NORTH AMERICAN DVD-VIDEO SOFTWARE SHIPMENTS BY QUARTER
(in millions)
QUARTER 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
1st Quarter N/A 3.3 11.1 29.0 69.2 120.1 231.7
2nd Quarter N/A 4.1 13.9 33.2 81.7 152.2 195.5
3rd Quarter 2.3 5.9 29.0 42.7 75.9 153.3 214.6
4th Quarter 3.2 11.8 44.0 77.5 137.6 259.4 ---
YEARLY TOTAL 5.5 25.1 98.0 182.4 364.4 685.0 641.8
TOTAL 30.6 128.6 311.0 675.4 1,360.4 2,002.2
(a/o
9/30/03)
Figures compiled by Ernst & Young on behalf of the DEG: Digital
Entertainment Group
"The fourth quarter of this year looks to be shaping up as one of the strongest in this industry's history. Not only has the hardware penetration grown beyond our expectations, the lineup and diversity of the software titles being offered will prove to make this year end a phenomenal success," said Bob Chapek, president of Buena Vista Home Entertainment and president of DEG.
“For the past few years, manufacturers have adopted a strategy of offering consumers a wide array of choices when it comes to purchasing DVD players and this appears to be paying off”
The fourth quarter holiday selling season is anticipated to be the biggest yet for the format, supported by $3.8 billion worth of box office hits being released on DVD. In addition, other genres such as episodic TV, family movies, classics and music titles continue to fuel DVD sales. More than 26,000 titles are currently available.
TOP DVD-VIDEO TITLES COMING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(in order of street date)
TITLE STUDIO STREET
DATE
Chicago Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 8/19/03
Pat Benetar: Choice Cuts EMI Recorded Music 8/19/03
Prince: Live at the Aladdin in Universal Music Group
Las Vegas 8/19/03
Lord of the Rings: The Two New Line Home
Towers Entertainment 8/26/03
John Denver and the Muppets: Columbia TriStar Home
Rocky Mountain Holiday Entertainment 8/26/03
Simpsons: Season 3 Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment 8/26/03
SPIN CITY: Michael J. Fox - His DreamWorks Home
All Time Favorites Volume 1 & Entertainment
Volume 2
Identity Columbia TriStar Home
Entertainment 9/2/03
Man Apart New Line Home
Entertainment 9/2/03
Malibu's Most Wanted Warner Home Video 9/9/03
The Core Paramount Home
Entertainment 9/9/03
Sleeping Beauty Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 9/9/03
Anger Management Columbia TriStar Home
Entertainment 9/16/03
Monty Python & the Holy Grail (2- Columbia TriStar Home
Disc Collector's Edition) Entertainment 9/16/03
24: Season 2 Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment 9/23/03
Daddy Day Care Columbia TriStar Home
Entertainment 9/23/03
Holes Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 9/23/03
Justin Timberlake: Justified BMG Entertainment
The Videos) 9/23/03
Smallville: Complete 1st Season Warner Home Video 9/23/03
2 Fast 2 Furious Universal Studios Home
Video 9/30/03
Bend It Like Beckham Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment 9/30/03
Chemical Brothers: The Singles EMI Recorded Music
93-03 9/30/03
Dreamcatcher Warner Home Video 9/30/03
The Osbournes: 2nd Season Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 9/30/03
Scarface (Anniversary Edition) Universal Studios Home
Video 9/30/03
Swan Lake Artisan Home Entertainment 9/30/03
The Christmas Story (2-Disc Warner Home Video
Special Edition) 10/7/03
Hollywood Homicide Columbia TriStar Home
Entertainment 10/7/03
Italian Job Paramount Home
Entertainment 10/7/03
Lion King Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 10/7/03
Chicago: Live By Request Warner Music Group 10/14/03
Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night Warner Music Group 10/14/03
Matrix: Reloaded Warner Home Video 10/14/03
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Columbia TriStar Home
Entertainment 10/21/03
28 Days Later Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment 10/21/03
Adventures of Indiana Jones Paramount Home
Entertainment 10/21/03
Inside Hip Hop Image Entertainment 10/21/03
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii Universal Music Group 10/21/03
Steven Spielberg presents TAKEN DreamWorks Home
Entertainment 10/21/03
The Hulk Universal Studios Home
Video 10/28/03
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. Warner Music Group 10/28/03
Looney Tunes - The Golden Warner Home Video
Collection 10/28/03
Millennium Actress DreamWorks Home
Entertainment 10/28/03
The Sopranos: Complete Fourth HBO Video
Season 10/28/03
Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met New Line Home
Lloyd Entertainment 11/4/03
Finding Nemo Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 11/4/03
Friends: Complete 5th Season Warner Home Video 11/4/03
The Honeymooners: Classic 39 Paramount Home
Episodes Entertainment 11/4/03
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & MGM Home Entertainment
Blond 11/4/03
Tenacious D: The Complete Master Sony Music Entertainment
Works 11/4/03
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Paramount Home
Complete 6th Season Entertainment 11/4/03
To Have and Have Not Warner Home Video 11/4/03
The X-Files: Complete 8th Season Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment 11/4/03
Mudvayne: Live Sony Music Entertainment 11/11/03
Terminator 3: Rise of the Warner Home Video
Machines 11/11/03
Ben Harper: Live at Hollywood EMI Recorded Music
Bowl 11/18/03
James Bond 007 Special Edition, MGM Home Entertainment
Vol. 2 11/18/03
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Paramount Home
Cradle of Life Entertainment 11/18/03
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Home
(Platinum Series Special Entertainment
Extended Edition) 11/18/03
Phantom Planet: Live Sony Music Entertainment 11/18/03
Rescue Heroes Artisan Home Entertainment 11/18/03
Santa Clause 2 Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 11/18/03
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas DreamWorks Home
Entertainment 11/18/03
Bruce Almighty Universal Studios Home
Video 11/25/03
The Reverend Horton Heat Image Entertainment 11/25/03
X2: X-Men United Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment 11/25/03
Hot Wheels Artisan Home Entertainment 12/203
Pirates of the Caribbean Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 12/2/03
Mickey Mouse in Living Color Buena Vista Home
Part 2 Entertainment 12/2/03
Bad Boys II Columbia TriStar Home
Entertainment 12/9/03
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Twentieth Century Fox Home
Complete Fourth Season Entertainment 12/9/03
Dirty Dancing: Ultimate Edition Artisan Home Entertainment 12/9/03
Seabiscuit Universal Studios Home
Video 12/16/03
Freaky Friday Buena Vista Home
Entertainment 12/16/03
League of Extraordinary Twentieth Century Fox Home
Gentlemen Entertainment 12/16/03
Rugrats Go Wild! Paramount Home
Entertainment 12/16/03
In addition, a variety of DVD-Audio titles are available in time for holiday gift giving. More than 350 titles are available, all of which can be played on a current DVD player, or played in a DVD-Audio/Video model to experience the Advanced Resolution sound. As with DVD Music Video, DVD-Audio offers fans "backstage access" to bonus features such as additional footage, lyrics, exclusive photos and other extras.
