At this moment, the top DVD sellers at Amazon.com are:
- Serenity
- March of the Penguins (widescreen)
- The Sound of Music (40th Anniv. Ed.)
- March of the Penguins (fullscreen)
- Star Wars III – Revenge of the Sith
- Firefly – The Complete Series
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Family Guy, Vol. 3
- Lost – The Complete 1st Season
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (20th Anniv. Coll.)
- Madagascar (widescreen)
Not only is Serenity #1, but the Firefly collection — which was available last Christmas, too — is in the Top 10. Very cool.
Even more cool is that (a) the popularity of the Firefly DVDs got Universal interested in a film in the first place, and (b) Universal has indicated that strong DVD sales might interest them in a sequel …
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There’s some indication, however, that “Region 1” viewers of Serenity are not getting nearly as many features as “Region 2” viewers. Some have suggested that its revenge for the movie not doing as good as it could have in the US.
http://theeternalgoldenbraid.blogspot.com/2005/12/us-firefly-fans-shafted-for-some.html
I could have sworn I had read about the “documentary” being on the DVD, as reviewed in the US. Hrm.
I did read, at the same place, that Joss’s famous pre-release screening introduction was on the DVD, too.
Amazon’s breakdown of features:
# DVD Features:
* Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
* Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
* Commentary by: Writer/Director Joss Whedon (Dolby Digital 5.1)
* Deleted scenes and outtakes
* Future History: The Story of Earth That Was
* What’s in a Firefly
* Re-Lighting the Firefly
* Joss Whedon Introduction
So no “A Film-maker’s Journey” listed there. Hrm.
As to it being “revenge” — that seems goofy. These things are usually handled (along with the cover art) by the local film company branch. I’d chalk the discrepency up to stupidity rather than conspiricy.