Buena Vista Home Entertainment today announced that the Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has emerged as the best-selling DVD of the year. The vfx-laden fantasy feature based on the book by C.S Lewis has to date sold more than 11 million copies on disc, according to studio figures. Combined with the $741 million the film has earned at the box office worldwide, the home video success will ensure that Disney and Walden keep turning out sequels based on Lewis’ writings.
In addition to Narnia, five other Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases have claimed top-ten spots on the DVD sales chart. Recent theatrical hit Chicken Little, direct-to-video sequel Bambi II, re-released classic Lady and the Tramp and live-action thriller Flightplan have all been big hits at retail as well.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is available as a single disc DVD with bonus features, and as a special 2-disc collector’s edition. The special features nearly ten hours of bonus materials, including a behind-the-scenes tour with the film’s child stars, a director’s diary, ‘Cinematic Storytellers’ film diaries, multiple audio commentaries, a 3-D map, an interactive timeline, featurettes on the creatures and more.
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