Blu-ray Disc has become the first high definition format to sell more than one million discs. Blu-ray’s sales lead has increased each month and nearly three out of every four high-definition movies sold in March were Blu-ray Discs. There is still some room for speculations because HD DVD is beating Blu-ray in standalone player sales. Claims claims claims - what are the true figures? That 1 million figure includes also free giveaways such as Tallagade Nights and Casino Royal, which have been included with some PS3 shipments!

Blu-ray’s sales lead has increased each month since the first of the year and nearly three out of every four high-definition movies sold in March were on Blu-ray Disc, according to the HMR sales figures.

Blu-ray Disc titles accounted for eight of the top ten selling high definition titles in the first quarter of this year and since the introduction of both high definition formats, seven of the top ten selling high definition movies are on Blu-ray Disc, according to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA).

Overall, more than 1 million Blu-ray discs have been shipped so far – a number that has been boosted by free giveaways such as Talladega Nights and Casino Royale, which have been included with certain PS3 shipments. Casino Royale alone has been shipped more than 100,000 times

Source: tgdaily.com and digitimes.com