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I was just wandering if the lion king will still sell as well as it''s dvd, and 1995 vhs release. I mean the 2003 sales were lower than the vhs relese, so that worries me.

also consider that in 2011 it will have a lot of competition, Cars 2, and maybe Rapunzel. So it might fall short of sales like aladdin, and be replaced with a title like Dumbo, which would be great for Dumbo and I love Dumbo, but I'd rather add titles instead of replacing titles with other films. Alice... I'm talking to you!
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I still think it will sell well. The DVD was released in 2003, and back then DVD was still becoming popular, so that's probably why many people either didn't buy the DVD or bought the PE VHS (whichever the case is). Plus, the DVD's been out of print for about 4 years(?) now, and it's hard to find. When it gets re-released it will (most likely) be on Blu-Ray too, and many people like this movie, so I'm sure they'll want to see it in Hi-Def.
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The very same crystal ball I used to see that "Beauty and the Beast" will have the "original" colors on its next release also tells me that "The Lion King" will become the best-selling Blu-ray / DVD of all time ever. Also, for its 2072 re-release, it will quickly become the most-beamed into your head movie of all time. And we'll all be watching it on the moon.
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SpringHeelJack wrote: And we'll all be watching it on the moon.
The moon? That is SO 2065. I'm on my Mars apartment now watching The Great Mouse Detective 3-D Smell-and-Touch-O-Rama in my head instead.
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schoollover wrote:I was just wandering if the lion king will still sell as well as it''s dvd, and 1995 vhs release. I mean the 2003 sales were lower than the vhs relese, so that worries me.

also consider that in 2011 it will have a lot of competition, Cars 2, and maybe Rapunzel. So it might fall short of sales like aladdin, and be replaced with a title like Dumbo, which would be great for Dumbo and I love Dumbo, but I'd rather add titles instead of replacing titles with other films. Alice... I'm talking to you!
I'm so tired of everyone making a big deal about Aladdin not selling well... It sold just as well as The Jungle Book Platinum and 101 Dalmatians Platinum... Nobody is talking about replacing those titles.
It was in print longer than they said it was going to be... big deal. The Lion King is not going to be removed from the Platinum line to make room for Dumbo, it won't happen. The same as Aladdin won't be removed to be replaced with Alice In Wonderland... Will Alice be added to the line... very possibly, but it won't be replacing anything.
I'm sure the Lion King will sell great in it's next release. It will be it's first time on Bluray (which will most definitely have a bigger share of the home video market by that time.) and it will also be it's first time to reach DVD in over 8 years (in it's original release DVD wasn't as big as it is now.)
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Sales will go down over the years I think, because Disney is messing with their films so much, they don't look attractive anymore, so the image the audiences have of the Disney Classics will change.

A few months back I was watching the BATB dvd, some family members came in and said, is this the real classic? It looks so much more cartoonish, flat and childish than in my memories.
Then I put the OTV on and they said, "this is what we mean, this looks alive and real. What a relief, I was afraid that my mind was playing tricks on me"

That says it all to me really.....
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Marky_198 wrote:Sales will go down over the years I think, because Disney is messing with their films so much, they don't look attractive anymore, so the image the audiences have of the Disney Classics will change.

A few months back I was watching the BATB dvd, some family members came in and said, is this the real classic? It looks so much more cartoonish, flat and childish than in my memories.
Then I put the OTV on and they said, "this is what we mean, this looks alive and real. What a relief, I was afraid that my mind was playing tricks on me"

That says it all to me really.....
the beauty and the beast colour thread is right over there ->
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I'm making a point here.
I'm saying; Yes, the sales will go down because of this.
And they do it to all of their films lately including TLK.
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I think it will still sell pretty well. As others have said, some people may want to upgrade their DVD to Blu-Ray. And for those not interested in Blu-Ray, I'm sure there are lots of people who missed out on the DVD when it was first released, so I'm sure those people will want to get it as well when it's re-released.
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I reconsidering buying another Collector's Gift Set

I was an idiot and decided to open the package I got from Amazon. The box was greatly damaged from shipping and I didnt think to send it back for a refund cuz I was too impatient and I wanted to watch the new DVD. One of the dumbest things I ever did.

