Editing The Terminator (section)

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[[File:8.23.12MichaelBiehnByLuigiNovi6.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Michael Biehn]] signing a copy of the film during an appearance at [[Midtown Comics]] in 2012]]
''The Terminator'' was released on [[VHS]] and [[Betamax]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |title=New on the Charts |last=Moleski |first=Linda |date=April 27, 1985 <!-- no URL |access-date=September 20, 2010 --> |issue=17 |volume=97}}</ref> The film performed well financially on its initial release. ''The Terminator'' premiered at number 35 on the top video cassette rentals and number 20 on top video cassette sales charts. In its second week, ''The Terminator'' reached number 4 on the top video cassette rentals and number 12 on top video cassette sales charts.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 4, 1985 |title=The Top Video Cassette Rentals |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=97 |issue=19 |pages=35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QsEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105024613/https://books.google.com/books?id=3QsEAAAAMBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 4, 1985 |title=The Top Video Cassette Sales |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=97 |issue=19 |pages=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QsEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105024613/https://books.google.com/books?id=3QsEAAAAMBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In March 1995, ''The Terminator'' was released as a letterboxed edition on [[Laserdisc]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 11, 1995 |title=This Week... |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=107 |issue=10 |pages=67 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QsEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105024613/https://books.google.com/books?id=3QsEAAAAMBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film premiered through [[Image Entertainment]] on [[DVD]], on September 3, 1997.<ref name="TheNumbers" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/dvd/terminator-171 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707210334/http://allmovie.com/dvd/terminator-171 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=The Terminator: Overview |work=Allmovie |access-date=September 19, 2010 |last=Chalquist |first=Craig }}</ref> [[IGN]] referred to this DVD as "pretty bare-bones&nbsp;... released with just a mono soundtrack and a kind of poor transfer."<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/305/305973p1.html |title=The Terminator: Special Edition |date=September 15, 2001 |access-date=September 19, 2010 |last=Conrad |first=Jeremy |website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405230238/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/305/305973p1.html|archive-date=April 5, 2012}}</ref>

Through their acquisition of [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]]'s pre-1996 film library catalogue, [[MGM Home Entertainment]] released a special edition of the film on October 2, 2001, which included documentaries, the script, and advertisements for the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/dvd/terminator-special-edition-19286 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708205319/http://allmovie.com/dvd/terminator-special-edition-19286 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |work=Allmovie |title=The Terminator (Special Edition): Overview |access-date=September 19, 2010 |last=Fordham |first=Trent }}</ref><ref name="IGN"/> On January 23, 2001, a Hong Kong [[VCD]] edition was released online.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/the-terminator/1001805169-0-0-0-en/info.html |title=The Terminator VCD |publisher=yesasia.com |access-date=July 3, 2012 |archive-date=May 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531091829/http://www.yesasia.com/us/the-terminator/1001805169-0-0-0-en/info.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 20, 2006, the film was released on [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] in the United States, becoming the first film from the 1980s on the format.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/dvd/terminator-blu-ray-93479 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701150639/http://allmovie.com/dvd/terminator-blu-ray-93479 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |work=Allmovie |title=The Terminator (Blu-Ray): Overview |access-date=September 19, 2010 }}</ref> In 2013, the film was re-released by [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] on Blu-ray, with a new [[remaster|digitally remastered]] transfer from a [[4K resolution|4K]] [[film restoration|restoration]] by [[Lowry Digital]] and supervised by James Cameron,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festivalofarchives.org/2012/10/19/the-terminator-1984-2/|title=The Terminator (1984) &#124; Festival of the Archives|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143643/http://www.festivalofarchives.org/2012/10/19/the-terminator-1984-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> which features improved picture quality, as well as minimal special features, such as deleted scenes and a making-of feature. These are the exact same special features that have been carried over from previous Blu-ray releases.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} The film was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] by [[Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment]] in November 5, 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=35154 |title=The Terminator 40th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray |access-date=2025-01-21 |via=www.blu-ray.com}}</ref>