According to various home media retailing outlets and independent research, the recent Superman/Batman: Apocalypse direct-to-video animated feature has been selling consistently for Warner Home Video in its first month of retail sale. The acclaimed DC Universe Animated Original Movie title has moved nearly 295,000 units on DVD since it hit shelves on September 28th, 2010. Additionally, the Blu-ray release of Superman/Batman: Apocalypse has also continued to sell well, keeping pace with its DVD counterpart and selling upwards of 180,000 copies on the high-definition format during the same timeframe. The Superman/Batman: Apocalypse animated feature is expected to sell over 500,000 copies on both DVD and Blu-ray by the end of November 2010. Keep in mind the sales numbers above do not take into account rental numbers, OnDemand numbers, or legal download numbers.
Click on the links below to discuss both the new Superman/Batman: Apocalypse animated feature, the respective DVD and Blu-ray home video releases and the included DC Showcase: Green Arrow animated short.
–Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Feature Talkback (Spoilers)
–Superman/Batman: Apocalypse DVD/Blu-ray Talkback (Spoilers)
–DC Showcase: Green Arrow Animated Short Talkback (Spoilers)
Please continue to the The World’s Finest Superman/Batman: Apocalypse subsite for further details and media on the recently-released direct-to-video animated feature release. A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Superman/Batman: Apocalypse animated feature is now available from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further home video updates, including sale numbers on the recent DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts DVD and Blu-ray release, anchored by the exclusive Superman/Shazam!: The Return Of Black Adam animated short.
In further news, The World’s Finest and WaterTower Music have teamed up to give fans the opportunity to receive a free copy of the The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection CD release from WaterTower Music. Running until November 19th, 2010, The World’s Finest will be giving away ten copies in total of the The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection Soundtrack CD release to ten lucky recipients, courtesy of WaterTower Music.
The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection is now available on Amazon, iTunes and other digital music retailers. The soundtrack is available as both a digital download (Click here for iTunes!) and an Amazon-exclusive compact disc release (Click here to purchase!).
To enter, simply send an email to bbeyond@yahoo.com – including your full name, full mailing address and phone number – by Friday, November 19th, 2010. Please label the email “The Music of DC Comics CD Contest.” Only one entry per person, per household will be accepted. From there, ten entries will be randomly selected to receive a free copy of the The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection CD release from WaterTower Music. Please note this special giveaway is only available to residents of the United States of America. Only those randomly chosen to receive a copy of the CD release will be notified via email shortly after the closure of the contest. Please note the terms and conditions of this special giveaway are subject to change without notice.
Official details for the The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection CD release from WaterTower Music are available here and discussion on this release can be found here. The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection is now available on iTunes, Amazon and other digital music retailers as both a compact disc release and a digital download.
