'Rare'/'Limited'/'Hard(er)' To Find SteelBook/Other Metal Eds List & Chat

[Sirjump]

*PLEASE NOTE: This list is a 'guide' only and compiled based on a variety of factors including community 'feedback' and 'suggestions'. Steelbook collecting is HIGHLY SPECULATIVE, and different collectors have different ideas of 'rarity', 'limited', 'sought after', and related terms-all of which may change at the drop of a hat with re-releases, or new info.

Please visit the Steelbook forum, if you have more detailed questions regarding specific titles, and their 'current' status, as this list is 'dynamic' and changes over time. *

I posted this in another forum before but I prefer this one, so I try again here. This is an ongoing list that combines a variety of factors that may contribute to the scarcity or rarity of these Steelbooks.-Sirjump

We started off with a "ranked" list, but as many folks may rank items differently, a general "resource" list of harder to find Steelbooks/Rare titles helps the community more. Feel free to comment so we can consider adding or subtract. -Digitalbabe

Keep sharing your thoughts & together we can help the list evolve!

Possible criteria as to what makes a steelbook rare/hard to find:

* General interest in movie
* Availability at retailer & exclusivity
* Print run
* Country of origin & region code
* Steelcase design
* (Initial) price
* Individually numbered items
* Print Errors
* Hype
* Price on 3rd party marketplaces

In alphabetical order:

300 (1st Release)(Germany)
300 (Korea)
1408 (Germany)
2012 (Japan)
2012 (Taiwan)
10,000 BC (Crackle Laquer Edition)(Germany)

A-Team (Blu-ray Ironpack) (China)
Angels & Demons (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Avatar Extended Edition (Tin Box)(Australia)

Back to the Future Trilogy (Tin Box)(UK)
Batman Begins (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Batman Begins (Korea)
Body of Lies w/booklet(FNAC Exclusive)(France)
Bolt (Virgin Metalpak Exclusive)(France)

Captain America (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Captain America (Taiwan)
Cowboys & Aliens (Tin Box with Steelbook and Book)(Germany)
Cowboys & Aliens (Target Exclusive)(USA)
Cowboys & Aliens (Dutch Media Markt Exclusive)(Netherlands)

Death Race (Media Markt Exclusive)(Germany) (Note: G2 version only)
Der Nebel (The Mist)(Germany)
District 9 (HMV Exclusive)(UK)

Elite Squad (Blufans.com Exclusive Viva Metal Box)(China)
Evil Dead (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)

Farewell My Concubine (Blufans.com Exclusive)(China)
Fast and Furious 5 - Mega MAX Edition (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Fight Club (Germany)
Final Fantasy VII (Asia)
Flammen & Citronen (Denmark)

Gladiator (Taiwan)
Gladiator Metal Slipcase (Australia)
Green Zone (Australia)

Halloween (Germany)
Hellboy 2 (FNAC Exclusive with booklet)(France)
Hellboy 2 (Media Markt Exclusive)(Germany)
Hugo (Korea)
The Hurt Locker (Korea)
The Hurt Locker - G1 (Best Buy Exclusive)(USA)

I Am Legend (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Ice Age Trilogy (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)
Inception Briefcase (FNAC Exclusive)(France)
Inception 1st release (Japan)
Independence Day (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China) missing "I" due to misprint on spine
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (FS, CA)
Inglorious Bastards Metal Slipcase (Australia)
Inglourious Basterds (Future Shop Exclusive with dog tags)(Canada)
Inglourious Basterds (FNAC Exclusive)(France)
Iron Man (Future Shop)(Canada)
Iron Man (Media Markt Exclusive)(Germany)
Iron Man 2 (Hong Kong)
Iron Man 2 (Taiwan)
Iron Man 2 - G1 (Japan)
Iron Sky with booklet and poster (Japan)

Jaws with booklet and clear slipcase (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
John Carter (Future Shop Exclusive Viva Metal Box)(Canada)
John Rambo (Amazon.de Exclusive with Tattoo sticker)(Germany)
John Rambo (Media Markt Exclusive with uncut disc)(Germany)

King's Speech (Viva Metal Box)(China)
Knight and Day (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)

Lawrence of Arabia (HDzeta Exclusive)(China)
Le Grand Bleu (Japan)
Let The Bullets Fly (Blufans.com Exclusive)(China)

Machete (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Metropolis (UK)
Minority Report (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)
Moulin Rouge (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)

Pan's Labyrinth (Germany) The First Steelbook!
Predators (Play.com Exclusive)(UK)
Public Enemies (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Pulp Fiction (France)

Real Steel (Blufans.com Exclusive Viva Metal Box) (China)
Resident Evil Trilogy (Germany)
Resident Evil Trilogy (Korea)
Rio (Blufans Exclusive)(China)
Romeo & Juliet (Blu-ray Ironpack)(China)

Saving Private Ryan Metal Slipcase (Australia)
Scott Pilgrim (UK)
Senna (Ultimate Collector's Edition Metal Box)(Australia)
Smokin' Aces Metal Slipcase (Australia)
Star Trek (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Star Trek (Play.com Exclusive)(UK)
Star Wars Clone Wars (Netherlands)
Sucker Punch (JB-Hifi Exclusive) (Australia)
Sucker Punch - G1 (Comic Con Exclusive)(USA)
Sucker Punch 1st Release (Germany)
Sweeney Todd (Play.com Exclusive)(UK)

