'MONSTERS, INC.' SETS NEW OPENING-WEEK DVD RECORD.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer BURBANK - ``Monsters, Inc.'' set a home-video record by selling 7 million DVDs during its opening week of release, surpassing such recent first-week top sellers as ``Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,'' ``Shrek'' and ``Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. ,'' The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. announced Tuesday. In all, the Disney/Pixar Animation Studios film has sold 11 million copies since last week, 4 million of which were the 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. version of the movie. The overall home-video record for first week sales remains with Disney's ``The Lion King,'' which sold 20 million copies its first week in stores during the pre-DVD era. ``For a movie with such family appeal, we never could have expected to do this well on 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. ,'' said Bob Chapek, president of Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Chapek said the digital nature of the film and its many cutting-edge technology bonus features have made it appeal to an adult audience as well as children, explaining why 60 percent of the copies sold were in DVD format See VOB and DVD. . The ever-shrinking VHS market has been dominated by family films recently as parents are moving the family VCRs into kids' rooms as they replace them with a DVD in the living room. Chapek said the sales figures are well beyond what Disney's research had predicted but added that the company is ``working diligently'' to make sure the film remains in stock at stores at a level to meet consumer demand. ``Monsters'' had set a home-video industry record last week by selling 5 million copies during its first day in stores. Several retailers reported sell-outs. That topped the longtime record of 4.5 million held by ``The Lion King,'' which remains the best-selling video ever with more than 30 million copies sold. ``Breaking the one-week record is a tribute to the team that made this extraordinary film,'' said Steve Jobs, chairman and chief executive office of Pixar. ``It's truly gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. .'' Disney looks to continue momentum in the home-video arena with the Oct. 8 home video release of the Platinum Series version of ``Beauty and the Beast'' and the December release of the summer animated hit ``Lilo 1. (operating system) lilo - Linux Loader. 2. lilo - first-in first-out. & Stitch.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) no caption (``Monsters, Inc.'') |
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