30/2009, 3:29 PM
Great watchmen in the big screen, Watchmen in the comicbook is still greater, way better ..... a mini series like a "band of brother" thingy would be awsome !
SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 7/30/2009, 4:32 PM
keven wow now i know there is SOMETHING you approve 100% "jesus" version lol! good one.

i think your pinoccio avatar has stretched the farthest ( and i DON´T mean the nose!!) lol! :-]
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/30/2009, 5:27 PM
it sucks that the Directors Cut didnt come out here in the UK - just ordered an import copy instead!
Reck79
Reck79 - 7/30/2009, 5:58 PM
Zach Snyder and the other creators of Watchmen delivered with their home release immediately while certain other filmmakers continue to disappoint. Good example...Quentin Tarantino. Why is there no director's cut of Kill Bill or full theatrical cut of Grindhouse with commentary? All filmmakers have got to realize that the home release is where their movies truly have life.
blacksword7
blacksword7 - 7/30/2009, 7:01 PM
Reck79, the reason there is no director's cut of kill bill or grindhouse is because directors like Rodriguez and Tarantino are definitive in their visions. What you see is what you get with them. The cut they give you is the cut they want and think is right for the film. there is no such thing as a deleted scene with those guys, if it's not shown, it never happened unlike films like transformers where you don't know barricade is actually dead until you see a deleted scene. ( i read that somewhere his death was filmed but not shown.)
jimthefan
jimthefan - 7/30/2009, 7:27 PM
fotc i dont think you realize what watchmen is, def doesnt sound like you read the book because if u did u would prob love this movie as much as everyone else did. the filmmakers respected the source material and new the book was amazing and wanted to translate it on film so people who dident read the book could experience a fantastic storyline and plot development, this movie unlike other superhero movies did not have 70 years of comics to flip threw and create a good story, watchmen was 1 amazing book and they did nothing but respect that when they made this movie, its not just about the r ratings and running time they coulda made it shorter and cleaner but thats not what the book, snyder did an amazing job and i can only dream of seeing something i love translated so well every again.
CRITIC17
CRITIC17 - 7/30/2009, 8:52 PM
Best comic book movie ever!
Hurm....
DegenX
DegenX - 7/30/2009, 9:35 PM
I don't bother wasting $30 to buy a movie i'll watch once and then watch again maybe a couple years later, till movies are sold at a reasonable price or made available to download legally i'll stick to grabbing from torrents or usenet. Already have this in x264 1080p...
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 7/30/2009, 9:36 PM
Leee and Keven- Come on, guys. Some people just didnt like the movie. Jesus. While I dont agree with Foct's assessment (I thought it was pretty damn good), is it really that hard to see why people wouldnt like it? Imagine you are a comic fan who didnt read the comics and had the connection to the characters we did. They may like the intricate plot, character development, and interesting take on super-heros that Watchmen fans adore. They may not like the fact that its long, heavy-handed and sparse with action.
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 7/30/2009, 9:42 PM
And besides... you might want to be careful with your veneration. You might make Alan Moore angry. He knows magic and, if you really rile the old coot up, he can sick his snake god on you ;)
MetalHead
MetalHead - 7/31/2009, 1:27 AM
Keven,
I haven't posted in a while but I was reading this thread and laughing my ass off at your blatant asshole attitude so I thought I'd say hello. I miss making fun of Terminator "know-it-alls" with you. Anyway, I'm enjoying the show.
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