Primal Fear (film)
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### Box office

 
The film was released on April 5, 1996 and opened in the \#1 spot, remaining there for three consecutive weeks. It grossed $56\.1 million domestically and $46\.5 million internationally for a total worldwide gross of $102\.6 million.

### Home media

 
The film was released to [VHS](/wiki/VHS "VHS") and [LaserDisc](/wiki/LaserDisc "LaserDisc") on October 15, 1996\.  On October 21, 1998, it was released to DVD.

Paramount released *Primal Fear* on Blu\-ray on March 10, 2009\. The Blu\-ray includes an audio commentary track by director Gregory Hoblit, writer Ann Biderman, producer Gary Lucchesi, executive producer Hawk Koch, and casting director Deborah Aquila, as well as the featurettes "Primal Fear: The Final Verdict", "Primal Fear: Star Witness\-Casting Edward Norton", and "The Psychology of Guilt".


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