It’s only been one and a half months since we last posted an R5 movie release dates update on this blog. However here we are, writing yet another article on the same topic, only a couple of weeks later. This is due to the volatile nature of DVD release dates – movie publishers tend to change these frequently and hence the need for frequent updates and corrections. Listed below are DVD (region 5) release dates for highly anticipated English movie titles due to be released this year. Wondering why knowing the release date of a movie DVD is important? With that knowledge, you can pretty much guess when a watchable leaked copy of that particular movie will appear online, on file sharing networks and other similar sites. R5 DVD release dates of major movie titles that recently premiered and of those due to be premiered this year are listed below:

Please keep in mind that these dates are subject to frequent change (you can compare revised dates with our previous list and see how much has changed during this short period of time). Additionally, note that some of the movies mentioned below have R1 DVD and Blu Ray versions already released or leaked online.

March

Black Swan - March 10

Vanishing on 7th Street - March 17

Season of the Witch - March 17

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son - March 17

Love, Wedding, Marriage - March 24

Tron - March 29

Yogi Bear - March 31

Biutiful - March (spanish)

April

Battle: Los Angeles - April 7

Never Let Me Go - April 7

Just Go With It - April 14

The debt - April 19

Women In Love - April 20

Little Fockers- April 26

Killing Bono - April 27

The Roommate - April 28

Kill the Irishman – April

Without Men – April

Age of the Dragons – April

May

Insidious - May 5

Rio - May 12

Hit List - May 12

Water for Elephants - May 19

Bad Teacher - May 19

What's Your Number? - May 26

Bringing Up Bobby – May

Witches of Oz, The – May

A Thousand Words – May

Lemonade Mouth – May

I Am Number Four – May

June

Unknown - June 2

Hall Pass - June 9

Priest - June 9

Hanna – June

Mars Needs Moms – June

Blood Out – June

No Strings Attached – June

Dilemma, The – June

Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury – June

Paul - June

Attack the Block – June

July

Sucker Punch - July 28

Adjustment Bureau, The – July

Sinbad and the Minotaur – July

You May Not Kiss the Bride – July

August

Red Riding Hood - August 11

Drive Angry 3D - August 25

Rango – August

September

Beaver, The – September

One Day – September

October

Hangover Part II, The - October 6

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - October 6

Arthur - October 13

Green Lantern - October 20

Jane Eyre – October

Super 8 – October

Thor – October

Fast Five – October

November

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - November 17

Johnny English Reborn – November

Machine Gun Preacher – November

Transformers: Dark of the Moon – November

December

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas - December 8

LOL – December

Captain America: The First Avenger – December

The above dates were quoted from a forum post on SCC by user SooPy. Over the last couple of months, he’s been a good source of info for our R5 update blog posts. Additionally, stay tuned for an updated review and open registrations on PeerAcces, a forum dedicated to R1, R2, R5 and Blu Ray release dates and more.

The R5 DVD Format – Background information:

The R5 format was first introduced to minimize DVD movie piracy in areas such as Russia, Indian subcontinent and Africa. These DVDs are usually released ahead of other regions and are cheaper than their R1/R2 counterparts (in an attempt to convert would-be pirates). However, scene/P2P groups too use this to their advantage by making releases combining video ripped from R5 DVDs (which have near DVDRip quality) and English audio from CAM/TS sources. A R5 is the next best thing for BitTorrent downloaders unless a DVDRip, BRRip or a true HD copy of the movie is already available.

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