Responding to the Paramount/Dreamworks suckerpunch from earlier today, 20th Century Fox released a press release today recommitting to the Blu-ray Disc format, and announcing 29 titles to be released though the end of 2007.
Of the 29 titles, 10 will be day-and-date with DVD releases, including:
- Live Free or Die Hard
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Prison Break (TV)
The other 19 are catalog titles scheduled on high-def for the first time. These titles are:
- Master and Commander -- Oct. 2
- The Day After Tomorrow -- Oct. 2
- From Hell -- Oct. 9
- The Fly (1986) -- Oct. 9
- Edward Scissorhands -- Oct. 9
- 28 Days Later -- Oct. 9
- Robocop (MGM) -- Oct. 9
- Amityville Horror (1979; MGM) -- Oct. 9
- Battle of Britain (MGM) -- Nov. 6
- A Bridge Too Far (MGM) -- Nov. 6
- I, Robot -- Nov. 13
- Die Hard -- Nov.
- Die Hard 2: Die Harder -- Nov.
- Die Hard with a Vengeance -- Nov.
- Red Dawn (MGM) -- Nov.
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith -- Dec. 4
- Independence Day -- Dec. 4
- Cast Away -- Dec. 4
- Ronin -- Dec. 4
Their press release also mentions that the studio will be using dual-layer BD-50 discs and AVC encodes on "the vast majority" of the new releases. They also state that some titles released in quarter 4 will feature "BD-Live" web-enabled content and that BD-J extras will now be the norm for Fox titles.
Fox also cites sales figures in their press release, mentioning 70% marketshare worldwide this year, and a 115% sales margin over the competing HD DVD format in the U.S.
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