The first BD - ROM players (Samsung BD - P1000) were shipped in mid-June 2006, though HD DVD players beat them to market by a few months. The first Blu - ray Disc titles were released on June 20, 2006: 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, Hitch, House of Flying Daggers, Underworld: Evolution, xXx (all Sony), Twister (Warner Bros.), and MGM 's The Terminator. The earliest releases used MPEG - 2 video compression, the same method used on standard DVDs. The first releases using the newer VC - 1 and AVC formats were introduced in September 2006. The first movies using 50 GB dual - layer discs were introduced in October 2006. The first audio - only albums were released in May 2008.
what was the first blu ray movie released
50 First Dates The Fifth Element Hitch House of Flying Daggers Underworld: Evolution xXx (all Sony) Twister (Warner Bros.) MGM 's The Terminator