Lionsgate has sent an early alert to retailers that ’3:10 to Yuma’ will be saddling up for a day-and-date release on both Blu-ray and standard DVD this January.

A remake of the classic 1957 western, ’3:10 to Yuma’ hit theaters in early September, and has earned nearly $50 million at the domestic box office so far, largely on the backs of stars Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.

Lionsgate will give the James Mangold-directed actioner a fairly speedy trip to video, with a retail street date of January 8, 2008 for the Blu-ray and DVD versions.

Given the early announcement to retail, there are no tech specs or supplemental details available as of yet. A full press release is expected shortly, so we’ll keep you posted.

Retail for the Blu-ray will be $39.98.

In anticipation of a full announcement, you’ll find preliminary disc details for ’3:10 to Yuma’ linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under January 8, 2008.

We’ve also set up a dedicated thread for Lionsgate’s latest in our Forums area — click the following link to discuss the ’3:10 to Yuma’ Blu-ray release.

Source: High Def Digest