The Battle for November DVDs Posted By Joshua on October 28, 2002
Entertainment Weekly asks the question about who will win the DVD war after we all know who won the box office one:
It's been five short months since the summer movie season kicked off with the near-simultaneous releases of ''Spider-Man'' and ''Star Wars -- Episode II: Attack of the Clones.'' But it's already time to relive that match-up -- along with the rest of the summer box office wars -- at your local video store, where the season's biggest hits are arriving on DVD, packed with extras and priced to move.
SPIDER-MAN (Nov. 1) Theatrical gross $403 million Why fans will buy it ''Spider-Man'' was, by far, the summer's biggest movie, winning an audience way beyond the comic-book cult. The flick even got decent reviews. Why they might not Many have already seen it more than once in theaters, and might have had their fill of Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. Bonus features include Behind-the-scenes footage, Tobey's screen test, and a documentary on Spidey's 40-year-history Expert prediction ''Spider-Man'' will sell between 20 million and 30 million copies, and could end up as the top-selling DVD at all time, says Scott Hettrick, editor-in-chief of the trade magazine Video Business.
STAR WARS -- EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Nov. 12) Theatrical gross $302 million Why fans will buy it Hey, it's still ''Star Wars.'' Even though most reviewers hated ''Clones,'' and some once-loyal followers have defected from the Force, this is still the most successful movie franchise of all time. Why they might not ''Clones''' box office take was less than that of ''Phantom Menace''; the same will likely hold true for the DVD. Bonus features include Deleted scenes with new special effects, and a fascinating making-of-Yoda documentary Expert prediction ''Clones'' is likely to sell between 15 million and 20 million copies, according to Hettrick, who says its status as the first ''Star Wars'' DVD released in the same year as it hit theaters may give it a boost.