New & Upcoming Blu-ray Releases

Amazon Streaming

Amazon MGM 4K Blu-ray

Amazon Streaming

2013 MGM Blu-ray, or 4K Blu-ray if you MUST have the mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix

Capelight 4K Steelbook and Mediabook announced for 2026

2013 MGM Blu-ray for non AI transfer, 2001 MGM DVD for a purist version with original colors and the international mono mix

1991 Image Entertainment LaserDisc for the US mono mix, 2001 MGM DVD for the International mono mix

Comparison between the US and International mixes: https://vimeo.com/246332731

The 4K Blu-Ray and the 2001 MGM DVD have exclusive extras.

88 Films UK Blu-ray

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray upcoming, Director's Final Cut premiering October 3rd; will receive home video release in the future

88 Films UK Blu-ray for both cuts 

88 Films Blu-ray is missing Michael Mann commentary for the DC found on other BDs

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for October 2026 release

Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Criterion Blu-ray has exclusive extras

US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray

International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray

Criterion Box Set

US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray

International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray

1999 WB DVD

No Blu-ray or DVD release has presented the movie in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 for the US cut or 1.66:1 for the International cut.

The packaging on the back of the 4K Blu-ray incorrectly states it as 1.85:1 when the movie is actually 1.78:1 as is the original Blu-ray. 

Image Entertainment DVD

Radiance Blu-ray with 4K restoration

Japan Blu-ray

2011 Blu-ray (4K Blu-ray is upscaled; former PDI animator Jonathan Gibbs confirms the film was originally rendered at 1828 pixels wide to save space)

Universal 25th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray with Dolby Vision and Atmos

2011 Blu-ray (4K Blu-ray is upscaled; former PDI animator Jonathan Gibbs confirms the film was originally rendered at 1828 pixels wide to save space)

Cinema DTS

The old 2 disc DVD has extras missing from 4K Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

2026 Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray, 2025 Umbrella 4K Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray

Warner Bros Blu-ray

2026 Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Warner Bros Blu-ray

Australia Cut: Australia Fox DVD

International Cut: Paramount Blu-ray

Encore Cut: Germany Winkler Film 4K Blu-ray

US Paramount 4K Blu-ray, unsure whether it's the International cut released by Paramount or the Encore Cut

Australia Cut: Australia Fox DVD

International Cut: Paramount Blu-ray

Encore Cut: Germany Winkler Film 4K Blu-ray

Australia Cut: Laserdisc

The film exists in three versions:
- the original Australian cut (~104 minutes at 24fps/~100 minutes at 25fps);
- the American/international version (~98 minutes at 24fps/~94 minutes at 25fps) trimming some exposition in the Outback first half of the film and some shorter extensions of a few seconds in the New York section, altering some of the dialogue – including censoring a "fuck" to "screw" – but featuring one additional dialogue extension not in the Australian version (a comparison of the two cuts can be found at Movie Censorship);
- the Australian Encore Cut (~95 minutes at 24fps/~91 minutes at 25fps) which uses the international version source so it already has those alterations but also removes approximately three minutes consisting of parts of two scenes featuring Mick grabbing the crotch of a cross-dressing prostitute and a later sequence when he does the same thing at a party to a woman with a deep voice (a comparison of the international version and the Encore Cut can be found at Movie Censorship).

Italy Dynit Blu-ray

4K remaster announced for Japanese cinemas, home video release unconfirmed

Italy Dynit Blu-ray or Japan Bandai Blu-ray each have their own pros and cons, and completey different transfers

Japan Bandai Blu-ray

Italy Dynit Blu-ray for the English dub

DVD

Radiance Blu-ray Box Set - Treasures from the Golestan Film Studio

DVD

MVD 4K Blu-ray

88 Films Blu-ray in November

MVD 4K Blu-ray beautiful remaster but with frame rate skips (encoding error)

Poor Criterion 4K Blu-ray https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=21782879#post21782879
Theatrical cut only on LaserDisc or 2001 UK Universal DVD

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Poor Criterion 4K Blu-ray https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=21782879#post21782879 Theatrical cut only on LaserDisc or 2001 UK Universal DVD

2016 Sony US Blu-ray

Criterion 4K Blu-ray announced

2016 Sony US Blu-ray (caps)

The US disc has a better encode and original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. French disc is flawed, with chroma bleed and blocking throughout.