TOP DVD-AUDIO TITLES COMING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(in order of street date)
TITLE MUSIC COMPANY STREET
DATE
Big Phat Band: XXL Silverline Records 9/23/03
Diana Krall: Love Scenes Universal Music Group 9/23/03
Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles Warner Music Group
the Pink Robots 9/23/03
Sheryl Crow: The Globe Sessions Universal Music Group 9/23/03
Sting: Brand New Day Universal Music Group 9/23/03
3 Doors Down: Away From the Sun Universal Music Group 10/7/03
Megadeth: Peace Sells... But DTS Entertainment
Who's Buying 10/14/03
AIX All Stars: Surrounded BY Image Entertainment
Christmas 10/28/03
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells Warner Music Group 10/28/03
Ray Brown Trio: Soular Energy Image Entertainment 10/28/03
Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor Universal Music Group 11/4/03
Everclear: So Much for the DTS Entertainment
Afterglow 11/4/03
Foo Fighters: One By One Universal Music Group 11/4/03
Queensryche: Tribe Silverline Records 11/4/03
Rod Stewart: It Had to Be You Universal Music Group 11/4/03
Medeschi Martin & Wood: DTS Entertainment
Uninvisible 11/4/03
Robert Cray Band: Time Will Tell Silverline Records 11/18/03
MORE THAN 73 MILLION DVD PLAYERS SOLD IN THE U.S.
According to figures compiled by the DEG based on data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), retailers and manufacturers, more than 6.4 million DVD players were sold to U.S. consumers in the third quarter 2003, a 36.5 percent increase over the same period last year. More than 73 million DVD players have sold since launch, bringing the number of DVD households to over 48 million (adjusting for households with more than one player). Due to the variety of players available, from combination TV/DVD and DVD-Audio/Video players to recordable, portable and car models, approximately 34 percent of DVD owners now have more than one player.
U.S. DVD HARDWARE SALES BY QUARTER (in millions)
QUARTER 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
1st Quarter .030 .094 .358 1.350 2.220 3.565 4.858
2nd Quarter .079 .149 .611 1.435 2.404 3.750 5.506
3rd Quarter .077 .244 .880 1.550 2.537 4.740 6.470
4th Quarter .119 .459 1.701 5.542 9.501 13.058 ---
YEARLY TOTAL .305 .946 3.550 9.877 16.662 25.113 16.834
TOTAL 73.287
(since launch) (a/o
9/30/03)
Includes set-top and portable DVD players, Home Theater in a Box
systems, TV/DVD and DVD/VCR combination players. DEG: Digital
Entertainment Group
"For the past few years, manufacturers have adopted a strategy of offering consumers a wide array of choices when it comes to purchasing DVD players and this appears to be paying off," said Joe Stinziano, general manager, home audio/video, Sony Electronics and vice president, DEG. "As DVD recordable products continue to gain momentum, we're also seeing a marked rise in the purchase of second-room units, many of which are either combination or multi-disc/carousel models."
The DEG: Digital Entertainment Group (formerly the DVD Entertainment Group) continues to advocate and promote the many benefits associated with DVD while providing updated information regarding the format to both the media and the retail trade. As an industry-funded, nonprofit organization, the DEG offers opportunities for member companies to engage in ongoing discussions concerning various issues and opportunities, which relate to other new digital technologies that may emerge in the future.
Regular members of the DEG are Artisan Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, DTS Entertainment, EMI Recorded Music, HBO Video, Image Entertainment, JVC Company of America, MGM Home Entertainment, New Line Home Entertainment, Panasonic Consumer Electronics, Paramount Home Entertainment, Philips Consumer Electronics, Pioneer Electronics (USA), Sony Electronics, Sony Music Entertainment, Thomson, Toshiba America Consumer Products, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Universal Studios Home Video and Warner Home Video.
Associate members are Alta Resources, Blink Digital, Clear-Vu Products, Crest National, Deluxe Media Services, Digital Video Compression Corporation, InterActual Technologies, Macrovision, Media Copy, Metropolis DVD, MX Entertainment, Muze, Sonopress, Sony Disc Manufacturing and Technicolor.
Interested consumers can reach the DEG at 310-967-2953, via e-mail at getinfo@digitalentertainmentinfo.com or through its Web site at www.digitalentertainmentinfo.com.
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