See the supplement on Warren Lieberfarb.
The History of DVD
Some events (+ months after launch)
March 1997 (L+0): DVD launches in North America
Feb 1998 (L+11): Air Force one becomes first DVD title to ship 100,000 units
Aug 1999 (L+29): Titanic becomes first DVD title to ship 1 million units
Sep 2002 (L+66): Monster's Inc. first DVD title to exceed VHS sales in first week
For HD discs we have:
April 2006 (HD+0): HD DVD launches in North America
June 2006 (BD+0): Blu-ray launches in North America
March 2007 (BD+9): Casino Royale becomes first HD disc to ship 100,000 units
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