'SEABISCUIT' DVD SETTING A FAST PACE IN FIRST WEEK.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer UNIVERSAL CITY - ``Seabiscuit'' has quickly bolted out of the gate, selling 5 million 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. and 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. copies during its first six days in stores, 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. figures released by Universal Studios Home Video. The film, starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and musician. Biography Personal life Bridges was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Dorothy Dean (Simpson) and actor Lloyd Bridges. and Chris Cooper Famous people called Chris Cooper include:
Directed by Gary Ross from the best selling novel of the same name, ``Seabiscuit'' has earned more than $120 million at the domestic box office since its release last summer. Last week, it was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, including one for Best Picture, Drama. According to Universal, the unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. of ``Seabiscuit'' already translate into more than $80 million. This reflects a growing industry trend that has often seen the booming DVD format drive up home video sales equal or beyond a film's box office grosses. ``This is certainly a film that audiences loved, and we were confident it would be just as enthusiastically embraced on DVD,'' Universal Studios Home Video President Craig Kornblau said in a statement. During a DVD season dominated by crowd-pleasing blockbusters like ``Finding Nemo,'' ``The Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl,'' and ``The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,'' ``Seabiscuit'' has quickly managed to carve out to make or get by cutting, or as if by cutting; to cut out. - Shak. See also: Carve a niche for itself. It's the only dramatic film in the top 10 of best selling DVD titles on both the Amazon.com and Wal-Mart.com best-seller lists. ``Dramas are a harder sell,'' said Ralph Tribbey, editor of the DVD Release Report, an industry newsletter. ``People go to the movies and see something dramatic like 'The Hours.' I'm not sure they want to collect it. Big action films like 'The Matrix' and 'The Lord of the Rings' series are the ones that people collect. 'Seabiscuit' is sort of in an interesting gray area in the mass market.'' The ``Seabiscuit'' DVD contains such bonus features as commentary with Ross and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, a racing history of the legendary horse, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, a photo section featuring cast photos taken by actor Jeff Bridges, and a making-of feature, among several others. There is also a two-disc special edition of ``Seabiscuit'' that includes even more bonus material. Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com |
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