Rio Blu-ray Release Date and Details

June 15, 2011

Fox Home Entertainment has announced that the animated hit Rio is swooping onto Blu-ray and DVD with an August 2 release date.

Rio, which is just now wrapping up its theatrical run, has amassed around $140 million at the domestic box office. It stars The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg as Blu the Macaw, a bird living thousands of miles away from his home in Brazil that gets a chance to return when his owner realizes he's the only male left of his kind.

Fox's press release for Rio on home video makes no mention of a Blu-ray 3D version. The Blu-ray version will include the DVD, a digital copy and the following extensive list of bonus features including all-new levels for Angry Birds Rio:

• Explore the World of Rio
  • Beach
  • Jungle
  • City
  • Stadium
• Blu Shows the Way (Introduction)
• Boom-Boom Tish Tish: The Sounds of Rio
• The Making of Hot Wings
• Saving the Species: One Voice at a Time
• The Real Rio
• Welcome to Rio Music Video
• Deleted Scene: Fruit Stand
• Postcards from Rio
• Carnival Dance O Rama
• Rio de JAM-eiro Jukebox
• Taio Cruz – Telling the World Music Video
• Angry Birds Rio – Trailer
• Angry Birds Rio – Nigel Mash Up
• Angry Birds Rio – Instructional Video
• Live Lookup Powered By IMDB

Click here to pre-order Rio on Blu-ray for $27.99 at Amazon.com, 30% less than the $39.99 list price.

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