"X-Men" DVD set for October 3 release

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"X-Men" DVD set for October 3 release By Thomas K. Arnold
Thu Jul 27, 10:12 PM ET



LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The year's second-biggest movie is going to kick off the fourth-quarter DVD-selling season.

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20th Century Fox is expected to announce Friday that "X-Men: The Last Stand," which grossed $233 million at the box office, will arrive on DVD on October 3 in two extras-laden editions.

The highlight of the third "X-Men" movie's DVD debut: three alternative endings, each with optional commentary by director Brett Ratner. The single-disc DVD release also includes 10 deleted scenes; audio commentaries from Ratner, the writers and the producers; a preview of the upcoming Ben Stiller movie "A Night at the Museum;" and two hidden "Easter eggs," one of the Beast reciting Shakespeare and the other of the X-Jet landing in Washington.

Fox also is preparing a collector's edition that includes an exclusive 100-page commemorative book with an all-new story penned by Marvel Comics master Stan Lee. It is his first original Marvel Comics book in five years.

In addition, Fox is packaging all three "X-Men" movies into a trilogy pack.

Paramount has already slotted "Over the Hedge" (box office: $151.7 million, No. 7 for the year) for October 17, while Fox has snagged the lucrative pre-Thanksgiving date of November 21 for "Ice Age: The Meltdown" ($194.9 million, No. 5).

Of the year's seven other top 10 theatrical releases, "Mission: Impossible III" ($133.5 million, No. , "Click" ($129.4 million, No. 9) and "The Break-Up" ($117.1 million, No. 10) are likely contenders for October, sources said.

"Superman Returns" ($180.2 million, No. 6) is a good bet for November, sources said, as are "The Da Vinci Code" ($215.9 million, No. 4) and "Cars" ($230.8 million, No. 3).

The wild card: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the year's box office champ with theatrical earnings of $330.4 million -- and counting. While observers predict a December DVD release date, as was the case for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" in 2003, they said nothing is certain, particularly if the film's box office momentum continues.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

[wh park]

I'll get the X-Men Trilogy set.

[Petey Parker]

I need disposable plates that are:


Cute!
Heavy-duty
Recyclable

Its easy to find some that are cute and recyclable or heavy duty and recyclable but all three? You're asking for too much!

[Gavin]

I'll grab the collector's X-Men.

[jason hissong]

Can the edit it to make it not suck before they stick it on DVD?

[Brewtown Andy]

Before I saw X3, I thought to myself, "Boy, was I stupid for buying this X1 & 2 box set."

Now?

I'm glad I did.

[A.Huerta]

Can the edit it to make it not suck before they stick it on DVD?

Dont buy it.

[Piechuck]

I want the Clerks 2 DVD.

[ds9]

I know im buying it.

[Garth]

I wouldn't buy the collector's disc JUST for a comic by Stan Lee...remember "Just Imagine Stan Lee Reimagines the DC Universe"? That totally sucked. He is a writer whose time has passed him by.