Fans Line Up For Midnight Release Of The Star Wars Trilogy DVD And Star Wars Battlefront At Select Best Buy Stores; Select Stores Open at Midnight to Meet Demand

Business Wire, Sept 20, 2004

What:  Timed to coincide with the worldwide release of the Star Wars
       Trilogy(TM) and LucasArts' new game, Star Wars Battlefront,
       select Best Buy stores are set to celebrate the release of the
       Trilogy on DVD and the debut of Battlefront with fans across
       the U.S at Midnight Opening events starting Monday night,
       Sept. 20, extending into the early hours of Tuesday morning,
       Sept. 21.

       Star Wars fans have been anticipating the Trilogy DVD release
       for years, and now with Star Wars Battlefront, fans can live
       their favorite Star Wars battles on the following platforms:
       the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video
       game system from Microsoft and for the PC.  Welcoming all fans,
       film enthusiasts and gamers, the festivities, music, and
       events, including Star Wars trivia contests, will culminate at
       12:01 a.m. on Sept. 21 when participating Best Buy stores open
       their doors.

       Lucky trivia contest winners at each location will take home
       prize packages that include the DVD set, Star Wars Battlefront,
       an Xbox video game system, and more.

When:  Monday, Sept. 20
         --  10:30 p.m. -- Festivities, music and trivia contests.

       Tuesday, Sept. 21
         --  12:01 a.m. -- Star Wars Trilogy DVD on sale.

Where: The following Best Buy stores are participating in the midnight
       sales:

       DC/Baltimore
         --  Sterling, VA - 45575 Dulles Eastern Plaza
         --  White Marsh, MD - Nottingham Square

       California
         --  Westwood - 10861 Weyburn Ave
         --  Riverside - 3900 Tyler Street

       Illinois
         --  Chicago - 1000 W. North Avenue

       Indiana
         --  Bloomington - 2271 East Third Street

       Minnesota
         --  Richfield - 1000 West 78th Street

       New York
         --  Westbury - 1100 Old Country Road

       Texas
         --  Plano - 2800 North Central Expressway

       For more information about Star Wars, visit www.starwars.com