The company has elected to release Crazy Stone on DVD just 12 days after its theatrical debut, and with a price of around 10 yuan (or around US$1.25). This mirrors closely the anti-piracy strategy of Warner’s Chinese home video division, which has already been pricing select titles at around 12 yuan (approximately US$1.50).
This is an interesting spin on things! $1.25 seems low for any movie, but the article mentions that the DVD market in China is near nonexistent to begin with. Even at standard DVD prices, we will not likely see this happen on our shores anytime soon. Not as long as their are a billion movie theaters around.