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Studios to Release Major Blu-ray Titles Post-Xmas
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Washington, D.C. (December 7, 2009) -- The major Hollywood studios plan to release several popular movies on Blu-ray shortly after Christmas to appeal to new Blu-ray player owners who received their devices as gifts.

That's according to an article by Video Business.

Betting that new Blu-ray owners will be more likely to buy new discs, the studios will release 9, Jennifer's Body (starring Megan Fox) and Paranormal Activity on Blu-ray on December 29.


Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body.

Then one week later, The Final Destination and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs will make their Blu-ray debuts.

Read more below.

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Studio executives are confident that the new releases will sell well with reports indicating that Blu-ray player sales reaching record levels this holiday season.
 

 “There is going to be a lot of traffic with people looking for titles to play on their new devices and clearly you want to be positioned with new titles,” said Marc Rashba, vice president  of worldwide marketing for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, according to Video Business. “In our mindset, the fourth quarter represents a great opportunity going all the way through to January and early Easter.”

Sony, the studio behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, will also release Michael Jackson's This Is It on January 26, Video Business reports.


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