Editing Cast Away (section)

==Home media==
''Cast Away'' was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] on June 12, 2001, by [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hettrick |first=Scott |date=April 2, 2001 |title='Cast' sails to vidstores |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2001/digital/features/cast-sails-to-vidstores-1117796215/ |access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref> The DVD version of the film is a [[THX]] certified two-disc Special Edition release that features a [[DTS, Inc.|DTS]] 6.1 ES audio track and several bonus features, including galleries, special effects vignettes, audio commentary, trailers, TV spots, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, featurettes and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdmg.com/castaway.shtml|title=Cast Away (2000) - DVD Movie Guide}}</ref> It became the fastest-selling DVD release in [[20th Century Fox]] history, selling 1.8 million copies and surpassing ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''. Additionally, the film generated $5.5 million in rentals, which broke ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''{{'}}s record for having the highest DVD rentals.<ref name="WashesRecord">{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Brandon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106806640/cast-away-dvd-washes-up-with-record/ |title='Cast Away' DVD washes up with record business |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802164135/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106806640/cast-away-dvd-washes-up-with-record/ |date=June 24, 2001 |access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |page=55 |publisher=[[The Journal News]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> ''Cast Away'' went on to hold this record until 2002 when it was taken by ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Brandon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106806544/the-fast-and-the-furious-accelerates/ |title='The Fast and the Furious' accelerates DVD sales |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802163824/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106806544/the-fast-and-the-furious-accelerates/ |date=January 18, 2002 |access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |page=37 |publisher=[[Argus Leader]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> In total, the film made $57 million in home video sales and $20.6 million in home video rentals during its first week of release.<ref name="WashesRecord" /> It had the second-highest first week home video rentals of any film, behind ''[[Meet the Parents]]'', as well as third-highest rentals overall, after the latter film and ''[[The Sixth Sense]]''.<ref name="WashesRecord" />

A single-disc DVD version of the film was released alongside ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'' 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=[[The 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>

The film was released on [[Blu-ray Disc]] on December 4, 2007.