'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)

 

[Lutzo]

Death Proof (DE)

What about Death Proof (DE), shouldn't it be on the list? It's getting increasingly harder to find, especially in new/mint condition. I totally hated the movie even though I'm quite the QT fan, but that steel looks pretty hot!!

 

[DJHilalo]

What about Death Proof (DE), shouldn't it be on the list? It's getting increasingly harder to find, especially in new/mint condition. I totally hated the movie even though I'm quite the QT fan, but that steel looks pretty hot!!

Yeah that is pretty rare too I guess, that + CnA UK would make my list 23

 

[MayFlower]

don't worry buddy, you don't need to buy anything new and I bet your 23 will become 30 by the end of the year Eventually, all your steelbook will be in the list someday

Yeah that is pretty rare too I guess, that + CnA UK would make my list 23

 

[VRob98]

If the German one is then surely the UK one is too, am I missing something?

Can still be found on shelves in some HMVs.

I think it'll reach 'rare' status at some point but it's a bit too easy to get right now.

 

[excellence]

Sweet I didn't know two of the ones I have are rare!

 

[SlimJim24]

Sweet I didn't know two of the ones I have are rare!

Well darn I was gonna buy them from ya for cheap

 

[RobertJoseph17]

Sweet I didn't know two of the ones I have are rare!

Awesome! Which 2 do you have?

 

[excellence]

Awesome! Which 2 do you have?

Star Trek and Revenge of the Fallen! haha

 

[Pieter V]

Star Trek and Revenge of the Fallen! haha

You must be on fire to get 30 posts.

 

[excellence]

You must be on fire to get 30 posts.

haha, but I've also been a long time lurker in these forums

pretty cool site I must say...seems like a tight-knit online community

 

[digitalbabe]

Senna added.

 

[VRob98]

Maybe Senna should be the JB HiFi Exclusive 'Ultimate Collectors Edition' version DB?

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/...-collectors-edition-book-calendar-pack/656553

The regular metal box is not that tough to get just yet and is actually in stock at JB right now.

 

[digitalbabe]

Hey Vrob-thanks, updated link

 

[blu-steel]

Might as well add A-team JP steelbook to the list now that its OOS at amazon.jp

I knew this would happen to the jp steels, but it is happening sooner than I thought.

 

[bluraysteel]

Might as well add A-team JP steelbook to the list now that its OOS at amazon.jp

I knew this would happen to the jp steels, but it is happening sooner than I thought.

+1

Japanese Steelbook has the highest quality than the others.
Once it went OOS, it became very difficult to find.
I am pretty sure the new wave of Japnese steelbooks will be awesome again!

 

[DJHilalo]

Im glad I did not hesitate ordering A-Team, Unstoppable, Narnia & Knight & Day etc, they all quality built with some great glossy art on the front/back & also inside, they all sell out quick or sooner or later. The upcoming releases will be no different & the customs on top is unavoiadable but worth it

 

[Orekul]

Im glad I did not hesitate ordering A-Team, Unstoppable, Narnia & Knight & Day etc, they all quality built with some great glossy art on the front/back & also inside, they all sell out quick or sooner or later. The upcoming releases will be no different & the customs on top is unavoiadable but worth it

I have the thai steel of unstoppable and knight and day. Also the metalpack of a-team also from thailand. Are theses as rare as some of the JP ones? I would think they are the same apart from the metalpack as thailand often repackage other country's steels (like predators uk for example).

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

I have the thai steel of unstoppable and knight and day. Also the metalpack of a-team also from thailand. Are theses as rare as some of the *** ones? I would think they are the same apart from the metalpack as thailand often repackage other country's steels (like predators uk for example).

Hey Orekul...The JP steels are considered top quality and very collectable.

unstoppable TH SB - I read this is not the same as the JP version a few posts back. I thought it was the same but with a different disc

K&D - Are you sure this is a SB as I thought there was only a TH MP

A-team TH MP not the same artwork as JP SB

To answer your question, TH MPs/SB might be rare as some JP SBs but not as collectable.

 

[Orekul]

Hey Orekul...The JP steels are considered top quality and very collectable.

unstoppable TH SB - I read this is not the same as the JP version a few posts back. I thought it was the same but with a different disc

K&D - Are you sure this is a SB as I thought there was only a TH MP

A-team TH MP not the same artwork as JP SB

To answer your question, TH MPs/SB might be rare as some JP SBs but not as collectable.

From what I have read on here, the unstoppable is the same steel but the thai version has a sticker on the front, a paper backing and a different disc.
Although I have not actually seen a jp one with my own eyes.

You are right the knight and day is a metalpack, didn't actually look at it. As is the a-team. should they be on this list though as surely they are as rare.

Thanks for replying and helping me out hub.

 

[MayFlower]

FYI, don't want to make a big fuss, but please try to avoid using that word below...it's considered offensive. Try to use "JP" or "JAPAN", etc...

I have the thai steel of unstoppable and knight and day. Also the metalpack of a-team also from thailand. Are theses as rare as some of the *** ones? I would think they are the same apart from the metalpack as thailand often repackage other country's steels (like predators uk for example).