HD DVD and Blu-ray released on July 25th 2006

It is good to see both formats get back into the full swing of things this week after such a slow week. Benchwarmers is a day and date release, but we're not sure if that is a good thing. With both camps delivering the same number of titles this week, the lead will remain the same, which is impressive for HD DVD considering the number of studios supporting it. This does mark the fourth studio to release for HD DVD if you include HDNet as Paramount releases their first titles for the format.

Tune in next week when it really starts to get interesting when Warner makes the scene with their first Blu-ray releases.

This brings the total to HD DVD 45 vs Blu-ray 20.

Blu-ray

• The Benchwarmers (Sony)

• The Last Waltz (MGM)

• Species (MGM)

• Stealth (Sony)

HD DVD

• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Paramount)

• Sahara (Paramount)

• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Paramount)

• Sleepy Hollow (1999) (Paramount)