PipocaCombo got their hands on the latest ‘Tropic Thunder’ production photos. The $150 million comedy is directed and written by Ben Stiller and he happens to star in it too.

If these images make you hungry for more, you can find the movie in a theater near you on August 15.

DVD players to be exact, not discs. It will be a couple of years before Blu-ray discs could even begin to outsell DVDs. But since the HD format war has ended early, the demand for Blu-ray players has been outstripping supply, according to retailers. They expect this shortage to go on until August, when the big electronic manufacturers will launch their new Blu-ray players.

“People have been waiting weeks for Sony players, but it should get better later in the summer. In August, it will be the first time that Blu-ray overtakes [standard DVD] sales for us on a unit basis,” retailer Crutchfield said. The Blu-ray players already overtook DVD players in dollars spent at Crutchfield, with 60%/40%. Electronics retailer Bjorn expects their unit sales to shift from 70%/30% to 90%/10% by the end of the summer. “Everyone is trying to assure us the supply is going to get better. Right now it’s a hindrance,” owner Bjorn Dybdahl said.

Of course most of this is anecdotal evidence, but these words are much more positive than the 40% drop in Blu-ray player sales we heard about a couple of weeks ago. Followed by the lower Blu-ray discs sales later that week.

1. Narnia: Prince Caspian: $68,044,920 ($200 million budget)
2. Iron Man: $40,882,027 ($186 million budget, third week)
3. What Happens in Vegas: $18,788,250 ($35 million budget, second week)

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