'SEABISCUIT' RACES TO BIG DVD STAKES.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer UNIVERSAL CITY- ``Seabiscuit'' was the 15th-highest grossing film released in 2003, but home video revenue for the movie about the legendary Depression-era Thoroughbred has raced past the $120 million the film earned in domestic grosses. ``Seabiscuit'' has sold a brisk 6.5 million units in four weeks with combined sales of 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. 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. versions amounting to $135 million in consumer spending Consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level. , 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. ``I think movies really have two lives now,'' said Gary Ross For the baseball player, see . Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American writer, director and actor. He is best known for directing Pleasantville and Seabiscuit, both of which had Tobey Maguire in the lead role. , ``Seabiscuit'' director-writer, in an interview last week. ``The business is changing. I get as many calls and as much contact about the movie from the DVD release as I do from the theatrical release.'' ``Seabiscuit,'' which stars 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. , Chris Cooper and William H. Macy, is the latest example of a popular movie thriving even more in home video than it did in theaters as new owners of DVD players seek to build up their collection of movies. An aggressive home video campaign, kicked off with a splashy splash·y adj. splash·i·er, splash·i·est 1. Making or likely to make splashes. 2. Covered with splashes of color. 3. Showy; ostentatious. See Synonyms at showy. red-carpet premiere at the Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. in December, seems not only to have helped sales but also to have kept the film in the minds of various industry and critics groups during awards season. ``They are putting more marketing behind it because of the Oscars,'' observed Scott Hettrick, editor-in-chief of Video Business, an industry trade publication. ``It's a significant title, one of their biggest of the year.'' ``Seabiscuit'' has received two Golden Globe Award nominations, including for best picture-drama, and industry guild nominations for Ross and the film's cast. It is expected to receive some Academy Award nods when the Oscar nominations are announced Jan. 27. Because it was released theatrically back in July, ``Seabiscuit'' is among high-profile films with Academy Award potential that are no longer in theaters except for a few special engagements. Others award contenders already on video include the animated ``Finding Nemo,'' the biggest-selling DVD of all time, which is considered a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination for best animated film. ``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'' has also been a big seller on DVD and has earned Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe acting nods for Johnny Depp. ``If a movie is on store shelves, the products that sell the best are new theatrical releases that consumers are familiar with,'' said Ralph Tribbey, editor of DVD Release Report, an industry trade newsletter. ``When you begin to overlay that awareness with Oscar buzz, you are going to get a bounce in sales out of that.'' In previous years, such films as ``Moulin Rouge,'' ``Gladiator'' and ``Erin Brockovich'' were in similar positions and experienced a video boost when those films were nominated for Oscars. Universal is also touting ``Seabiscuit'' as the best-selling drama on DVD of all time, although that claim in disputed privately by some in the industry since categorizing a film's genre is an inexact in·ex·act adj. 1. Not strictly accurate or precise; not exact: an inexact quotation; an inexact description of what had taken place. 2. science. ``This horse has definitely got legs,'' Universal Studios Home Video President Craig Kornblau stated. ``It's an amazing achievement for a dramatic title, and we are thrilled at how well it continues to register with audiences.'' Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com |
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