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'Spider-Man' Sets Video Sales Record

By Jill Kipnis, L.A.
Publication: Billboard Bulletin
Date: Tuesday, November 5 2002
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's "Spider-Man" set a first-day sales record for home video Friday, with 7 million units sold, according to the company. "Spider-Man" will also set an industry record as the largest single-title revenue generator for a studio over a single weekend, says Columbia TriStar,

which estimates that the video will have earned $190 million from sales of 11 million units after its first three days on the market.

The company shipped more than 26 million units of the title in North America, 75% on DVD and 25% on VHS. About 80% of those who bought "Spider-Man" in its first three days on the market selected DVD.

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