Harry Potter Getting Shoved into the WB Vaults
Tue, October 25, 2011 
Disney has a long history of pulling this "We're throwing the classics you grew up loving back into the vault and throwing away the key never to be released again!" Then a few years down the line when you've collected a hunger to revisit Bambi or Pinocchio, the Mouse miraculously puts them back on the home video market where they go on to earn a fortune - rinse, lather and repeat.
Warner Brothers has been paying close attention and announced they plan to do the same for their lucrative Harry Potter franchise:
"Harry Potter, the #1 motion picture franchise of all time, will soon disappear from shelves, as Warner Bros. stops shipping all Harry Potter theatrical film titles (including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Part 2, and Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection) as of December 29, 2011 (moratorium does not include digital – Electronic Sell-Through & VOD – or games). The Harry Potter franchise has grossed more than $12.1 billion for Warner Bros. Entertainment – with $7 billion at the worldwide box office for Warner Bros. Pictures and $5.1 billion for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment."
Funny thing is the studio has pushed out so many DVDs, Blu-Rays and so on, it's not like you, good consumer, will immediately see the effects after December 29. You'll still see tons of copies filling shelves at your local Wal-Mart and EBay.
Before you know it, WB will throw all eight Harry Potters back in print with superior picture/sound transfers and more supplementary features. And we'll all buy them. Because we're suckers.
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