Editing Independence Day (1996 film) (section)

===Home media===
After a six-week, $30&nbsp;million marketing campaign, ''Independence Day'' was released on a [[THX]] certified [[VHS]] on November 22, 1996.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-videos-coming-in-le/154321495/ |title=Videos coming in 'letterbox'
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830221723/https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-videos-coming-in-le/154321495/ |date=November 14, 1996 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |page=21 |publisher=[[The Southern Illinoisan|Southern Illinoisan]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>Independence Day blitz.</ref> A [[LaserDisc]] release came out at roughly the same time, which included audio commentary, theatrical trailers, deleted scenes, and a bundled soundtrack CD.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Aliens Invade Your Home |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=92 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=March 1997 |page=93}}</ref> The film sold 22 million copies in North America, becoming the [[List of best-selling films in the United States#VHS|best selling live-action video]].<ref name=VHS>{{cite magazine|title=French Box Office Top 25 for 1998|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 11, 1999|page=7|first=Marc|last=Graser}}</ref>

The film became available on [[DVD]] on June 27, 2000, and has since been re-released in several different versions of this format with varying supplemental material, including one instance where it was packaged with a [[Lenticular printing|lenticular cover]].<ref name="DVDExtras">{{cite news |last=Brumley |first=Al |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120469657/early-fireworks-independence-day-dvd/ |title=Early fireworks: 'Independence Day' DVD loaded with extras |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311114804/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120469657/early-fireworks-independence-day-dvd/ |date=June 29, 2000 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |page=26 |work=The Dallas Morning News |publisher=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana|The Times]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> A special edition of the film was included on the DVD as well, which features nine minutes of additional footage not seen in the original theatrical release.<ref name="DVDExtras" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/independence-day-extended-edition-film | title=''Independence Day: Extended Edition'' (12A) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=May 27, 2016 | access-date=May 30, 2016 | archive-date=May 28, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528132948/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/independence-day-extended-edition-film | url-status=dead }}</ref> A single-disc DVD version of the film was released alongside ''[[Cast Away]]'' on May 21, 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107617837/after-deluxe-release-flicks-will-go-to/ |title=After deluxe release, flicks will go to single disc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815023746/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107617837/after-deluxe-release-flicks-will-go-to/ |newspaper=[[Courier Journal]] |page=51 |date=May 18, 2002 |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> ''Independence Day'' became available on [[Blu-ray]] in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2007,<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000WBZZB6 "Independence Day Blu-ray"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104070556/http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000WBZZB6 |date=January 4, 2016 }} Amazon UK Retrieved July 6, 2008.</ref> and in North America on March 11, 2008<ref>[http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=199 "Independence Day (Blu-ray)."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706013951/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=199 |date=July 6, 2008 }} ''Blu-ray''. Retrieved July 5, 2008.</ref> and in Australia on March 5, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/independence-day-blu-ray/dp/797919|title=Buy Independence Day (Blu-ray) on Blu-ray from EzyDVD.com.au|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424170351/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/independence-day-blu-ray/dp/797919|archive-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> The initial single-disc releases only feature the theatrical cut and a few extras, as per the single-disc DVDs. For its 2016 twentieth anniversary, the film was re-released on two-disc Blu-ray and DVD, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and Digital HD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/15/independence-day-20th-anniversary-blu-ray-announcement-documentary-clip-and-packaging|title=Independence Day: 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Announcement, Documentary Clip and Packaging|first=Jim|last=Vejvoda|date=March 15, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=June 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612215951/https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/15/independence-day-20th-anniversary-blu-ray-announcement-documentary-clip-and-packaging|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Independence-Day-4K-Blu-ray/151490/ | title=Independence Day 4K Blu-ray | publisher=Blu-ray.com | access-date=July 1, 2016 | archive-date=July 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704064316/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Independence-Day-4K-Blu-ray/151490/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The 20th-anniversary editions feature both the theatrical and extended versions,<ref name="MC-20100410">{{cite web |last=Lowrey |first=Mike |title=Independence Day (1996) - Comparison: Theatrical Cut versus Extended Version |url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=587558 |date=April 10, 2010 |work=Movie-Censorship.com |access-date=July 4, 2021 }}</ref> all the extras of the previous 2-disc DVDs and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/20th_Century_Fox/Disc_Announcements/independence-day-20th-anniversary-edition-to-invade-4k-ultra-hd-bluray/31529|title='Independence Day: 20th Anniversary Edition' to Invade 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray - High-Def Digest|access-date=May 24, 2016|archive-date=May 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526190037/http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/20th_Century_Fox/Disc_Announcements/independence-day-20th-anniversary-edition-to-invade-4k-ultra-hd-bluray/31529|url-status=live}}</ref>