``Star Wars: Episode I'' VHS Release Sells at Lightspeed; More Than 5 Million Copies Sold -- In JUST 48 Hours.Business/Entertainment Editors & Film/Video Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2000 Widescreen See wide screen. Collector's Edition on Track to Sell Out This Weekend In just 48 hours, since its VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. debut on April 4, enthusiastic video purchasers throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. have snapped up more than 5 million copies of "Star Wars: Episode I the Phantom Menace MENACE. A threat; a declaration of an intention to cause evil to happen to another. 2. When menaces to do an injury to another have been made, the party making them may, in general, be held to bail to keep the peace; and, when followed by any inconvenience or ." The incredible velocity of sale for the No. 2 film of all time has generated nearly $100 million at retail. Of the 5 million VHS copies of "Episode I" sold thus far, the Special Widescreen Video Collector's Edition accounts for more than 500,000 -- a full 33% -- of the total 1.5 million created. Fox has shipped all of them to retail and in fact, at this rate of sale, the Collector's Edition is on track to sell out this weekend. The simultaneous worldwide VHS videocassette A removable magnetic tape module for storing video data. The cassette contains supply and takeup reel (hubs) in the same housing. See VCR. release of George Lucas' "Star Wars: Episode I the Phantom Menace" marks the first time ever that the millions of fans around the globe will enjoy the same video release within a single week -- April 3-8, 2000. Although sales data is not yet available from the international territories, all indications are that this type of enthusiastic retail reception is occurring globally. The "Star Wars: Episode I the Phantom Menace" Special Widescreen Video Collector's Edition includes behind-the-scenes documentary footage exclusive to this release. As well, the collectable set contains a 35mm film strip from an original theatrical movie print and a 48-page collector's book excerpted from "The Art of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace," produced exclusively for the widescreen video Collector's Edition. "Star Wars: Episode I the Phantom Menace" has a running time of approximately 133 minutes. Lucasfilm is one of the leading film and entertainment companies in the world. Lucasfilm's businesses include George Lucas' film and television production and distribution activities as well as the business activities of the THX A design system that provides realistic sound playback for movie and home theater from THX, Ltd., San Rafael, CA (www.thx.com), an independent spin-off from Lucasfilm, Ltd. The THX Sound System was developed during the production of the Return of the Jedi in 1982 and named after George Group. Lucasfilm's feature films have won 17 Oscars and received 56 Academy Award nominations, and its television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. . Recognized as an industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, along with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising, comprise the retail-oriented strategic alliance of Fox Consumer Products. Fox Consumer Products is an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a Fox Entertainment Group Company, a News Corporation Company. |
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