LOS ANGELES (AP) Simba has come out roaring again in its DVD
debut.
``The Lion King'' sold 3 million copies in the first two days of
its new home-video release, distributor Disney said Thursday. DVDs
accounted for 92 percent of sales, with VHS making up the rest.
The 1994 animated musical fell well short of the single-day
sales record held by last year's ``Spider-Man,'' which sold 7
million DVD and videotape copies in its first day. But ``The Lion
King'' extended its hold on the all-time No. 1 spot for home video,
having previously sold 32 million VHS copies in its initial release
in the mid-1990s, Disney said.
The new video release features an extended version of the film
about lion cub Simba's journey from exile to his rightful throne as
king of the beasts, adding a song borrowed from the stage
adaptation.
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