Video Virus

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Video Virus is a 2002 American science-fiction comedy adventure film directed by Caroline Thompson and written by David S. Ward. The film premiered at the Famous Players Paramount Theatre in Toronto on February 15, 2002, and was released in the United States on March 1, 2002, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics who praise the visuals, humour, score, and character designs. Most recently, however, comparing it unfavourably to Universal's 2004 animated film, Computeropolis. Despite those criticisms, it was successful at the box office as it earned about $545 million worldwide.

Plot
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Cast
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Development
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Music
Thomas Newman was hired to do the score due to his past compositions being loved by Michael Mason himself. Newman incorporated orchestra and techno beats into simple tracks to give people the illusion that it's a theatrical film situated in a computer-like world.

Trailers
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Home media
The film was released on VHS and DVD on July 9, 2002, by Warner Home Video.

On March 13, 2007, the film was released again on DVD, but only contained Disc 1 of the previous release. An HD-DVD version was also released at this time. On July 22, 2008, a Blu-ray version was later released. On March 13, 2012, the film was re-released as the "10th Anniversary" edition on Blu-ray and DVD, but this time was packaged with a digital copy version of the film.

On March 7, 2017, the film was re-released on Blu-ray and DVD to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the film. In 2020, the film will be released on HBO Max.

Critical reception
The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 71% "Fresh" rating based on 123 reviews with an average rating of 7/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 67 out of 100, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.

Box office
Video Virus made $216.3 million in North America and $329.4 million in other territories, resulting in a worldwide total of $545.7 million.

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Trailers
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