Blu-ray Disc revenue was up 5.53% from the same week last year, while DVD revenue was down 16.47%.
Overall spending on packaged media decreased according to the research, as BD revenue was much higher in previous weeks, even jumping to a 273% increase the week ending Sept. 20.
However, looking at the trends you can see high-def Blu-rays have been on the increase consistently for some time now, while revenue for DVD sales has been down when compared to last year.
Meanwhile, on Blu-ray pre-orders, online retailer Amazon says its best selling discs for Oct. 20 release include Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Two-Disc Special Edition), Waterworld, and Blood: The Last Vampire.
Blu-ray will never outsell DVD. On demand will beat them to it.
Sorry. Poor choice of wording in paragraph 4. These numbers are regarding % revenue increase, not a comparison of actual units sold.
What trends are you looking at? Blu-ray sales are a VERY small fraction of DVD sales. It will be a VERY long time (if ever) before they overtake DVD sales, despite the fact that DVD sales are tanking right now.
Optical disc sales in general are fading fast.