Blu-ray Releases 8/18/13 – 8/24/13

This week on Blu-ray: Australia nets one new release while America gets two. But who has the better titles? Let’s find out in this week’s BLU-RAY BATTLE!

AUSTRALIA RELEASES

Olympus Has Fallen comes to Blu-ray this week. The Morgan Freeman thriller had a $70 million budget and made $161 million worldwide making the film a box office success. The Blu-ray comes with an Ultraviolet copy.

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AMERICAN RELEASES

Epic comes to Blu-ray this week. The Colin Farrell animation had a $100 million budget and currently has $252.3 million in the box office making the film a box office success. Two different Blu-rays are available: one with a 3D copy and one without but both versions come with a DVD and Ultraviolet copy. We reviewed Epic, and you can read that review right here.

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Scary Movie 5 comes to Blu-ray this week. The Charlie Sheen comedy had a $20 million budget and made $76.7 million worldwide making the film a box office success. The Blu-ray comes with a DVD and Ultraviolet copy.

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That’s it for this week on Blu-ray. Australia’s one lone release has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 47% while America’s releases average out to 34% making Australia the winner. The highest rated movie was Epic with a 64% and the lowest was Scary Movie 5 with a 4%. Do you plan on picking up any of these titles? Comment below and be sure to check back next week to see what blues you should spend your green on.

For reviews and more from me, Petey Oneto, you can check out my blog but be sure to check back to Resident Entertainment for more of my posts in the future.

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