PaulaK
November 28th, 2006, 20:18
LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" has plundered the U.K. record books to become the fastest-selling DVD of all time, Disney said Monday.
The second film in the trilogy, which went on sale November 20, sold just short of 1.5 million copies nationwide in its first week of release, accounting for one in four DVDs purchased in the U.K. this past week.
Disney said demand has been so great that it ordered one million extra copies from its plant in Mexico. (The DVD will be released December 5 in the United States.)
The Johnny Depp smash beat out the previous Week 1 sales record of 1.4 million units set by "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" earlier this year. However, it falls short of the combined VHS/DVD record held by "Titanic", with 2.2 million sales in its first week.
Disney said that if sales continue as they are, the DVD could sell up to three million copies by the end of the year.
The film opened in Britain in July, ultimately taking in more than 50 million pounds. It earned $422 million (218 million pounds) in North America.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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I know I bought my copy on release day and have watched it more than once! :Pirate: :D
The second film in the trilogy, which went on sale November 20, sold just short of 1.5 million copies nationwide in its first week of release, accounting for one in four DVDs purchased in the U.K. this past week.
Disney said demand has been so great that it ordered one million extra copies from its plant in Mexico. (The DVD will be released December 5 in the United States.)
The Johnny Depp smash beat out the previous Week 1 sales record of 1.4 million units set by "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" earlier this year. However, it falls short of the combined VHS/DVD record held by "Titanic", with 2.2 million sales in its first week.
Disney said that if sales continue as they are, the DVD could sell up to three million copies by the end of the year.
The film opened in Britain in July, ultimately taking in more than 50 million pounds. It earned $422 million (218 million pounds) in North America.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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I know I bought my copy on release day and have watched it more than once! :Pirate: :D