2016 Sony US Blu-ray / 2012 Pathé FR Blu-ray (identical)

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray in November

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

US Toy Robot and UK 88 Films 4K Blu-ray

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Arrow 4K Blu-ray scheduled for November 2026 release

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

All the same

Universal DVD

Universal Blu-ray in October

Universal DVD

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Theatrical Cut 4K Blu-ray in August

Director's Cut: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Theatrical Cut: Shout! Factory Blu-ray (included with collector's edition)

Theatrical Cut: The Shout UHD DTS-HD 2.0 seems to be the same mix overall as the 1992 laserdisc PCM 2.0 but its not a straight port.  Even though there are some minor differences, it does not seem to be a downmix of the 5.1.  It could possibly be a new mastering.  It has just a tiny bit more dynamic range than the laserdisc, but the laserdisc has a bit more presence in the lower and midrange frequencies.

Japan Disney 4K Blu-ray for the original Japanese audio with the best English subtitle translation

US Funimation Blu-ray for the Bandai dub
Manga Entertainment UK Blu-ray for the Manga Entertainment dub

4K remastered US theatrical re-release in 2024 courtesy of GKIDS with either the Japanese audio with Disney's English subtitles or the English dub by Bandai

Not yet confirmed for a US home video release

Italy Dynit Blu-ray

Japan "4K Remastered" Disney Blu-ray has the original 6.1 mix

Japan Disney 4K Blu-ray for the DTS:X remix

Funimation US Blu-ray for the Bandai dub

Manga Entertainment UK Blu-ray for the Manga Entertainment dub

Italy Dynit Blu-ray has the best picture quality but has no English subtitles or original theatrical 6.1 mix.

All "4K Remastered" and 4K Blu-ray releases (including from Disney) are taken from a 35mm filmout rather than the original digital source, and then heavily DNR'd, destroying original detail and making lines smearier than before. The Japan Disney 4K Blu-ray is the least bad presentation of the 4K remaster, being encoded with a very healthy bitrate and HDR10+ metadata, and with a top-notch DTS:X remix, with the original 6.1 mix included on the pack-in "4K Remastered" Blu-ray.

The film has multiple English subtitle translations, and the Disney subtitles done by Linda Hoaglund and Judith Aley with Aura are often seen as the best translation, with these subtitles present on the Japan Disney 4K Blu-ray, making this the definitive option for viewers who want to watch the film in Japanese with English subtitles.

PAL DVD

4K "remaster" shown in cinemas, but it is a very poor AI upscale

PAL DVD is sourced from the least bad digital/video sources. PAL is the original framerate for the film.

Blu-ray is sourced from a filmout, but has no visible resolution increase from the DVD

PAL DVD 2.0 mix

5.1 mix is a mediocre upmix, and the Blu-ray has more limited mixes than the DVD

Fox/Disney 4K Blu-ray

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Fox/Disney 4K Blu-ray, the compression is poor, but it still beats the previous Blu-ray. (Luminance plot)

1991 Fox Video LaserDisc?

The 4K Blu-ray only has Atmos which is possibly the original mix, but the previous Blu-ray’s 4.0 sounds good too.

More Chroma artifacts

Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)

Capelight 4K Blu-ray

Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)

Original Mono: Ultimate Knockout Collection/Knockout Collection replacement disc> Knockout collection original.

The Mono mix on the initial release of the Knockout Collection is a fold-down of the 5.1, the replacement disc and the ultimate knockout version fixed the error. 

The Steelbook and UK standard edition is the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.