Industry milestones
- April 14 - Online DVD rental Netflix in the USA begins operations.
- May - DVD launched in Western Europe.
- October - Full DVD launch in Europe.
Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 10 | Air Force One | |
| February 17 | Belle's Magical World | |
| March 17 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | |
| May 20 | Starship Troopers | |
| August 4 | Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | |
| October 27 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | |
| December 8 | Small Soldiers |
| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Format(s) | Season # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Biography | DVD+R | various | 197 episodes in separate releases |