Editing Mississippi Burning (section)

==Release==
''Mississippi Burning'' held its world premiere at the [[Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.)|Uptown Theatre]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], on December 2, 1988,<ref name="Opening">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-05-ca-652-story.html|title=Civil Rights Star in D.C. Film Opening|first=Penny|last=Pagano|work=Los Angeles Times|date=5 December 1988 |access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=2016-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601133818/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-12-05/entertainment/ca-652_1_civil-rights|url-status=live}}</ref> with various politicians, ambassadors and political reporters in attendance. [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] [[Ted Kennedy]] voiced his support of the film, stating, "This movie will educate millions of Americans too young to recall the sad events of that summer about what life was like in this country before the enactment of the civil rights laws."<ref name="Opening" /> The film was given a [[Limited release#Platform release|platform release]], first being released in a small number of cities in North America before opening [[wide release|nationwide]]. It opened in Washington, [[Los Angeles]], [[Chicago]], [[Toronto]] and [[New York City]] on December 9, 1988.<ref name="Opening" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-11-ca-24-story.html|title='Burning' Mad in Ole Miss|first=John M.|last=Wilson|work=Los Angeles Times|date=11 December 1988 |access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=2016-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601143807/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-12-11/entertainment/ca-24_1_ole-miss|url-status=live}}</ref> Orion was confident that the [[limited release]] would help qualify the film for [[Academy Awards]] consideration, and generate strong word-of-mouth support from audiences.<ref name="Opening" /><ref name="IndiReader">{{cite news|first=Tony|last=Brown|date=February 25, 1989|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR19890225-01.1.4|title=Hollywood dirty little secret|newspaper=[[Indianapolis Recorder]]|location=[[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=May 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530162921/https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR19890225-01.1.4|url-status=live}}</ref> The film opened in wide release on January 27, 1989,<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mississippiburning.htm|title=Mississippi Burning (1988)|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=June 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610012853/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mississippiburning.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> playing at 1,058 theaters, and expanding to 1,074 theatres by its ninth week.<ref name="BOMWeekend">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=mississippiburning.htm|title=Mississippi Burning (1988) - Weekend Box Office Results|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514030701/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=mississippiburning.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Mississippi Burning''{{'}}s first week of limited release saw it take $225,034, an average of $25,003.40 per theater.<ref name="BOMWeekend" /> The film grossed an additional $160,628 in its second weekend.<ref name="BOMWeekend" /> More theaters were added during the limited run, and on January 27, 1989, the film officially entered wide release. Over its first weekend of wide release, the film grossed $3,545,305, securing the number five position at the domestic box office with a domestic gross to date of $14,726,112.<ref name="BOMWeekend" /> The film generated strong local interest in the state of Mississippi, resulting in sold-out showings in the first four days of wide release.<ref>{{cite book|first=Adam |last=Nossiter|title=Of Long Memory: Mississippi and the Murder of Medgar Evers|date=Jun 16, 2009|publisher=[[Da Capo Press]]|location = United States|chapter=8. Downfall of the Old Order and Reawakening of Memory|pages=228–231|isbn=978-0-306-81162-3}}</ref> After seven weeks of wide release, ''Mississippi Burning'' ended its theatrical run with an overall gross of $34,603,943.<ref name="BOMWeekend" /> In North America, it was the thirty-third highest-grossing film of 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1988/?grossesOption=totalGrosses|title=1988 Yearly Box Office Results|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514034417/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=mississippiburning.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and the seventeenth highest-grossing [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|R-rated]] film of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/mpaarating.htm?rating=R&yr=1988&p=.htm|title=1988 Yearly Box Office for R Rated Movies|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609181154/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/mpaarating.htm?rating=R&yr=1988&p=.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Mississippi Burning'' was released on VHS on July 27, 1989, by Orion Home Video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/07/21/old-stars-new-kids-in-summer-rock-tapes/|title=Old Stars, New Kids In Summer Rock Tapes|first=Mary|last=Stephens|date=July 21, 1989|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602063328/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-07-21/entertainment/8902190346_1_cbs-music-video-enterprises-new-video-releases-orion-home-video|url-status=live}}</ref> A "Collector's Edition" of the film was released on [[LaserDisc]] on April 3, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/08117/ID3922OR/Mississippi-Burning:-Collector's-Edition|title=Mississippi Burning: Collector's Edition [ID3922OR]|website=LaserDisc Database|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621101100/https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/08117/ID3922OR/Mississippi-Burning%3A-Collector%27s-Edition|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on [[DVD]] on May 8, 2001, by [[MGM Home Entertainment]]. Special features for the DVD include an [[audio commentary]] by Parker and a [[Trailer (promotion)|theatrical trailer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-mississippi-burning-gene-hackman/3620937?ean=27616860996 |title=Mississippi Burning (1988) - DVD |website=Barnes & Noble |access-date=November 4, 2014 |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105023908/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-mississippi-burning-gene-hackman/3620937?ean=27616860996 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] on May 12, 2015, by the home video label [[Twilight Time (DVD label)|Twilight Time]], with a limited release of 3,000 copies. The Blu-ray presents the film in [[1080p]] [[High-definition video|high definition]], and contains the additional materials found on the MGM DVD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mississippi-Burning-Blu-ray/37228/ |title=Mississippi Burning Blu-ray |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610090014/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mississippi-Burning-Blu-ray/37228/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kino Lorber]] reissued the film on Blu-ray on June 18, 2019, with a new 4K transfer and all the previously-available extras.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mississippi-Burning-Blu-ray/226917/ |title=Mississippi Burning Blu-ray  |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=2020-01-20 |archive-date=2019-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826054028/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mississippi-Burning-Blu-ray/226917/ |url-status=live }}</ref>