Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) continued to play a leading role in 2003 by holding the number one position in home entertainment market share while releasing eight of the top 20 video titles of the year.

101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure continued BVHE’s exciting Disney Video Premiere tradition by winning the industry’s Best Direct-to-Video Release award for 2003. Coupled with the successes of such direct-to-video top sellers as Stitch! The Movie, Atlantis: Milo’s Return and Inspector Gadget 2, BVHE released seven of the top 10 direct-to-video titles of the year.

In January 2003, Signs became one of the top titles of the year.
Sweet Home Alabama also proved to be a sweet success for BVHE. Both of these titles ranked among the top revenue-generating releases for the year.

The summer of 2003 sizzled for BVHE. Bringing Down the House, released in early August, filled households across the country. Chicago, the motion picture that swept through the 2003 awards season, made its DVD debut in August. The film danced circles around the competition with its award-winning acclaim and the inclusion of superb DVD extras. Chicago and Bringing Down the House, along with other strong performers, helped to secure BVHE’s strong position in the live action market.

In October, BVHE issued the highly anticipated Platinum Edition release of The Lion King, which sold more than 13 million units, making it the biggest reissue in industry history. To ensure that new DVD households will have the opportunity to collect more of these premium titles, while also maintaining the long-term value of these franchises, a new strategy for the Platinum Collection was put in place, increasing the collection from 10 to 14 titles overall. Beginning in 2005, two new titles a year will be released as part of the Platinum Collection.

In time for the holiday season, BVHE released the highly successful titles, Finding Nemo, which became the number one DVD of all time, Pirates of the Caribbean and the direct-to-video George of the Jungle 2.

Looking ahead, BVHE’s release schedule will feature such leading titles as Brother Bear, The Haunted Mansion and the Disney Video Premiere of The Lion King 1¹/₂.