Where are all the big feature films in HD-Dvd Format?

I was at Best Buy the other day and noticed that although the amount of releases in Blu-ray and Hd-Dvd are close in numbers, Blu-ray seems to have more of the bigger money maker films out. Hd-Dvd has a lot of release's, but not an abundunce of the bigger titles which would seem to me to sell better. Make's me concerned because I just opted to go HD-Dvd. Can anyone shed some light on why this is and what are they waiting for in releasing the better films?? If they continue, Blu-ray will be favored in the end for the sheer fact of giving the people the better films in HD first.

kristof, as a buyer of both formats, I can assure you that HD DVD has nearly as many brainless big blockbuster type exclusive movies as Blu-ray has. Nearly... but not quite. Both formats have put out restored limited viewer-ship catalog releases as well. HD DVD more than Blu-ray IMO. Perhaps that's a marketing/product placement mistake for this format war, but it does make ME buy those HD DVDs. This is after all, the early adopter stage. So it better give us at least some of the movies our demographic demands - on both formats.

Films that were moneymakers years ago might not have that same Impact on Home Video now. I mean technically the 1998 version of Godzilla made money internationally, but I doubt it'll sell all that well on Blu-ray except maybe for people as a disc to demo their system. One of the problems for HD-DVD is that some of Universal's and Paramount's biggest moneymakers are controlled by Spielberg, and he has clearly stated he is not interested in putting movies out on HD-DVD right now.

As far as having the "better" films, I honestly think the format that can get there software down closer to DVD prices will do better in the long wrong. I don't mean BOGO sales either. I mean street dates of 20 dollars or less for new titles and being able to go to Best Buy or Wal-Mart and pick up older titles for 15 dollars or less.

[Post edited by Movielover316 on Dec 26, 2007]

incase you didnt know is due to studio support, some studios support one format, and some the other. so movies on a particular studio, only get release on that format. unless newtral releasing on both as warner does.

The following studios are releasing content in the HD DVD format:
Universal
New Line Cinema
Warner
Paramount
Image
Rhino
The Weinstein Company
Bandhi
Canal Studios


The following studios are *not* releasing content in the HD DVD format:
Disney (including Touchstone, Miramax)
Sony Picture (including MGM/Columbia Tristar)
20th Century Fox

The following studios are releasing content in the Blu-ray format:-
Buena Vista
- Disney
- Fox
- Lionsgate
- MGM
- New Line Cinema
- Sony
- Warner Bros

The following studios are *not* releasing content in the Blu-ray format:
-Focus Features
-Paramount
-Universal
-Weinstein

Blu-ray backed film studios

Sony Pictures
-Lakeshore Entertainment
-Columbia Pictures
-Screen Gems
-Ghost House Pictures

Walt Disney
-Buena Vista Home Entertainment
-Touchstone
-Miramax

20th Century Fox
MGM
Lionsgate
Warner Bros. (HD and Blu-ray)
New Line (HD and Blu-ray)
Discovery Channel
First Look
Starz
Magnolia
Tartan Video USA

No doubt both sides have big blockbusters.

Only HD DVD:
Batman Begins
Matrix Series
Mission Impossible Series
Bourne Series

HD DVD and Blu-ray:
Harry Potter Series

Only Blu-ray:
Spider-man Series
Die Hard Series
Pirates Series

I'm sure I'm forgetting titles on both sides but it should give you some idea.

I'm actually surprised to see so big titles only some 20 months after launch.