Editing The Matrix (section)

== Release==
=== Home media ===
''The Matrix'' was released on [[DVD-Video|DVD]] and [[Laserdisc]] in its original [[aspect ratio]] of [[2.39:1]] on September 21, 1999, in the US from [[Warner Home Video]] as well as in [[Aspect ratio (image)|1.33:1]] aspect ratio in [[Hong Kong]] from ERA Home Entertainment. It was also released on [[VHS]] in both [[Fullscreen (filmmaking)|full screen]] and [[widescreen]] formats on {{Nowrap|December 7}}, 1999.<ref name="Mojo"/> After its DVD release, it was the first DVD to sell more than one million copies in the US.<ref name="Million sales">{{Cite news |last=Warner Home Video |date=March 23, 2007 |title=The Matrix is Coming to HD DVD |work=Comingsoon.net |publisher=CraveOnline Media |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19508 |access-date=March 23, 2007 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529085500/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19508 |url-status=dead }}</ref><!--<ref name="dvdsales">{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2000 |title=Press release – August 1, 2000 – The Matrix DVD: The first to sell 3 million |url=http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/rl_press_August_01_00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305104849/http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/rl_press_August_01_00.html |archive-date=March 5, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |website=Whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Pictures]] |location=[[Burbank, California]]}}</ref> --> By 2000, the film went on to become the first to sell more than three million copies in the US.<ref name="Influence Screened">{{cite web |last=Godoski |first=Andrew |title=Under The Influence: The Matrix |url=http://www.screened.com/news/under-the-influence-the-matrix/2218/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205085233/http://www.screened.com/news/under-the-influence-the-matrix/2218/ |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |access-date=December 22, 2012 |website=[[Screened.com]] }}</ref> At that point, it became the top-selling DVD release of all time, holding this record for a few months before being surpassed by ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106805458/gladiator-hits-dvd-highs/ |title='Gladiator' Hits DVD Highs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802162021/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106805458/gladiator-hits-dvd-highs/ |date=January 10, 2001 |access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |page=64 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> By {{Nowrap|November 10}}, 2003, one month after ''The Matrix Reloaded'' DVD was released, the sales of ''The Matrix'' DVD had exceeded 30 million copies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holson, Laura |date=November 10, 2003 |title=An Elf and a Bear Trip Up the Final 'Matrix' |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/10/business/an-elf-and-a-bear-trip-up-the-final-matrix.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 21, 2012 |archive-date=May 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516015856/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/10/business/an-elf-and-a-bear-trip-up-the-final-matrix.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It then debuted on both VHS and DVD formats in the UK on {{Nowrap|November 29}}, 1999. ''The Matrix'' sold more than 107,000 DVD copies in just two weeks, breaking ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]''{{'}}s record for being the country's best-selling DVD title.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boehm |first=Erich |date=December 13, 1999 |title='Matrix' DVD breaks sales records in U.K. |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/matrix-dvd-breaks-sales-records-in-u-k-1117759936/ |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528163852/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/matrix-dvd-breaks-sales-records-in-u-k-1117759936/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[The Ultimate Matrix Collection]] was released on [[HD DVD]] on {{Nowrap|May 22}}, 2007,<ref name="Million sales"/> and on [[Blu-ray]] on {{Nowrap|October 14}}, 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warner Home Video |date=July 25, 2008 |title='Ultimate Matrix' Blu-ray Coming in October |publisher=highdefdigest.com |url=http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner/Ultimate_Matrix_Blu-ray_Coming_in_October/1944 |access-date=August 18, 2008 |archive-date=August 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818012754/http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner/Ultimate_Matrix_Blu-ray_Coming_in_October/1944 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="DVD Release Date">{{cite web |title=The Matrix DVD Release Date |url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/2585/The-Matrix-(1999).html |access-date=May 21, 2018 |website=DVDs Release Dates |language=en-US |archive-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041643/https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/2585/The-Matrix-(1999).html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was also released standalone in a 10th-anniversary edition Blu-ray in the Digibook format on {{Nowrap|March 31}}, 2009, ten years to the day after the film was released theatrically.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warner Home Video sends over details on a 10th Anniversary Blu-ray release |url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-matrix.html |access-date=December 13, 2009 |publisher=Dvdactive.com |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710155456/http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-matrix.