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11
Filmed Entertainment
Some of the most successful motion pictures in
history, the world’s favorite home entertainment,
and an industry-leading number of primetime
television series are created by News Corporation’s
filmed entertainment operations.
During the year, Twentieth Century Fox’s
outstanding run of films – including Planet of the Apes,
Ice Age, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones,
Minority Report, Shallow Hal and Dr. Dolittle 2
(released late in fiscal 2001) generated record-
breaking theatrical openings and strong revenues
worldwide. These films will continue to generate
revenues as they are distributed across video, DVD,
pay-TV and free television windows internationally.
Profits at the Company’s home entertainment
business rose to record levels for the fifth consecu-
tive year, driven by the successful video and DVD
releases of such films as Moulin Rouge and Kiss of
the Dragon.
In television production, the Company again
supplied more primetime shows to the major
U.S. broadcast networks than any other studio –
and will extend that leadership to four straight
years with series created by Twentieth Century
Fox Television and Fox Television Studios for the
2002-2003 season.
News Corporation’s filmed content is at the
heart of its international success, and the segment’s
results during fiscal 2002 are a testimony to the
Company’s creative and distribution strengths.