Avatar Blu-ray 3D Release Date is Finally Announced (Updated)

August 14, 2012

Update: Avatar on Blu-ray 3D is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. The pre-order price is $27.99 or 30 percent off the $39.99 list price.

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Original article: James Cameron's Avatar starring Sam Worthington will finally makes its standalone Blu-ray 3D debut in North America on October 16 via Fox Home Entertainment.

Avatar was originally released on Blu-ray 3D in fall 2010 as an exclusive pack-in with Panasonic Plasma 3D HDTVs. The only other way to obtain the disc was via the secondary market where prices began well north of $100 each, but have settled in between $50 and $100.

The retail Blu-ray 3D version of Avatar will be a two-disc release in new packaging. The second disc will include the DVD version of the film as well as a digital copy.

Those owning the Avatar: Extended Edition will want to hold on to that release as the new Blu-ray 3D version is strictly the theatrical cut. The longer extended cut remains exclusive to the Extended Edition.

Pricing and pre-order information for Avatar on Blu-ray 3D will be added at a later date (pre-order information is now available).