Phantom Menace Video Sales top $100m in 2 Days
Sunday, 09 April 2000 01:00
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(100% Natalie-Portman.net) - Looks like The Phantom Menace is bursting out at the seams at video stores across the nation. According to the Daily Variety for April 7th: "Never mind DVD and scary movies about dead people. Consumers forked over an estimated $100 million in just two days for VHS copies of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Sales are easily expected to reach 10 million copies by the end of the week, which would represent about $200 million in consumer spending. It's estimated the film will eventually sell close to 20 million copies in the United States, which would represent more than $350 million."
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