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==Release== ===Marketing=== The film's teaser trailer was released in June 1997, attached to the theatrical releases of ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]],'' ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' and ''[[Flubber (film)|Flubber]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=November 11, 1997 |title=In Hollywood, the earliest 'buzz' gets the gold |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/786444288/ |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |publisher=[[The Albuquerque Tribune]] |page=D4 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215052810/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/786444288/ |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref> Teaser spots were shown during [[CBS]]'s coverage of the [[1998 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=See MULAN During the Olympics! |url=https://archive.org/details/the-twilight-bark-1998-02-06/ |magazine=The Twilight Bark |location=Burbank, California |publisher=[[Walt Disney Feature Animation]] |date=February 6, 1998 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Because of the disappointing box office performances of ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' and ''Hercules'', Disney restricted its marketing campaign for ''Mulan'', spending $30 million on promotional advertisements compared to more than $60 million for ''Hercules'' the year before.<ref name="marketing">{{cite news|last1=Eller|first1=Claudia|last2=Bates|first2=James|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-12-fi-59077-story.html|title=Bridled Optimism|date=June 12, 1998|access-date=June 30, 2015|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101193532/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-12-fi-59077-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Rather than holding a lavish [[media event]] premiere like those of the past few years, such as premiering ''Pocahontas'' in [[Central Park]] and bringing the [[Main Street Electrical Parade]] to [[Fifth Avenue]] for ''Hercules'', Disney opted to premiere the film on June 5, 1998, at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], complete with Chinese lanterns and fortune cookies.<ref name="marketing" /><ref>{{cite news|title=USA: WALT DISNEY PRESENTS ITS LATEST ANIMATED EXTRAVAGANZA "MULAN"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004081139/http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/RTV/1998/05/30/805300038/?v=1|url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/RTV/1998/05/30/805300038/?v=1|archive-date=October 4, 2015|date=May 30, 1998|access-date=June 30, 2015|website=[[ITN]]}}</ref> Two days before the general release, [[McDonald's]] launched its promotional campaign by including one of eight toys free with the purchase of a [[Happy Meal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-16-fi-60333-story.html|title=McDonald's Launches First Global Kids' Meal Offer|date=June 16, 1998|access-date=May 25, 2022|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=October 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004020907/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jun/16/business/fi-60333|url-status=live}}</ref> The promotion also included [[Szechuan sauce (McDonald's)|Szechuan sauce]] for its [[Chicken McNuggets]], which would be referenced in [[The Rickshank Rickdemption|a 2017 episode]] of the [[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' and subsequently brought back by McDonald's as a promotional item related to that show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/9/16447460/rick-and-morty-szechuan-sauce-mcdonalds-fans-anger|last=Kuchera|first=Ben|title=The Szechuan sauce fiasco proves Rick and Morty fans don't understand Rick and Morty|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009165054/https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/9/16447460/rick-and-morty-szechuan-sauce-mcdonalds-fans-anger|url-status=live}}</ref> In collaboration with Disney, [[Hachette Books|Hyperion Books]] published ''The Art of Mulan'' authored by Jeff Kurtti, which chronicled the production of the film. In addition with its publication, Hyperion Books also issued a collector's "folding, accordion book" of the ancient poem that inspired the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Disney banks on books|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/disney-banks-on-books-1117471799/|work=Variety|date=June 12, 1998|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-date=October 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004131622/http://variety.com/1998/film/news/disney-banks-on-books-1117471799/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 18, 1998, around 3,700 backpacks and 1,800 pieces of luggage were recalled back to their manufacturer, Pyramid Accessories Inc., when it was discovered they contained lead-based paint.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mulan backpacks, luggage recalled due to lead paint|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[The Daily News (Kentucky)]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19980818&id=0fQaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5411,3179963work|date=August 18, 1998|access-date=June 30, 2015|via=Google News Archive|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713231134/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19980818&id=0fQaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5411%2C3179963work|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Home media=== The film was first released on [[VHS]] on February 2, 1999, as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection lineup. ''Mulan'' was released on [[DVD]] on November 9, 1999, as a Walt Disney Limited Issue for a limited sixty-day time period before going into moratorium.