This week on Blu-ray: Australia gets two titles while America gets three. Who has the better blues? Let’s find out:
AUSTRALIAN RELEASES
The Croods finally comes to Blu-ray in Australia after coming out in America back in October. The DreamWorks’ Animation had a $135 million budget and currently has $587.2 million worldwide making the film a box office success. Two Blu-rays are available: one with a DVD and Ultraviolet and another with a 3D Blu-ray and DVD.
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The World’s End ends its run on Blu-ray for Australia. The Simon Pegg-Nick Frost Comedy had a $20 million budget and currently has $46 million in the box office making the film a box office success. The Blu-ray comes with an Ultraviolet copy. We absolutely loved The World’s End in theaters. Check that review out right here.
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AMERICAN RELEASES
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones comes to Blu-ray this week. The Fantasy Drama had a $60 million budget and only made $80.1 million in the box office making the film only a mild box office success. The Blu-ray comes with a DVD and Ultraviolet copy.
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The Smurfs 2 smurfs up Blu-ray this week. The Family Comedy had a $105 million budget and currently has $347.4 million worldwide making the film a box office success. Two Blu-rays are available: one with a 3D, DVD, and Ultraviolet and another with just the DVD and Ultraviolet copies.
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The Wolverine comes out on Blu-ray this week. The Hugh Jackman Action film had a $120 million budget and currently has $414.8 million in the box office making The Wolverine a box office success. Two Blu-rays are available: one with a 3D, DVD, and Ultraviolet and another with just the DVD and Ultraviolet copies. We loved The Wolverine in theaters so check that review out right here and be sure to check back to Resident Entertainment in the coming days where we will have a full Blu-ray review.
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That’s it for this week. Australia’s films average out on Rotten Tomatoes to a 79% while America’s films average out to a 31% making Australia the clear winner. The highest rated film was Australia’s The World’s End with an 89% while the lowest was America’s The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones with a 12%. Do you plan on picking up any of these titles? Comment below and be sure to come back next week to see what blues you’re going to spend your green on.