CORRECTING and REPLACING ADVISORY/Midnight Release of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King DVD at Select Best Buy Stores.

Entertainment Editors

CORRECTION...by Best Buy

ADVISORY...Monday-Tuesday (May 24-25)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

In BW5954 issued May 24, 2004: The Web site name in the last sentence should read: www.lordoftherings.net (sted www.thelordoftherings.net).

The corrected release reads:

ADVISORY/MIDNIGHT RELEASE OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING DVD AT SELECT BEST BUY STORES; 13 STORES AROUND THE COUNTRY OPEN AT MIDNIGHT TO MEET DEMAND

    What: The Lord of the Rings fans can be the first to purchase The
        Return of the King at select Best Buy stores nationwide
        beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Tues., May 25, prior to normal
        business hours on the release date. The King makes his return
        in filmmaker Peter Jackson's stunning conclusion to The Lord
        of the Rings Trilogy in the epic journey of men, hobbits,
        elves, dwarves and the rest of Middle-earth's creatures and
        cultures as they wage the ultimate fight for good against
        evil. The home video debut of The Lord of the Rings: The
        Return of the King(TM) will follow the multi-tiered platform
        releases of both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two
        Towers. A Special Extended Edition of The Return of the King
        will be released at a later date.

        At each event, Best Buy will draw for a chance to win one
        Gandalf on Shadowfax collectible created by Sideshow Weta and
        one Gollum life-sized character statue, as well as one The
        Lord of the Rings board game. Also, the first 50 people in
        line will receive a free gift bag. The Return of the King will
        be available at more than 600 Best Buy stores nationwide on
        May 25.

    When: Monday, May 24
            --  10:30 p.m. -- Fans line up for a chance to purchase
                              The Return of the King prize giveaways

          Tuesday, May 25
            --  12:01 a.m. -- The Return of the King DVD on sale

    Where: The following Best Buy stores are participating in the
           midnight sales:

            California   --  Los Angeles - 11301 W. Pico Boulevard
                         --  Pleasant Hill - 3260 Buskirk Avenue
                         --  San Diego - 5151 Mission Center Road
                         --  West Hollywood - 1015 N La Brea Avenue

            Colorado     --  Littleton - 8682 Park Meadows Drive
                               (Marketplace)

            Illinois     --  Chicago - 1000 W. North Avenue
                         --  Schaumburg - 900 E. Golf Road
                         --  Fairview Heights - 26 Plaza Drive
                               (Marketplace Shopping Center)

            Minnesota    --  Richfield - 1000 West 78th Street

            New York     --  Brooklyn - 8923 Bay Parkway
                         --  Westbury - 1100 Old Country Road

            Texas        --  Plano - 2800 N. Central Expressway
                         --  San Antonio - 6065 NW Loop 410, Suite 195
                               (Ingram Festival)

For more information about The Lord of the Rings, visit
www.lordoftherings.net