The Welcome to the Grindhouse is a series of double feature DVDs featuring exploitation films from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The series is released by BCI Entertainment. The first wave was released on July 3, 2007.

Each “Welcome to the Grindhouse” DVD release features two full-length theatrical films, complete with trailers and theater ads. Each has two themed films that represent the Grindhouse staples – Martial Arts, Horror, Sexploitation and Action—with some of the titles coming from the Crown International Pictures library.

Release history

• Welcome To The Grindhouse: Wave One
  Welcome To The Grindhouse: Wave One
  The first wave of Welcome to the Grindhouse was released on July 3, 2007.-Black Candles:*Carol and her boyfriend Paul travel to England after the unexpected death of her brother. Once there she finds out her sister-in-law is involved in a satanic cult and she finds out that Paul is being drawn into...
  
  — July 3, 2007
  • Black Candles/Evil Eye
  • The Teacher/the Pick-Up
• Welcome To The Grindhouses: Wave Two
  Welcome To The Grindhouses: Wave Two
  The second wave of Welcome to the Grindhouse was released on August 14, 2007.-The Bodyguard:*The stylish revenge thriller explodes when Sonny Chiba launches a one-man war against the mafia in a non-stop action thrill ride.* 89 Minutes - 1976...
  
  — August 14, 2007
  • The Bodyguard/Sister Street Fighter
  • Dragon Princess/Karate Warriers
• Welcome To The Grindhouse: Wave Three — September 11, 2007
  • Malibu High/Trip with Teacher
  • Don't Answer the Phone/Prime Evil
• Welcome To The Grindhouse: Wave Four — October 2, 2007
  • The Beach Girls/Coach
  • The Hellcats/Chain Gang Women
• Welcome To The Grindhouse: Wave Five — November 13, 2007
  • Superchick / Hustler Squad
  • Las Vegas Lady / Policewomen

Exploitation Cinema

With the release of the 2007 film Grindhouse THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY decided to go after all the DVD companies that are using the GRINDHOUSE phrase on their DVDs. To avoid a lawsuit the name of the collection was changed to Exploitation Cinema. The style of the box art and DVD layout stayed the same as the Welcome To The Grindhouse collection.

• Exploitation Cinema: Wave One — September 16, 2008
  • Satan's Slave/Terror
  • Cemetery Girls/Vampire
• Exploitation Cinema: Wave Two — October 14, 2008
  • Mausoleum/Blood Song
• Exploitation Cinema: Wave Three — November 18, 2008
  • Chinese Hercules/Black Dragon
• Exploitation Cinema: Wave Four — January 27, 2009
  • Horror High/Lurkers
  • Nightmare in Wax/Blood of Dracula's Castle
• Exploitation Cinema: Wave Five — May 26, 2009
  • Mark of the Witch/Devil Times Five
  • Don't go in the Woods / The Forest
• Exploitation Cinema: Wave Six — August 25, 2009
  • Deliver Us From Evil/Fox Affair
  • Teenage Graffiti/Teenage Mother
• Exploitation Cinema: Wave Seven — May 18, 2010
  • Lonely Wives/Sorry Wrong Bedroom
  • Wacky Taxi/Superagro