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Industry milestones
April
- April 14 - Online DVD rental Netflix in the USA begins operations.
May
- May - DVD launched in Western Europe.
October
Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Studio | Notes |
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| January 6 | Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | Universal | VHS release Direct-to-video |
| January 20 | Liar Liar | Universal | DVD release |
| Leave It to Beaver | Universal | VHS release | |
| The Nutty Professor | Universal | DVD release | |
| Timecop | Universal | DVD release | |
| February 3 | Air Bud | Disney | DVD release |
| Hercules | Disney | 35th animated feature | |
| February 10 | Air Force One | Sony | |
| February 17 | Belle's Magical World | Disney | VHS release Direct-to-video |
| February 24 | Ernest in the Army | Touchstone | VHS release only |
| March 3 | Peter Pan | Disney | 14th animated feature 45th anniversary part of Masterpiece Collection VHS re-release |
| March 11 | Radioland Murders | DVD release | |
| March 17 | That Darn Cat | Disney | VHS release |
| Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Warner Bros. | Direct-to-video | |
| March 20 | Mary Poppins | Disney | DVD release |
| March 24 | The Little Mermaid | Disney | 28th animated feature Part of Masterpiece Collection VHS re-release |
| April 21 | 101 Dalmatians | Disney | DVD release |
| Flubber | Disney | VHS release | |
| April 28 | The Jerk | Universal | DVD release |
| Anastasia | 20th Century Fox | VHS release | |
| May 5 | MouseHunt | DreamWorks | VHS release |
| Gattaca | Sony | ||
| May 19 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Disney | VHS release only Direct-to-video |
| Tron | Disney | DVD release | |
| As Good as It Gets | Sony | DVD release | |
| May 20 | Starship Troopers | ||
| May 26 | The Getaway | Universal | DVD release |
| Sea of Love | Universal | DVD release | |
| Street Fighter | Universal | DVD release | |
| June 2 | Alien Resurrection | 20th Century Fox | Laserdisc release |
| Melody Time | Disney | 10th animated feature 50th anniversary Part of Masterpiece Collection |
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| June 9 | A Simple Wish | Universal | VHS release |
| June 16 | Flubber | Disney | DVD release |
| June 23 | Grease | Paramount | 20th anniversary VHS re-release |
| June 30 | The Replacement Killers | ||
| July 1 | Leave It to Beaver | Universal | DVD release |
| August 4 | The Black Cauldron | Disney | 25th animated classic First time ever Part of Masterpiece Collection |
| August 11 | Oliver! | Sony | 30th anniversary VHS re-release Winner of 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1968! |
| August 18 | Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Fox | 30th anniversary VHS re-release |
| August 25 | Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | Disney | VHS release only Direct-to-video |
| September 1 | Titanic | Paramount 20th Century Fox |
Winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture! |
| September 8 | Good Burger | Paramount | VHS release |
| September 15 | Lady and the Tramp | Disney | 15th animated feature Part of Masterpiece Collection VHS re-release |
| *Hush | |||
| September 22 | Addams Family Reunion | Warner Bros. | Direct-to-video |
| Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | Warner Bros. | VHS release Direct-to-video |
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| Casper Meets Wendy | 20th Century Fox | VHS release Direct-to-video |
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| September 29 | A Muppet Family Christmas | Sony Pictures VHS release | |
| Paulie | DreamWorks | VHS release | |
| October 13 | The Crucible | 20th Century Fox | VHS release |
| Quest for Camelot | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| October 20 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | MGM/UA | 30th anniversary VHS re-release |
| October 27 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Disney | VHS release only Direct-to-video |
| Gone with the Wind | MGM/UA | Digitally restored picture and soundtrack VHS re-release Winner of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1939! |
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| November 3 | Deep Impact | Paramount | Laserdisc release |
| Godzilla | Sony | Remake of 1956 Japanese movie | |
| November 10 | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Warner Bros. | VHS release Direct-to-video |
| November 17 | Can't Hardly Wait | ||
| Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas | |||
| November 24 | The Rescuers | Disney | VHS re-release Part of the Masterpiece Collection |
| December 1 | The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | Universal | Direct-to-video |
| The Mask of Zorro | Sony | ||
| December 8 | MouseHunt | DreamWorks | DVD release |
| Mr. Magoo | Disney | VHS release only | |
| The Peacemaker | DreamWorks | DVD release | |
| Small Soldiers | DreamWorks | VHS and DVD release |
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Format(s) | Season # | Notes |
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| January 2 | Biography | DVD+R | various | 197 episodes in separate releases |
Documentary home video releases
The following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:
References
- ^ "Discount stores are a video lover's channel of choice". Discount Store News (via findarticles.com). 10 August 1998. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_15_37/ai_50241583. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
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