Irish Independent – Monday, 5 August 2002
Fantasy epic ‘Lord of the Rings’ could outstrip the success of Harry Potter when it is released on video and DVD this week. Tens of thousands of peole have already ordered copies of the film which goes on sale tomorrow. ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ was a box office smash when it was released in cinemas last year. Now it is being tipped by many to outsell the video and DVD versions of wizard saga ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’.
A spokesman for HMV said that pre-orders for the film had already broken records in its stores. “This is the biggest number of pre-orders we have ever had for any film. Harry Potter was a family movie but it didn’t have the same collectible feel to it. Because ‘Lord of the Rings’ is a family film it has more of a cult following”, he said.
To mark the launch, HMV have hired people to dress up as hobbits and entertain customers in selected stores. More than 34,000 fans have oredered the film from online retailer Amazon. It is the first in a trilogy based on RR Tolkien’s classic books with a total budget of €296m. Extras included on the DVD include behind-the-scenes footage and a sneak preview of the second film, “The Twin Towers” (And I thought for once the Irish Independent was going to write a piece about LotR without a blunder… – S) which is due out at the end of the year.
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‘Lord Of The Rings is being tipped to beat Harry Potter when it is released on video and DVD. Tens of thousands of people have already ordered copies of the film which goes on sale on Tuesday. An HMV spokesman says pre-orders have already broken records in its stores. “This is the biggest number of pre-orders we have ever had for any film,” he said. More than 34,000 fans have ordered the film from online retailer Amazon.co.uk – twice as many as it had for recent hits Gladiator and Moulin Rouge combined.’ [More]
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Private Ryan sends in his own little tale on how he finally found the FotR DVD, after an exhaustive search – with a happy ending. [More]
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Chuck writes: I have a complete report of my experience at Comic-Con, complete with pictures of Dom, Richard, and some of the most impressive items at WETA. [More]
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Gannoum writes: Today (August 5), I called to a Blockbuster store in São Paulo, Brazil next to my house and they already have the DVD and VHS! I’ve made a “pre-order”, so I am with the DVD in my hands! Yeah!
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Helen writes: Just writing to let you know that the DVDConcept.com shipped their LOTR FOTR and I received mine last Tuesday 30 July 02. Friends really jealous, but it is region 1 and you do need a multi region player. Don’t know if any region 2 have shipped in UK.
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