Highest Selling DVD

[Zombi6422]

Does anyone know what the highest selling animated Disney DVD is of all time?

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

*sigh* Finding Nemo.

[TheSequelOfDisney]

*sigh* Finding Nemo.

Why sigh?
Finding Nemo was good!

[Escapay]

*sigh* Finding Nemo.

Why sigh?
Finding Nemo was good!

T/P doesn't like Finding Nemo, probably as much as I don't like The Lion King.

Escapay

[TheSequelOfDisney]

Why sigh?
Finding Nemo was good!

T/P doesn't like Finding Nemo, probably as much as I don't like The Lion King.

Escapay

You didn't like The Lion King?
That's cool.

[Zombi6422]

What about among the older classics? Is it one of the recent releases like Bambi or Cinderella.

[Karushifa]

*sigh* Finding Nemo.

Just because Finding Nemo made a bunch of money doesn't mean you have to hate it for that...and it certainly doesn't mean that you have to go out and buy it. I mean, Titanic beat Princess Mononoke's all-time box office gross in Japan, and I couldn't care less, even though I thought Titanic was a very mediocre film and I adore Princess Mononoke.

Movies you like might not make as much as movies you don't like...so what? That doesn't make your favorite movies any less enjoyable for you

[Escapay]

*sigh* Finding Nemo.

Just because Finding Nemo made a bunch of money doesn't mean you have to hate it for that...and it certainly doesn't mean that you have to go out and buy it.

Justin doesn't hate it because it made a bunch of money. There are quite a few artistic reasons for his disdain for the film, I should know, he and I have had discussions about it at times.

Example:

Escapay: I love Finding Nemo.
Justin: I hate it.
Escapay: Blasphemy!
Justin: To each his own, lol.
Escapay: Why do you hate it?
Justin: Because it's a formulaic story that Pixar has already used four times already, the characters are not that interesting to me, and I didn't see what was so funny about many of them at all. And they made Dory dumber than she needed to be.
Escapay: Oh. Well I hate The Lion King.
Justin: Blasphemy!
Escapay: To each his own, lol.
Justin: Why do you hate The Lion King?
Escapay: I found Simba to be a real brat as a kid, the songs all are pretty overblown except for "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", and Scar was probably the only character I liked in the entire thing, and they had to go and kill him. The sequel was much better. Also, the story may have been a culmination of many things (mainly Hamlet), but it never clicked with me.

Escapay

[AwallaceUNC]

While I rarely agree with T/Pfan and rarely disagree with Escapay when it comes to things like Disney preferences and even movie preferences in general, I do take the opposite sides in this debate. By no means do I hate <i>Nemo</i> at all, but I do think it's overrated and the weakest Pixar movie (still, it's good), and I love The Lion King and consider it one of Disney's best.

-Aaron

[Loomis]

Scar was probably the only character I liked in the entire thing, and they had to go and kill him.

Scar DIES at the end?

I thought he went off with hyena friends and had lemonade and crumpets.

Hmmm....not sure I like this newly discovered meaning to the end of The Lion King...

[starlioness]

No, Scar becomes Female and the Hyena Trio become lions (one female, one male with a termite problem) and they are banished to the outlands just after Simba's son (the cub at the end of TLK ) become a dark Scar-like male cub.. Scar sneaks the cub out of the pridelands and trains him to kill Simba.. meanwhile while Simba and Nala grieve over their lost son.. a stork flies over and drops Kiara off at pride rock, the stork was trying to find the cub a home after Kiara's parents rejeceted her for her non-stop giggling.. with Nala's persuasion Simba and Nala decide to adopt the cub and have her be the heir pride rock.


*return to Simba's Pride Script*

[rodis]

I don't know about the PIXAR flicks but of the animated classics:

Snow White - sold 27 million copies of the 1994 release. Then another 7 million copies with the 2001 VHS/DVD.

Bambi - sold 5 million copies in 2005. I think the old VHS sold 8 million copies.

Fantasia - well, Roy Disney claims to have sold 20 million copies of the 1991 VHS but it seems unlikely to me. Whatever.

Cinderella - the 90's VHS release sold 14 million copies and the 2005 DVD/VHS another 5.5 million.

Sleeping Beauty - always the black sheep of the animated classic, it sold a million copies back in 1986 (just for comparison: Lady and the Tramp, released the following year, sold 3 million copies) and with the DVD/VHS release in 2003 sold a mere 2.5 million copies.

The Jungle Book - 16 million copies of the VHS were sold in its video debut in 1994 (hope i'm right with the year).

The Little Mermaid - 10 million copies sold in 1990 (I think 4 million copies were then pulled from the shelves because of the controversial artwork cover). The hugely anticipated 1998 VHS re-release sold a solid 13 million copies. The DVD later this fall will probably take it to the next level.

