Editing Who Framed Roger Rabbit (section)

==Release==
[[Michael Eisner]], then-[[CEO]], and [[Roy E. Disney]], who was the vice chairman of [[The Walt Disney Company]], felt the film was too risqué with adult themes and sexual references.<ref name="Mickey" /> Eisner and Zemeckis disagreed over various elements of it but since Zemeckis had [[final cut privilege]], he refused to make alterations.<ref name="ears" /> Roy E. Disney, head of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] along with studio chief [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]], felt it was appropriate to release the film under the studio's adult-oriented [[Touchstone Pictures]] banner instead of the flagship [[Walt Disney Pictures]] banner.<ref name="Mickey" />

=== Box office ===
The film opened in the United States on June 22, 1988, grossing $11.2 million in 1,045 theaters during its opening weekend; it was in first place at the US box office.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1988W26/ | title=Weekend Box Office Results for June 24-26, 1988 | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | date=June 27, 1988 | access-date=September 4, 2014 | archive-date=January 1, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101191654/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1988W26/ | url-status=live }}</ref> It was Disney's biggest opening weekend ever at the time of its release.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|title=Leading North American Film Boxoffice Weekends in History|last=Murphy|first=Arthur D.|date=October 31, 1989|page=53}}</ref> It went on to gross $154.1 million in the United States and Canada and $197.4 million internationally, coming to a worldwide total of $351.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Numbers: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Who-Framed-Roger-Rabbit#tab=international |website=The Numbers |publisher=Nash Information Services, LLC. |access-date=1 July 2022 |ref=box office}}</ref> At the time of release, it was the 20th-highest-grossing film of all time.<ref>{{cite web | title = Who Framed Roger Rabbit | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1987806721/ | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date = November 1, 2008 | archive-date = September 12, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200912225645/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1987806721/ | url-status = live }}</ref> It was also the second-highest-grossing film of 1988, behind only ''[[Rain Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = 1988 Domestic Totals | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1988/ | access-date = November 1, 2008 | archive-date = October 31, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191031003800/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1988/ | url-status = live }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the film also set a record opening for a Disney film.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=20 December 1993|title='Aladdin' isn't sharing B.O. wealth|page=16|last=Groves|first=Don}}</ref>

===Home media===
The film was first released on [[VHS]] on October 12, 1989,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-10-13-8901220676-story.html|title=More Toons For Grownup 'Roger' Fans|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=October 13, 1989 |access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=May 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510120851/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-10-13-8901220676-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and on [[DVD]] on September 28, 1999.

On March 25, 2003, [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] released it as a part of the "Vista Series" line in a two-disc collection with many extra features including a documentary, ''Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit''; a [[deleted scene]] in which a pig's head is "tooned" onto Eddie's; the three Roger Rabbit shorts, ''[[Tummy Trouble]]'', ''[[Roller Coaster Rabbit]]'', and ''[[Trail Mix-Up]]''; as well as a booklet and interactive games. The only short on the 2003 VHS release was ''Tummy Trouble''. The 2003 DVD release presents the film in Full Screen (1.33:1) on Disc 1 and Widescreen (1.85:1) on Disc 2.

On March 12, 2013, Disney released the film on [[Blu-ray]] and DVD combo pack special edition for the film's 25th anniversary.<ref name="HF">{{cite news|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/who-framer-roger-rabbit-and-more-modern-disney-classics-head-to-blu-ray|title='Who Framed Roger Rabbit' and more modern Disney classics head to Blu-ray|last=Lewis|first=Dave|date=December 18, 2012|work=[[HitFix]]|access-date=January 28, 2013|archive-date=April 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417200543/http://www.hitfix.com/news/who-framer-roger-rabbit-and-more-modern-disney-classics-head-to-blu-ray|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CB">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Who-Framed-Roger-Rabbit-Three-More-Disney-Titles-Hit-Blu-ray-March-34691.html|title=Who Framed Roger Rabbit And Three More Disney Titles To Hit Blu-ray In March|last=Rawden|first=Jessica|date=December 18, 2012|publisher=Cinemablend.com|access-date=January 28, 2013|archive-date=December 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223100507/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/who-framed-roger-rabbit-three-more-disney-titles-hit-blu-ray-march-34691.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was also [[Film preservation#Digital Film Preservation|digitally restored]] for the release; frame-by-frame digital restoration was done by [[Prasad Studios]] removing dirt, tears, scratches, and other defects.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141013095312/http://www.prasadgroup.org/downloads/pg-restore-v9-1.pdf prasadgroup.org, Digital Film Restoration]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Who-Framed-Roger-Rabbit-Gets-Digital-Restoration-25th-Anniversary-Screening-36149.html|title=Who Framed Roger Rabbit Gets Digital Restoration For 25th Anniversary Screening|date=March 4, 2013|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=June 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617232945/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Who-Framed-Roger-Rabbit-Gets-Digital-Restoration-25th-Anniversary-Screening-36149.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] released the film on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on December 7, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2021-08-19|title=Cult Classic 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Debuts on 4K in December|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/cult-classic-who-framed-roger-rabbit-debuts-on-4k-in-december/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>