The Walt Disney Companyannual report 2001
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) was one of the market leaders in 2001, with Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure becoming the number-one video premiere of the year. This animated sequel continued BVHE's dominance in the direct-to-video marketplace. Eight of the top 10 all-time direct-to-video releases are BVHE titles.

Buena Vista Home Entertainment also enjoyed success on the live-action side as the Commemorative 60th Anniversary Edition of Pearl Harbor was released on December 4. The three-disc Vista Series Pearl Harbor DVD will be released in summer 2002 and will feature the director's cut of the film and more than 12 hours of programming. Remember The Titans, 102 Dalmatians and The Princess Diaries also contributed to the performance of the live-action releases. As a result, BVHE had some of the best-selling video titles of the year.

Buena Vista Home Entertainment leads the VHS business and continues to grow in the DVD market. BVHE's DVD volume more than doubled over the previous year. This market will continue to provide growth opportunities as the DVD format becomes widely adopted.

The quality of BVHE's DVD product was particularly evidenced by the Toy Story: The Ultimate Toy Box DVD set, which won the coveted Best of Show award and three other honors at the fourth annual DVD awards ceremony, and also was named Best DVD Box Set of the Year by Entertainment Weekly magazine.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first title of the Platinum Series, debuted on Disney DVD in October. Featuring the industry's first "immersive" DVD interactive entertainment experience, the movie that defined animation is now redefining DVD.

BVHE's leadership in DVD extended to the live-action genre as well, as it launched the Vista DVD Series, a collection of premium titles developed in collaboration with creators of releases from The Walt Disney Studios. Using premium audio and visual quality and extensive bonus programming, the Vista Series leverages the DVD format to deliver the definitive presentation of the filmmakers' cinematic vision.

More outstanding titles to look forward to include Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc.; The Hunchback of Notre Dame II; Cinderella II: Dreams Come True; Atlantis: The Lost Empire; Peter Pan II:
Return to Never Land; and Vista Series editions of Tombstone
and The Sixth Sense.
       


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
is now available on Disney DVD

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Buena Vista Home Entertainment - Domestic will release the all new feature-length movie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, on video

Cinderella II
Families can look forward to bringing the"Cinderella II" video home soon