Terminator 2 (V2.0)(Japan)
Terminator 2 (Australian Slipcase)
Terminator Salvation (Blu-ray IronPack)(Canada)
Terminator Salvation (FNAC Exclusive)(France)
Terminator Salvation (Taiwan)
Terminator Salvation (Play.com Exclusive)(UK)
The Dark Knight - Metal Slipcase, numbered limited release (Australia)
The Dark Knight (FNAC Exclusive)(France)
The Dark Knight-1st Release (Netherlands)
The Dark Knight (Japan)
The Dark Knight (Korea)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Amazon.jp Exclusive) (Japan)
The Godfather Metal Slipcase (Australia)
The Godfather Part II Metal Slipcase (Australia)
The Godfather Part III Metal Slipcase (Australia)
The Thing (1982) (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Thor (Amazon JP Exclusive)(Japan)
Thor (Korea)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (Lenticular slipcover)(Hong Kong)
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (Future Shop Exclusive)(Canada)
Tron Legacy (FNAC Exclusive)(France)

Wanted (Media Markt Exclusive Debossed Edition)(Germany)
Watchmen (Futureshop Exclusive)(Canada)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (FNAC Exclusive)(France)

Zombieland (Germany)

 

[prodigy1985]

This thread needs a major update

 

[blu-steel]

Prometheus KOR and TW

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Jaws KOR

 

[prodigy1985]

Prometheus KOR and TW

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Jaws KOR

Dont forget Jaws JP.

 

[homeboxoffice]

Prometheus KOR and TW

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Jaws KOR

Prometheus TW can be found at this time, but price is a little bit higher depending on the seller whether he is willing to sell it at an expected price. This should be not in the list currently.

 

[Naughtius Maximus]

The way this list is going it may as well have every single fecking Korea title!

 

[chanfm]

Prometheus Korea with booklet should be in the rare list.

 

[thegreat]

How many Thor and Captain America (UK) where released in the HMV Exclusive ?

 

[bgmat58]

How many Thor and Captain America (UK) where released in the HMV Exclusive ?

Not sure on the exact number (atleast 8k, but probably way more) but they do not need to be on this list at any point in time. But their Asian counterparts that's another story!

 

[RajLondon]

^^ well said! Print run on the UK ones must be massive because it was available for ages!

 

[ash333]

^^ well said! Print run on the UK ones must be massive because it was available for ages!

Or the Asian steelbook collector population base is larger than the UK.

 

[VRob98]

Prometheus Korea with booklet should be in the rare list.

Yep.

And The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Amazon.jp Exclusive) (Japan) should be removed, seeing as it's still in stock!

 

[Aprilarrow]

Just a few that should be on the list (and I will avoid the new Korean steels for the moment)...IMHO.

2012 JP (Who has a sealed copy, put up your hand! 1, 2, 3, anymore? thats all?)
Thor JP (As above)
Transformers JP (rarest of the Transformers)
Bourne trilogy JP (OOP before you could say "Bour.....")
Avatar JP (rarest of the Avatars)
Avatar KR (ok, rare enough to be included)
Captain America TW (My pet topic)
Captain America TH (Who has seen this physically before?)
Alien Anthology HK (1 of the few HK steels that is shrink-wrapped)
Shutter Island FNAC (rarer than Tron FNAC)
Toy Story Trilogy MX (!) (I know 3 members who are looking for this, lol)

 

[sunnyx]

Thanks to Asian steelz this rare list is going to be giantic, where do we start?

 

[Aprilarrow]

Thanks to Asian steelz this rare list is going to be giantic, where do we start?

Start with my personal suggestions!

 

[chanfm]

Just a few that should be on the list (and I will avoid the new Korean steels for the moment)...IMHO.

Spoiler

2012 JP (Who has a sealed copy, put up your hand! 1, 2, 3, anymore? thats all?)
Thor JP (As above)
Transformers JP (rarest of the Transformers)
Bourne trilogy JP (OOP before you could say "Bour.....")
Avatar JP (rarest of the Avatars)
Avatar KR (ok, rare enough to be included)
Captain America TW (My pet topic)
Captain America TH (Who has seen this physically before?)

Alien Anthology HK (1 of the few HK steels that is shrink-wrapped)

Spoiler

Shutter Island FNAC (rarer than Tron FNAC)
Toy Story Trilogy MX (!) (I know 3 members who are looking for this, lol)

Is Alien Antho HK rare? Really? I was about to sell mine off....

 

[Aprilarrow]

It's rarer than the JP one! Don't see any eBay, or any of the online stores anymore. That's my take, of course.

 

[jimmy]

Good luck finding Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - Taiwan.

 

[Soundeath]

John Rambo is the holy grail no doubt, it's the second time I've seen it sold in closed bids for US $1,467.11

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150927123385?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2649

 

[vilhelm42]

Blimey, I'm glad I have no burning desire to buy John Rambo. I think the missus would have me out the door in a flash if I even attempted it!

 

[thegreat]

bit of a risk selling something that expensive to a zero feedback buyer