Star Wars On Blu-ray Shatters Sales Records

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Star Wars On Blu-ray Shatters Sales Records
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (September 23, 2011) -- The Blu-ray edition of Star Wars: The Complete Saga has generated $84 million worldwide since its launch on September 16, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

To no one's surprise, the take makes the nine-disc collection the highest revenue generating Blu-ray release in the five-year history of the high-def disc.

However, Star Wars' incredible success might surprise some fans who called for a boycott of the collection after reports leaked that George Lucas changed some scenes for the Blu-ray edition.

One tweak: Lucas added a line to Darth Vader's angst-ridden monologue at the end of Return of the Jedi.

But the lure of getting all six Star Wars features films and three separate discs of supplemental material appears to have been too much for most fans to resist.

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