Yeah, if I can get 14 Hitchcock movies for $40 on Blu-ray, I should be able to get 3 Star Wars movies for that or less.
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What? I’m not saying it’s going to be that cheap, but it should be.
It’s called supply-demand economics.
I am aware of the concept.
There comes a price where it’s not worthwhile for Lucasfilm to drop the price any further. I guarantee that price is higher for the OT than any number of bundled Hitchcock films. Not to knock on Hitchcock, there are just many more buyers for SW.
The current Blu-ray set of the OT goes for $40. I imagine it would be the same for the OOT after the first three months or so of release, as the average, often clueless, consumer doesn’t know the difference. The Hitchcock set I mentioned here is a Region Free UK set from a few years back, the US release goes for about $120, which is what I’d imagine you’d want for an OOT set.
Edit: Also consider all the royalties Lucasfilm needs to pay out that don’t need to be paid for the Hitchcock films.
The estates still get something.
None of this changes the fact that I think $40 is a good price for any box set.