`LEFT BEHIND: The Movie' Video Sales `Heavenly'.Entertainment Editors & Film/Video Writers TORONTO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000 Videos of "LEFT BEHIND: The Movie" are flying off of the shelves, as the film is number one in sales for ALL titles streeting October 31, including those from major studios. Sales have far surpassed industry averages and company expectations, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cloud Ten CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Peter Lalonde Peter Lalonde is the Director of Sales & Services at Corel Corporation. Prior to his current role at Corel, Peter Lalonde held a series of positions for some of the worlds best technology companies such as Interleaf, IBM and Open Text. , with sell-through sales hitting an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. 60%, double the industry average. Some secular chains reached sales levels as high as 75%, while some chains and stores completely sold out the movie. "LEFT BEHIND: The Movie" also maintained a surprising weeklong first place title reign on Amazon.com's best seller video list, beating out Disney's "Toy Story 2". In order to keep pace with the immense popularity of the runaway bestseller, more than 1.4 million units of the video/DVD had been pre-sold to retailers by Cloud Ten Pictures. All retail outlets including Wal-Mart, Sam's Club Sam's Club is a membership-only warehouse club owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. History The first Sam's Club opened in April 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma in the United States.[1] Sam's Club is named after Sam Walton. , Costco, Amazon.com and BJs have reordered additional stock at a rate of 80%-100% of their initial order. Sales of the video, as well as reaction to the film, has also caused a flurry of internet activity. In the past week, the Left Behind Web site has received 2.8 million hits, an increase of over 26% from the previous week. "LEFT BEHIND: The Movie" is the highly anticipated dramatic adaptation of the enormously successful best-selling novel "Left Behind", one of a series of novels that has sold more than 30,000,000 copies worldwide. The video hit retail shelves across the world on Oct. 31, 2000 in both 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. and DVD formats at suggested retail price is $29.95. "LEFT BEHIND: The Movie", a Cloud Ten Picture in association with Namesake Entertainment, about the coming of Armageddon when more than 142 million people mysteriously vanish, stars Kirk Cameron ("Growing Pains grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. "), Brad Johnson ("Soldier of Fortune"), Chelsea Noble ("Growing Pains"), Clarence Gilyard ("Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television western/police dramatic series, created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It aired on CBS for eight seasons, from April 21 1993 to May 19 2001, and was broadcast in over 100 countries. "), Janaya Stephens ("Twice in a Lifetime") and Gordon Currie ("Beverly Hills, 90210"). "LEFT BEHIND: The Movie" was directed by Vic Sarin sarin (zärēn`), volatile liquid used as a nerve gas. It boils at 147°C; but evaporates quickly at room temperature; its vapor is colorless and odorless. . The producers are Peter Lalonde, Paul Lalonde, Joe Goodman and Ralph Winter. The screenplay is by Allan McElroy, Paul Lalonde and Joe Goodman. The executive producers are Peter Lalonde, Paul Lalonde, Bobby Neutz and Ron Booth. In a reversal of the usual marketing procedure, "LEFT BEHIND: The Movie" will follow its initial video/DVD release with wide theatrical exhibition throughout the U.S. and Canada in February. This unusual marketing approach takes the traditional word-of-mouth "sneak preview" strategy to the extreme. Already the millions of dedicated fans are creating an unprecedented grassroots campaign that already has businesses, stores and churches signing up as sponsors of the film. The film will be distributed through standard distribution procedures. Proving that they are determined to stay on the cutting edge of consumer technology by meeting the needs and expectations of their audience, the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. version of "LEFT BEHIND: The Movie" will contain many enhancements, including the following: -- "The Making of 'LEFT BEHIND: The Movie'" Documentary -- Exclusive Multi-Artist Music Video, performing the song "Midnight Cry" from the film's soundtrack -- Photos and bios of cast members and filmmakers Additionally, each VHS and DVD copy of the film will include two discounted tickets to next year's theatrical release of the movie. The "LEFT BEHIND: The Movie Soundtrack" was released on Oct. 3, 2000 by Reunion Records, a division of Zomba Records (Backstreet backstreet Noun a street in a town far from the main roads Adjective denoting secret or illegal activities: a backstreet abortion backstreet n Boys, Britany Spears). For further information, please look at the official Web sites of the film: www.leftbehind-themovie.com www.cloudtenpictures.com www.leftbehindfilmproject.com |
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