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==Release==
===Box office===
''Heathers'' premiered in Milan, Italy, in the fall of 1988,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sagindie.org/indie-news/good-reads-heathers | title=Good Reads: 'Heathers' Edition | date=March 28, 2019 }}</ref> then was screened at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 21, 1989,<ref name ="hicks">{{cite news|last1=Hicks|first1=Christopher|title=United States Film Festival|page=28|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19890120&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=January 20, 1989}}</ref> and was released to the U.S. public in March 1989, at which time New World Pictures was going bankrupt.<ref name="Markovitz" /> The film was considered a [[Box-office bomb|failure]] when it was released, earning $177,247 in its opening weekend and ultimately grossing $1.1 million in the United States over five weeks.<ref name="atlantic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/03/still-very-25-years-later-the-bleak-genius-of-em-heathers-em/359828/|title=Still Very, 25 Years Later: The Bleak Genius of Heathers|first=Alan|last=Zilberman|date=March 31, 2014|website=The Atlantic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1989&wknd=13&p=.htm | title=Weekend Box Office Results for March 31–April 2, 1989 | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | date=April 3, 1989 | access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="mojo">{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heathers.htm | title=Heathers (1989) | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | date=May 4, 1989 | access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref>

===Home media===
New World Video released ''Heathers'' on [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/30/movies/home-entertainment-video-critics-choices-black-comedy-for-a-conformist-era.html|title=Home Entertainment/Video: Critics' Choices; Black Comedy for a Conformist Era|last=Holden|first=Stephen|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 30, 1989|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> It developed a [[cult following]] after being unsuccessful at the box office.<ref name="Markovitz" /> It was released again on LaserDisc in September 1996, as a widescreen edition digitally transferred from [[Lakeshore Entertainment|Trans Atlantic Entertainment]]'s [[interpositive]] print under the supervision of cinematographer [[Francis Kenny]]. The sound was mastered from the magnetic sound elements. The film was released on [[DVD]] in March 1999, in a barebones edition.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Heathers – Releases |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/heathers-vm461237/releases |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=[[AllMovie]]}}</ref>

In 2001, a multi-region special edition [[THX]]-certified DVD was released from [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] in [[Dolby Digital]] 5.1.<ref name=":3" /> The DVD contained an audio commentary with director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters, as well as a 30-minute documentary titled ''Swatch Dogs and Diet Cokeheads'', featuring interviews with Ryder, Slater, Doherty, Falk, Lehmann, Waters, Di Novi, director of photography Francis Kenny and editor [[Norman Hollyn]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Dan |date=2001-10-29 |title=The DVD Cyber Center: Heathers (TXS Version) DVD Review |url=http://www.dvdcc.com/review.php?heathersthx |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=www.dvdcc.com |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506103659/http://dvdcc.com/review.php?heathersthx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The DVD was released in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe, and achieved high sales. Each release included a different front cover featuring Veronica, J.D., Chandler, Duke and McNamara.<ref name=":2" />

The Anchor Bay DVD was also released in a "Limited Edition Tin Set" of 15,000 copies.<ref name="Qnet" /> The Tin Set included a [[Trailer (promotion)|theatrical trailer]], screenplay excerpt, original ending, biographies, a 10-page full-color fold-out with photos and liner notes, an 8-inch "Heathers Rules!" ruler, and a 48-page full-color yearbook-style booklet with rare photos.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heathers (Limited Edition Tin) |url=https://www.amazon.com/Heathers-Limited-Tin-Winona-Ryder/dp/B000059PQ1 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Amazon|date=September 25, 2001 }}</ref> The film was then re-released on Blu-ray by [[RLJ Entertainment|Image Entertainment]] in 2011 as a barebones edition, two years after Anchor Bay.<ref name=":3" />

In July 2008, a new 20th anniversary special edition DVD set was released by Anchor Bay to coincide with the DVD of writer Waters' 2007 film ''[[Sex and Death 101]]''.<ref name=":3" /> The DVD features a new documentary, ''Return to Westerburg High''.<ref name=":3" /> In November 2008, Anchor Bay released a [[Blu-ray]] with all the special features from the 20th anniversary DVD and a soundtrack in [[Dolby TrueHD]] 5.1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/26/heathers-limited-edition-locker-dvdblu-ray-set-review|title=Heathers Limited Edition Locker DVD/Blu-ray Set Review |last=White |first=Cindy |date=November 26, 2008 |website=IGN |access-date=December 4, 2017 }}</ref>

[[Arrow Films]] released ''Heathers'' in the United Kingdom on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on August 5, 2018, and in cinemas on September 10, based on a new [[4K Blu-ray|4K]] restoration of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |title=Heathers 30th Anniversary Poster |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/heathers-30th-anniversary-poster/ |access-date=June 15, 2018 |website=Empire|date=June 12, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ellwood-Hughes |first=Pip |date=August 6, 2018 |title=Heathers 30th Anniversary 4K Restoration Review |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2018/08/06/heathers-30th-anniversary-4k-restoration-review/ |website=Entertainment Focus}}</ref> In November 2019, Image Entertainment released a 30th anniversary steelbook edition on Blu-ray.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heathers Blu-ray SteelBook / 30th Anniversary Edition |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Heathers-Blu-ray/249924/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=blu-ray.com}}</ref> This release did not utilize Arrow Films' 4K restoration and featured new and previous special features.