'Harry Potter' Dvd disks to completely disappear 12 ,. 29

Warner Bros. is putting the "Harry Potter" franchise in the vault. The studio intends to stop creating and shipping Dvd disks and Blu-sun rays of all the "Harry Potter" films to merchants 12 ,. 29 to encourage customers to snatch in the dvds before they are no more available. In 2001, Disney started making homevid releases of their popular game titles, especially animated classics like "Snow Whitened and also the Seven Dwarfs," "Bambi," "Fantasia" and "The Lion King," readily available for a restricted period of time, before putting the flicks "in the vault" for quite some time until their next re-release on disc. Disney's vaulted films are not available to buy or rent from legitimate merchants. "Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition," "Snow Whitened and also the Seven Dwarfs: Gemstone Edition" and "Fantasia/Fantasia 2000: Exclusive EditionInch were put in the vault this season after in regards to a year or even more in shops. The process was the homevid same as re-delivering the flicks in theaters in short runs. The dvds WB will shelve include "Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" and "Harry Potter: The Entire 8-Film Collection," both out November. 11. The "Harry Potter" franchise has made a lot more than $12.1 billion for WB since 2001. Which includes $7 billion in the global B.O. for Warner Bros. Pictures and $5.1 billion for Warner Bros. Home Theatre Group and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The series has been awarded with a Variety Home Theatre Hall of Fame on 12 ,. 5, which makes it the very first franchise ever awarded with a Hall of Fame because of its record-setting sales and inventive innovation. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com