Buena Vista Home Entertainment's LADDER 49 Sells 3.5 Million Units on DVD & VHS in First Week and Now on Track to be the Best-Selling John Travolta DVD Release Ever!BURBANK, Calif. -- Buena Vista Home Entertainment's LADDER 49 has sold 3.5 million units 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. & 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. , making it the number one selling home entertainment title for its first week of release. The 3.5 million units sold to date has LADDER 49 "smoldering smol·der also smoul·der intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders 1. To burn with little smoke and no flame. 2. " the competition and poised to be Travolta's best-selling film on DVD yet. "The dramatic story of courage and rescue that captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. audiences is now being embraced by millions more on DVD," said Lori MacPherson, Vice President of Brand Marketing and Product Management for Buena Vista Home Entertainment. "Buena Vista Home Entertainment is extremely proud of LADDER 49's immense success on DVD to date and we look forward to its continued success as an enduring story of brotherhood for audiences everywhere." LADDER 49 is an incredible story about extraordinary heroes emerging out of ordinary lives, and about what happens when a courageous unit of firefighters is faced with saving one of their own. Filled with true-to-life fire rescue scenes, LADDER 49 is a thrilling account of a hero-in-the-making, and a tribute to the everyday sacrifices of firefighters. The DVD features the Enhanced Home Theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. Mix, a dynamic audio-sensory experience, designed specifically for your home theater system. DVD bonus materials for LADDER 49 include: deleted scenes; "Everyday Heroes" featuring real stories from real firefighters; "The Making of Ladder 49" featurette; "Shine Your Light" music video performed by Robbie Robertson; and audio commentary from Director Jay Russell and Editor Bud Smith Bud Smith (born Robert Allan Smith on October 23, 1979 in Torrance, California) is a former American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, active at the Major League level in 2001 and 2002. . LADDER 49 is available for $29.99 (S.R.P.) on DVD and $24.99 (S.R.P.) for VHS. About Buena Vista Home Entertainment Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry, is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassette A removable magnetic tape module for storing video data. The cassette contains supply and takeup reel (hubs) in the same housing. See VCR. and DVD product. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. Artwork is available at www.BVHEpublicity.com. |
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