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ADVISORY/Best Buy Opens Early for Release of ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''; Available at Glendale Best Buy Store on Tuesday, August 6 at 12:01 a.m.


Business/Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday-Tuesday (Aug. 5-6)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)


WHAT:       On Tuesday, August 6 at 12:01 a.m., "The Lord of the
            Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" will be available for
            purchase on DVD or VHS at the Best Buy in Glendale.

            Prior to the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The
            Fellowship of the Ring," local radio stations will be
            onsite from 10:30 p.m. to midnight to host special events
            and giveaways.

            "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was an
            immediate hit in theaters ranking as the number two top
            grossing movie in the U.S. for 2001. It recently won two
            awards at the MTV 2002 Movie Awards, including 'Best
            Movie' and 'Breakout Performance, Male' for actor Orlando
            Bloom. At the 2002 Academy Awards, "The Lord of the Rings:
            The Fellowship of the Ring" was nominated for 'Best
            Picture,' and won Oscars for the 'Best Cinematography,
            Effects, Makeup and Music.'

WHERE:      Best Buy Arrowhead
            8290 W. Bell Road
            Glendale, Ariz.

WHEN:       Pre-events
            Monday, August 5, 2002
            10:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

            Release Party
            Tuesday, August 6, 2002
            12:01 a.m.

MEDIA
ACCESS:     TV crews and photographers welcome



About Best Buy Stores

Best Buy Stores, owned and operated by Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc., is the top U.S. retailer of technology and entertainment products and services. Best Buy was founded in St. Paul St. Paul

as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26]

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, Minn. in 1966. Best Buy Stores reach an estimated 300 million consumers per year through more than 500 retail stores in 46 states and online at BestBuy.com. For more information about Best Buy, visit the virtual pressroom at http://onlinepressroom.net/bestbuy.
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