This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: June 22, 2010

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Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Blu-ray 3D
• Death Race 2000: DVD, Blu-ray
• Fuel: DVD
• The Good Guy: DVD, Blu-ray
• Green Zone: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Last Station: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Maid: DVD
• Red Desert: DVD, Blu-ray
• Remember Me: DVD, Blu-ray
• She’s Out of My League: DVD, Blu-ray
• A Star is Born: DVD, Blu-ray

Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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Box Office Breakdown: Titans Rules Over Competition

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Clash of the Titans’ use of 3D may not have been favorably reviewed, but that didn’t keep the remake from conquering the box office.

The Warner Bros. film, which was delayed for a last-minute technology upgrade, officially became the biggest Easter weekend opener to date. Titans’ $61.2 million topped previous holiday champ Scary Movie 4 and bested 1999’s The Matrix to become the best April release ever. (That 1999 film debuted to $27.8 million.)

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Box Office Breakdown: Alice in Wonderland in the Green Zone

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The combined forces of Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass could not earn Green Zone the green.

Although the film nearly matched The Hurt Locker‘s total domestic gross ($15.7 million) in just one weekend, Green became the latest war-based film to open to underwhelming numbers. The movie, which debuted to $14.3 million and cost approximately $100 million to produce, also came nowhere near Damon and Greengrass’ last project together. (The Bourne Ultimatum opened to $69.3 million in 2007.)

Meanwhile, Alice in Wonderland continued along its fantastic journey. The movie, which has now taken in over $209 million domestically, has officially become one of Disney’s Top 20 all-time entries.

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In Theaters This Weekend: March 12, 2010

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Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Green Zone (R): starring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan (directed by Paul Greengrass)
• Our Family Wedding (PG-13): starring Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia (directed by Rick Famuyiwa)
• Remember Me (PG-13): starring Robert Pattinson, Pierce Brosnan, Emilie de Ravin (directed by Allen Coulter)
• She’s Out of My League (R): starring Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, Krysten Ritter (directed by Jim Field Smith)

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