Australian DVD Release of Home Grown Epic Going Strong

Homegrown film Australia has been now been released on DVD and BluRay down under, despite it still showing at some cinemas.

“The Aussie audience has decided — that makes me feel good,” Luhrmann said. “I have found that profoundly rewarding.”

Currently a stripped down version of the DVD is available in all stores, however a cardboard slipcase cover version with bonus postcard inserts has been spotted at budget store BigW, similar to the Walmart special in America.

Respected newspaper, The Australian reports; the early indications are that DVD sales will be strong. Since being released in Australia on Wednesday, the DVD has already sold double what Fox expected. And in the US, almost two million DVDs have been sold in one month — 80 per cent of what the film giant predicted it would sell altogether.”

source: The Australian

April 3rd, 2009