Star Wars DVDs Break Sales Record + Five Major Changes

The DVDs of the original Star Wars trilogy have broken a UK sales record after one day of release. Internet retailer Amazon received more than 85,000 pre-orders for The Star Wars Trilogy, beating the 50,000 high of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. “Fans have been waiting for this for a long time, so we knew there would be a lot of interest,” a spokesperson said. Supermarket Tesco estimated it would sell 500,000 box sets in the first week, beating its Two Towers record.

Star Wars, made in 1977, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The Return of the Jedi (1983) have never been legally available on DVD until now, despite being some of the most popular movies in cinema history.

Star Wars DVDs break sales record @ BBC News

George ‘Tinkerman’ Lucas made quite a few changes to the 1997 re-release of Star Wars - remember the new and improved CGI Jabba the Hut? Over at CNN News you’ll find five major changes in the latest version of the Star Wars trilogy:

- Jedis don’t scream
- Boba Fett has a new voice
- A new and improved Jabba
- The emperor’s new clothes
- The big finale