Beauty and the Beast - sold 21 million copies in 1992 and another 6 million from the DVD/VHS in 2002.

Aladdin - whereas the VHS in 1993 broke sales records by selling 24 million copies, the DVD in 2004 flopped.

The Lion King - 30 million copies in 1995 and 13 million in 2003.

Tarzan - 10 million copies in 2000.


Hope I helped, phooo that was long

[Loomis]

Aladdin - whereas the VHS in 1993 broke sales records by selling 24 million copies, the DVD in 2004 flopped.

How many copies constitutes a flop? I thought they all sold between 4 and 7 million?

[rodis]

How many copies constitutes a flop? I thought they all sold between 4 and 7 million?

I think it sold around 4 million which is why it's considered a flop. Aside from the fact that Disney and fans were expecting much, much, bigger numbers (perhaps equal to those of TLK), it sold the least of all the platinum titles.

[Karushifa]

Fantasia - well, Roy Disney claims to have sold 20 million copies of the 1991 VHS but it seems unlikely to me. Whatever.

I actually still have the 1991 VHS Fantasia and if I recall correctly, it was a very high profile release at the time. This was during the time when people were actually starting to respect Fantasia instead of wanting to "update" it by eliminating Stokowski's orchestration, or watching it while stoned just for the "experience".

Still, 20 million does seem a bit dubious, but I wouldn't doubt sales to have been somewhere in the teens of millions.

[BATBfan1]

yeah, I cannot believe Aladdin flopped like that!
It was a great DVD and second best to Snow White. I really don't understand that one at all! I guess DVD burners got really popular at that time as well lol.

[Loomis]

How many copies constitutes a flop? I thought they all sold between 4 and 7 million?

I think it sold around 4 million which is why it's considered a flop. Aside from the fact that Disney and fans were expecting much, much, bigger numbers (perhaps equal to those of TLK), it sold the least of all the platinum titles.

Ironically, it had perhaps one of the stronger sets of bonus features, especially with the Diamond in the Rough feature. No accounting for taste I guess!

[Escapay]

While I rarely agree with T/Pfan and rarely disagree with Escapay

But I do have to admit...Finding Nemo is perhaps overrated and gets more praise than necessary. But that doesn't stop me from loving the film as much as I dislike The Lion King. I mean, animation-wise, The Lion King definitely is one of Disney's best. But I just cannot enjoy anything else about it. The characters (except for Scar), the story (except where the part where you hope Simba does get trampled), the songs (except for "Can You Feel..."). None of it really appeals to me. I mean, I like talking animals and everything. I just didn't like them here.

Escapay

[2099net]

Ironically, it had perhaps one of the stronger sets of bonus features, especially with the Diamond in the Rough feature. No accounting for taste I guess!

But, as far as I know, it had the lowest marketing spend. Which just goes to show, quality doesn't sell, hype does.

[kbehm29]

Snow White - sold 27 million copies of the 1994 release. Then another 7 million copies with the 2001 VHS/DVD.

Bambi - sold 5 million copies in 2005. I think the old VHS sold 8 million copies.

Fantasia - well, Roy Disney claims to have sold 20 million copies of the 1991 VHS but it seems unlikely to me. Whatever.

Cinderella - the 90's VHS release sold 14 million copies and the 2005 DVD/VHS another 5.5 million.

Sleeping Beauty - always the black sheep of the animated classic, it sold a million copies back in 1986 (just for comparison: Lady and the Tramp, released the following year, sold 3 million copies) and with the DVD/VHS release in 2003 sold a mere 2.5 million copies.

The Jungle Book - 16 million copies of the VHS were sold in its video debut in 1994 (hope i'm right with the year).

The Little Mermaid - 10 million copies sold in 1990 (I think 4 million copies were then pulled from the shelves because of the controversial artwork cover). The hugely anticipated 1998 VHS re-release sold a solid 13 million copies. The DVD later this fall will probably take it to the next level.

Beauty and the Beast - sold 21 million copies in 1992 and another 6 million from the DVD/VHS in 2002.

Aladdin - whereas the VHS in 1993 broke sales records by selling 24 million copies, the DVD in 2004 flopped.

The Lion King - 30 million copies in 1995 and 13 million in 2003.

Tarzan - 10 million copies in 2000.

Wow. Do these numbers seem low to anybody else? I mean -- come on...aren't there close to 400 million people living in the US alone, and only 5.5 million of them, a mere 1.3% own a copy of Cinderella? Why did the VHS versions from YEARS ago do better than the new DVD releases? Are there still people who haven't upgraded to DVD? These numbers don't make any sense to me at all. They ALL seem amazingly low.