StarWars.com today revealed the release date and details for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Digital, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray. Here’s a look at all the home media variations of the film headed our way.
Release Dates
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker arrives in digital formats on March 17th (released 4 days early!) followed by Blu-ray, 4k Blu-ray, and DVD on March 31st, 2020. Along with ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ comes The Skywalker Saga — a collection of all nine films on 4k Blu-ray, Blu-ray and Digital in a 27-disc boxed set.
Bonus Features
Bonus features (on Blu-ray but may vary according to digital retailer) include The Skywalker Legacy: Feature Length Documentary, Pasaana Pursuit: Creating the Speeder Chase, Cast of Creatures, D-O: Key to the Past, Aliens in the Desert, Warwick & Son, and the Digital Exclusive: The Maestro’s Finale (available with some services).
Digital SD/HD/UHD
The digital edition of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ is selling for $19.99 (SD/HD) and $24.99 (UHD) from most retailers. Amazon is offering the film in Digital HD with Bonus Content and in Digital 4k UHD along with most other services.
1-Disc Blu-ray Edition
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will arrive in a 1-disc Multi-Screen edition from Disney that includes a Blu-ray Disc and Digital Copy (no DVD). The edition sells for $24.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart.
2-Disc 4k Blu-ray Edition
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will arrive in a 2-disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition from Disney that includes a 4k Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and Digital Copy. The edition sells for $29.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart.
4k Blu-ray SteelBook
There is a 3-disc Limited Edition SteelBook version of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with images of Kylo Ren on the front and Rey on the back that sells for $34.99 at Best Buy. The retailer is also exclusively selling “The Skywalker Saga” 9-film 4k Blu-ray collection in the US.
Target Exclusive
If you’re a Target shopper you’ll want to pre-order the Only@Target edition of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with Filmmaker Gallery Book and Exclusive Content in a 4-disc set. The box art features an alternative poster used for the RealD 3D theatrical presentations and sells for $34.99 on Target.com.
Walmart Exclusive
Walmart’s exclusive 4k Blu-ray edition is packaged with a fold out mini-poster that clasps with magnet. The Limited Edition includes a Blu-ray and Digital Copy along with all the bonus materials below. The edition sells for $34.96
Bonus Features Detailed
- The Skywalker Legacy – The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
- Pasaana Pursuit: Creating the Speeder Chase – Dive into the making of the movie’s epic landspeeder chase and discover how this spectacular sequence was brought to screen.
- Aliens in the Desert – See what it took to create the Pasaana desert scenes, from the sheer scale and complexity of the shoot to its colorful details.
- D-O: Key to the Past – Explore the ship that connects Rey to the mystery of her missing parents and get to know the galaxy’s newest, irresistible droid.
- Warwick & Son – Warwick Davis, who played Wicket in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, dons the Ewok costume once more; this time joined by his son Harrison.
- Cast of Creatures – The team behind the film’s memorable creatures reveal the puppetry, makeup, prosthetics and digital magic that bring them to life!
Digital Exclusive
- The Maestro’s Finale – Composer John Williams reflects on his body of work for the Star Wars saga and shares insights on scoring Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Disc Specs
- FEATURE RUN TIME: Approximately 142 min.
- RATING: PG-13 in U.S.; PG in CE; G in CF
- ASPECT RATIO: 2.39:1
Audio
- 4K UHD Blu-ray: English Dolby Atmos, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio, French and Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus
- Blu-ray: English 7.1 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
- DVD: English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio
- UHD Digital: English Dolby Atmos (some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms)
- HD Digital: English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms)
- SD Digital: English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms)
Subtitles
- 4K UHD Blu-ray: English SDH, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish and French
- Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish and French
- DVD: English SDH, Spanish and French
- Digital: English SDH, French, Spanish (some platforms)
