In an announcement that should shock… well absolutely no one… it appears that Warner is set to ship over one million copies of the Blu-ray Disc of this summer’s Blockbuster hit The Dark Knight to U.S. retailers for this Tuesday’s release.
While this fall’s release of Iron Man sold over 500,000 copies in its first week of release, The Dark Knight has the potential to double that astounding figure. While Iron Man appears to be the first Blu-ray title to break the all-important million sold mark, The Dark Knight has the potential to do so in much less time.
These staggering numbers show just how quickly the Blu-ray market has expanded in the last two years. In March, 2007, Sony’s release of the latest James Bond flick Casino Royale became the first Blu-ray Disc title to break the 100,000 copies sold mark.
The Blu-ray release of The Dark Knight will also mark a number of other firsts, being Warner’s first BD-Live-enabled title, as well as offering a major exclusive: while the DVD will be available in only fixed aspect ratio full screen and widescreen editions, the Blu-ray disc will feature a transfer that maintains the scope of the IMAX photography used in select scenes from the fill by utilizing an adjusting aspect ratio as was seen exclusively in IMAX theatres over the summer. For anyone who doesn’t already have the title on order, you can pick it up for a great price over on Amazon.com.
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