Difference between revisions of "Home Video: Purple Rain"
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|Video Image = HomeVideoPurpleRain.jpg | |Video Image = HomeVideoPurpleRain.jpg | ||
|Video link = [[Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | |Video link = [[Prince And The Revolution: Live]] | ||
− | |Date = VHS<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November | + | |Date = VHS<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 1984]] (USA)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_1|1 March 1985]] (NL)<br><br>DVD<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_25|25 June 1997]] (USA)<br><br>DVD x2 (20th Anniversary)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_24|24 August 2004]] (USA)<br><br>BluRay<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_24|24 July 2007]] (USA) |
|Director = [[Albert Magnoli]] | |Director = [[Albert Magnoli]] | ||
|Related = [[Movie: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (movie) | |Related = [[Movie: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (movie) | ||
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[[file:PurpleRainHomeVideo_USAad1984.jpg|x200px|Purple Rain Home Video advert published in USA press, November 1984]] [[file:PurpleRainHomeVideoRetailPoster.png|x200px|Purple Rain Home Video retail poster]] [[file:PurplerainHomeVideoCounterDisplay.png|x200px|Purple Rain Home Video counter display]] | [[file:PurpleRainHomeVideo_USAad1984.jpg|x200px|Purple Rain Home Video advert published in USA press, November 1984]] [[file:PurpleRainHomeVideoRetailPoster.png|x200px|Purple Rain Home Video retail poster]] [[file:PurplerainHomeVideoCounterDisplay.png|x200px|Purple Rain Home Video counter display]] | ||
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− | |Quotations & trivia = On 8 December | + | |Quotations & trivia = On 8 December 1984, '''Purple Rain Home Video''' enters the Top Videocassettes sales chart at position 5, beating blockbusters movies like "Star Wars" (6), "Yentl" (7) and "Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes" (8). It also makes a better debut (position 14) in the rentals chart than blockbusters "The Empire Strikes Back" (16) and "Conan The Distroyer" (22) a week before. On 22 December 1984, the home video reaches position 1 in the sales charts, pushing down the "The Empire Strikes Back" (still N°1 in rentals) at position 2 and remains there for 12 consecutive weeks (approx. 3 months). |
* In a Billboard article, WEA claims having initially shipped 400,000 videocassettes of Purple Rain, and 70,000 reorders in the two weeks following its release. | * In a Billboard article, WEA claims having initially shipped 400,000 videocassettes of Purple Rain, and 70,000 reorders in the two weeks following its release. | ||
− | * '''Purple Rain Home Video''' remained in the Top Videocassette sales charts from 8 December | + | * '''Purple Rain Home Video''' remained in the Top Videocassette sales charts from 8 December 1984 to 16 November 1985, which amounts almost a year (50 weeks). |
* In the USA the home video was released simultaneously on VHS ($29,98), Videodisk ($19,98) and Laserdisc ($29,98) format. | * In the USA the home video was released simultaneously on VHS ($29,98), Videodisk ($19,98) and Laserdisc ($29,98) format. | ||
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− | |References = '''Top Videocassettes Sales''' and '''Top Videocassette Rentals''' charts (Billboard Vol. 96, N°49, 50, 51 - 8, 15 & 22 December | + | |References = '''Top Videocassettes Sales''' and '''Top Videocassette Rentals''' charts (Billboard Vol. 96, N°49, 50, 51 - 8, 15 & 22 December 1984). |
− | * '''Record Dealers Welcome "Rain" (Prince Video Called Catalyst For New Comitment)''' ''by Fred Goodman'' (Billboard Vol. 96 N°50 - 15 December | + | * '''Record Dealers Welcome "Rain" (Prince Video Called Catalyst For New Comitment)''' ''by Fred Goodman'' (Billboard Vol. 96 N°50 - 15 December 1984). |
− | * '''Not Much '84 Music Metal (Only Two Titles Were Certified)''' ''by Tony Seideman'' (Billboard Vol. 97 N°8 - 23 February | + | * '''Not Much '84 Music Metal (Only Two Titles Were Certified)''' ''by Tony Seideman'' (Billboard Vol. 97 N°8 - 23 February 1985) |
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|Categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Videos (Prince)]] | |Categories = [[Category:1984]][[Category:Videos (Prince)]] | ||
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