Blu-ray Sells Nine Millionth Movie

With Blu-ray being the only high-definition format, you might be thinking that there is no real competition. Well, you’d be right. Thanks to the sudden boost of exclusivity, Blu-ray has just sold its nine-millionth movie, thanks to No Country For Old Men, a current top-seller.

According to reports, the first three million Blu-ray copies this year were sold within the first eleven weeks, so taking averages into consideration, 2008 might end with over fifteen million sold. Given that Blu-ray popularity is only going to continue to grow, however, that number should prove even higher when the time comes.

To put things into perspective, only 6 million Blu-ray Disc movies were sold since the format’s inception through 2007. While the growing number of players on the market directly affects software sales, consumers may now be willing to purchase more software with HD DVD out of the picture.

Source: DailyTech