<ref>{{cite press release|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113309/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Disney+to+Debut+Nine+Classic+Animated+Titles+on+DVD+for+a+Limited...-a055479044| url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Disney+to+Debut+Nine+Classic+Animated+Titles+on+DVD+for+a+Limited...-a055479044|title=Disney to Debut Nine Classic Animated Titles on DVD for a Limited Time to Celebrate the Millennium.|url-status=dead|location=[[Burbank, California]]|agency=Business Wire|publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary]]|archive-date=March 5, 2016|date=August 17, 1999|access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref> On February 1, 2000, it was re-released on VHS and DVD as part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection lineup.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Imagination+for+a+Lifetime+--+Disney+Titles+All+the+Time%3B+Walt+Disney...-a058460870| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522180912/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Imagination+for+a+Lifetime+--+Disney+Titles+All+the+Time%3B+Walt+Disney...-a058460870|title=Imagination for a Lifetime β Disney Titles All the Time; Walt Disney Home Video Debuts the Gold Classic Collection; An Animated Masterpiece Every Month in 2000.|url-status=dead|location=Burbank, California|agency=Business Wire|publisher=TheFreeLibrary|archive-date=May 22, 2018|date=January 6, 2000|access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref> The VHS and DVD were accompanied by two music videos of "Reflection" and "True to Your Heart" while the DVD additionally contained the theatrical trailer and character artwork.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815083010/http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/disneygold/mulan.html|url=http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/disneygold/html/mulan.html|title=Mulan β Disney Gold Collection|archive-date=August 15, 2000|access-date=November 14, 2018|website=Disney|url-status=live}}</ref> The Gold Collection release was returned into the [[Disney Vault]] on January 31, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/newsletter/dec2001/spotlight_03.html|title=Time is Running Out to Own Four of Disney's Greatest Classics!|website=Disney|date=December 2001|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=November 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114224901/http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/newsletter/dec2001/spotlight_03.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 26, 2004, Walt Disney Home Entertainment re-released a restored print of ''Mulan'' on VHS and as a 2-disc Special Edition DVD.<ref>{{cite video|author=The Disney Animation Resource Channel|title=Mulan β 2-Disc Special Edition Trailer|date=July 28, 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ7UCnQ10ak| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211116/NQ7UCnQ10ak| archive-date=2021-11-16 | url-status=live|access-date=October 14, 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2013, [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] released ''Mulan'' and ''Mulan II'' on [[Blu-ray]] and DVD to coincide with the film's 15th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/03/review-disney-stays-simple-with-mulan-i-ii-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-i-ii-and-brother-bear-1-2-on-blu-ray/|title=Review: Disney stays simple with "Mulan" I & II, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" I & II, and "Brother Bear" 1 & 2 on Blu-ray|date=March 26, 2013|newspaper=Inside the Magic|language=en-US|access-date=October 14, 2016|archive-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910163123/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/03/review-disney-stays-simple-with-mulan-i-ii-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-i-ii-and-brother-bear-1-2-on-blu-ray/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, ''Mulan'' became available to [[Netflix]] users through their streaming service.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mallenbaum|first=Carly|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/08/23/netflix-september-2017-list/593855001/|title=Netflix in September: Everything coming and going|work=[[USA Today]]|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=October 9, 2017|language=en|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009220845/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/08/23/netflix-september-2017-list/593855001/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, ''Mulan'' became available for streaming on [[Disney+]]. A year later, ''Mulan'' was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Blu-ray]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Ming-Na-Wen/dp/B08JQDLJGF/ |title=Mulan Blu-Ray |website=Amazon |access-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713231136/https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Ming-Na-Wen/dp/B08JQDLJGF/ref=tmm_frk_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1615048751&sr=8-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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