New $127M Record Set For Blu-ray Disc Sales

As the digital age continues to usher in more & more content being offered to consumers via digital download, those home theater enthusiasts who prefer to purchase physical media for their movie collection library (such as myself) will be happy to learn of the following blu-ray sales report posted on Blu-ray.com:

Following an impressive surge during Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, Blu-ray sales have set a new record. For the week ending 12/14/13, consumers generated $127.10 million in Blu-ray disc revenue, up 15.7% from the same week last year.

The previous record for Blu-ray disc revenue set during Black Friday was $119.15 million. During the same week, DVD revenue was $203.04 million, down 15.2% from the same period last year.

Total spending for the week ending 12/14/13 was down 5.48% from the same week the previous year.

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SOURCEBlu-ray.com
Justin LaSalata
Justin LaSalata is the US Editor of Jedi News responsible for reporting on all areas of Star Wars related news.