I'll be lucky if I can get a Collector's Gift Set for cheap these days.
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The Lion King is one the the best selling animated films of all time, by the time it's released again I think there'll be a lot of people willing to upgrade than there were in 2003. Above that I believe it'll look great in Blu-Ray, afterall it was refitted to be on IMAX and I don't remember anything negative about that.

Now as for picture? people are going to buy disney films not only because of picture, it's the story that sells the film. And as for any of the restorations, I've NEVER heard anyone from the general public really even notice. sure, we (as in more than your average disney fan) would probably notice and if we were to point it out then i'm sure someone else would see it's a bit lighter but I highly doubt a lot of people would refuse to buy a newly restored film because any older edition is flawed, hense why they are being restored.
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Marky_198 wrote:I'm making a point here.
I'm saying; Yes, the sales will go down because of this.
And they do it to all of their films lately including TLK.
If you seriously think the sales will go down because of colors, I really want some of what you're smoking.
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Will the Lion King still sell well? Two words: Hell Yeah! That movie was/is the biggest selling animated film of all time.

As for the problem with Aladdin. The problem was that Disney is too narrow minded to further expand their platinum collection line to 20 titles. Not only would that mean Aladdin being added back in with the others,but Hunchback and Hercules get the spotlight, too.

Plus 20 titles total divided by 2(per year) equals 10 years between releases of a single film(unless specifically stated otherwise). That's about the same amount of time for a new format to hit the market, and it gives the general public a more legitimate reason to upgrade/re-buy their favorite DACs, than , say, adding another release, with only a couple of actually new bonuses four years later, or recycling the same transfer from an older release of the films.
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Unless the new dvd features the TRUE otv, then there would be no incentive to upgrade (except for people who missed it).
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ajmrowland wrote:Will the Lion King still sell well? Two words: Hell Yeah! That movie was/is the biggest selling animated film of all time.

As for the problem with Aladdin. The problem was that Disney is too narrow minded to further expand their platinum collection line to 20 titles. Not only would that mean Aladdin being added back in with the others,but Hunchback and Hercules get the spotlight, too.

Plus 20 titles total divided by 2(per year) equals 10 years between releases of a single film(unless specifically stated otherwise). That's about the same amount of time for a new format to hit the market, and it gives the general public a more legitimate reason to upgrade/re-buy their favorite DACs, than , say, adding another release, with only a couple of actually new bonuses four years later, or recycling the same transfer from an older release of the films.
Even if they put 5 more movies in the line, I don't think "Hunchback" and "Hercules" would be among them. It would probably be "Dumbo", "Pocahontas", "Mulan", "Tarzan" and "Lilo & Stitch".
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mooky_7_sa wrote:
ajmrowland wrote:Will the Lion King still sell well? Two words: Hell Yeah! That movie was/is the biggest selling animated film of all time.

As for the problem with Aladdin. The problem was that Disney is too narrow minded to further expand their platinum collection line to 20 titles. Not only would that mean Aladdin being added back in with the others,but Hunchback and Hercules get the spotlight, too.

Plus 20 titles total divided by 2(per year) equals 10 years between releases of a single film(unless specifically stated otherwise). That's about the same amount of time for a new format to hit the market, and it gives the general public a more legitimate reason to upgrade/re-buy their favorite DACs, than , say, adding another release, with only a couple of actually new bonuses four years later, or recycling the same transfer from an older release of the films.
Even if they put 5 more movies in the line, I don't think "Hunchback" and "Hercules" would be among them. It would probably be "Dumbo", "Pocahontas", "Mulan", "Tarzan" and "Lilo & Stitch".
Well, those are all good, too. Though I'm not quite sure Mulan would make it.
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Judging by the lack of footprint The Lion King currently has in merchandise and other telling aftermarkets - - I don't think it will age in popularity as well as the fairy tales of the period: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin - - In fact - - I'd guess that if it weren't for the spectacular success of the Broadway version, the animated feature would have faded much further to memory. That's said, it will always be a popular film - - it's all relative when you are talking about billions served..
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