‘American Sniper’ released early to Digital HD

Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winning film American Sniper has been released early to Digital HD (about a month before several Blu-ray Disc editions, DVD, and rentals options are available on May 21st). The film is based on the story of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller.

American Sniper is most commonly priced at $19.99 for Digital HD, and $14.99 for SD quality. The film can be purchased from a variety of services including Amazon Instant Video, Cinema Now and iTunes (see a more extensive list below).

The CinemaNow purchase of American Sniper contains two 30-minute bonus features, and, the HD purchase through Apple includes bonus material with iTunes Extras.

If you’re just beginning to build your digital movie collection, we strongly suggest choosing one platform and sticking with it. Otherwise, you may end up searching for movies you own across several services. UltraViolet is one of the most common platforms, and services that support it include Cinema Now, Verizon FiOS On Demand, Vudu.

American Sniper Digital HD/SD Price Comparison*

• Amazon Instant Video – $14.99 (SD) $19.99 (HD)
• Apple iTunes – $14.99 (SD) $19.99 (HD) – includes iTunes Extras
• Cinema Now – NA (SD) $20.99 (HD)
• Flixster – NA
• Google Play – $14.99 (SD) $19.99 (HD)
• Sony Entertainment Network – $14.99 (SD) $19.99 (HD)
• Verizon FiOS On Demand –  $15.99 (SD) $19.99 (HD)
• Vudu (Walmart) – $14.99 (SD) $19.99 (HD/HDX) – Includes Bonus Material
• Xbox Video –  NA
• Xfinity On Demand – $18.99 (SD) $21.99 (HD)

*Prices at time of article publication.
NA – Not available upon publication.

Take a look at other Digital HD price comparisons on popular movie releases.