Question: Plunging Box Office Reports

[Joanne0012 at aol.com]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., irbohlen at e... wrote:
> [This is probably the source of the tv-screen-sized 
> rather than widescreen video/DVD idea--the suits think every kid who  
>bought the book will want the video, but they're only KIDS, right, so let's just 
>make it 
> pan-and-scan...grrrrrrrr]
> 
> Maybe they should produce the video & DVD with the same philosophy as 
> that used in the UK that produced different "adult" and "child" covers for the 
> books--have a simple video version for little kids, and a DVD with all the 
bells 
> & whistles for grownups who care. Just a thought.

The publicity that I've seen indicates that the DVD will be a double one, with 
both versions:

"Harry Potter to DVD: Warner Brothers is currently scheduling an April, 2002 
DVD release for the 2-DVD Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (a 
widescreen version is planned, as well as fullscreen). This is good news on 
two fronts: first, the fact that Warners will be offering a widescreen version 
acknowledges that the "fullscreen-only" decision may have been rescinded, and 
second -- a multidisc set means no snapper case."

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