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, the film had another DVD release along with the two sequels as ''The Complete Matrix Trilogy''. It was also released on 4K HDR Blu-ray on May 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Matrix – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (German Import) |url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/56871/thematrix4kultrahdbluraygermanimport.html |access-date=May 21, 2018 |website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com |archive-date=December 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223215131/https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/56871/thematrix4kultrahdbluraygermanimport.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film as part of ''The Matrix Trilogy'' was released on [[4K resolution|4K]] [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on October 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Matrix Trilogy – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review {{!}} High Def Digest |url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/62394/thematrixtrilogy4kultrahdbluray.html |access-date=January 24, 2019 |website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com |archive-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015163159/https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/62394/thematrixtrilogy4kultrahdbluray.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Other media===
The franchise also contains four video games: ''[[Enter the Matrix]]'' (2003), which contains footage shot specifically for the game and chronicles events taking place before and during ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'';<ref>{{cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |date=May 20, 2003 |title=Enter the Matrix Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/enter-the-matrix-review/1900-6028623/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018160907/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/enter-the-matrix-review/1900-6028623/ |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |access-date=September 10, 2021 |publisher=Gamespot }}</ref> ''[[The Matrix Online]]'' (2004), an [[MMORPG]] which continued the story beyond ''The Matrix Revolutions'';<ref>{{cite web |last=Butts |first=Steve |date=April 15, 2005 |title=The Matrix Online, I changed my mind; I want the blue pill. |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/15/the-matrix-online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224043054/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/15/the-matrix-online |archive-date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=November 29, 2012 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kasavin|first=Greg|date=April 4, 2005|title=The Matrix Online Review|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-matrix-online-review/1900-6121636/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908135420/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-matrix-online-review/1900-6121636/|archive-date=September 8, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021|publisher=Gamespot}}</ref> ''[[The Matrix: Path of Neo]]'' (2005), which focuses on Neo's journey through the trilogy of films;<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunham |first=Jeremy |date=November 17, 2005 |title=The Matrix: Path of Neo, There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/17/the-matrix-path-of-neo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116021634/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/17/the-matrix-path-of-neo |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |access-date=November 29, 2012 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] }}</ref> and ''[[The Matrix Awakens]]'' (2021), an interactive technology demonstration developed by ''[[Epic Games]]'' using ''[[Unreal Engine 5]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hornshaw |first=Phil |date=December 9, 2021 |title=The Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 Demo Might Make You Wonder What's Real|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-matrix-awakens-unreal-engine-5-demo-might-make-you-wonder-whats-real/1100-6498843/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210041244/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-matrix-awakens-unreal-engine-5-demo-might-make-you-wonder-whats-real/1100-6498843/ |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |access-date=December 10, 2021 |publisher=Gamespot}}</ref>

The franchise also includes ''[[The Matrix Comics]]'', a series of [[comic book|comics]] and short stories set in the world of ''The Matrix'', written and illustrated by figures from the comics industry. Most of the comics were originally presented for free on the official ''Matrix'' website;<ref name="comics">{{cite web |title=Comics |url=http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/comics_new_front.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815230811/http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/comics_new_front.html |archive-date=August 15, 2007 |access-date=April 11, 2012 |website=whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com}}</ref> they were later republished, along with some new material, in two printed [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] volumes, called ''The Matrix Comics, Vol 1 and Vol 2''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Matrix Comics |date=November 2003 |publisher=[[Burlyman Entertainment]] |isbn=978-1-84023-806-8 |volume=1}}</ref>