Editing Monty Python and the Holy Grail (section)

==Release==
Advance publicity for ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' included a theatrical trailer incorporating scenes from the film, footage not included in the film (Arthur knighting a peasant only to stab him when the prop castle in the background falls over), and excerpts of [[Graeme Garden]] and Terry Jones in a parody of [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'' filmed for the 1967 sketch comedy series ''[[Twice a Fortnight]]''. Narrated largely by British actor [[Burt Kwouk]] in [[Mandarin Chinese]], the trailer concludes by advertising a Chinese restaurant ostensibly located four minutes from where the film is playing.

''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' had its theatrical debut in London on 3 April 1975,{{sfn|Palin|2006|p=225}} followed by a screening on 27 April 1975 at the Century Plaza Cinemas in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Palin|2006|p=231}} It opened to the public in the United States at Cinema II in New York City on 28 April.<ref name=open/>

The film had its television premiere 25 February 1977 on the ''[[CBS Late Movie]]''.{{sfn|McCall|2013}} Reportedly, the Pythons were displeased to discover a number of edits were done by the network to reduce use of [[profanity]] and the showing of blood. The troupe pulled back the rights and thereafter had it broadcast in the United States only on [[PBS]] and later other channels such as [[Comedy Central]] and [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]], where it runs uncut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sotcaa/sotcaa_python.html?/sotcaa/pythonpages/python_films01.html|title=Monty Python – Films – Page 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210080124/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sotcaa/pythonpages/python_films01.html|archive-date=10 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The book ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book)'' (titled ''Mønti Pythøn ik den Hølie Gräilen (Bøk)'' on the spine) was published by [[Methuen Publishing]] in 1977. The book includes two versions of the script - the 1973 first draft (titled ''Monty Python's Second Film'') and the 1974 final draft - as well as various photographs and ancillary material such as the film's Statement of Financial Position and Cost of Production Statement.

The film has been periodically re-released. A "21st anniversary edition" was released on video in 1995 with 24 seconds of extra footage. This version with a new stereo soundtrack was released in theatres starting 15 June 2001 in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-15-ca-10596-story.html |title=Monty Python's 'Holy Grail' Remains an Inspired Romp |first=Kevin |last=Thomas |date=15 June 2001 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205221846/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-15-ca-10596-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was re-released on 14 October 2015 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/04/monty-python-holy-grail-40th-anniversary-rerelease|title=Monty Python and the Holy Grail returning to theaters for 40th anniversary|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=5 August 2015|archive-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805155059/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/04/monty-python-holy-grail-40th-anniversary-rerelease|url-status=live}}</ref> It was re-released together with a special "quote-along" version in early December 2023 to celebrate its "48th-and-a-half anniversary".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/monty-python-holy-grail-return-theaters-1234856201/ |title=Bring Out Your Dead Again: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' Is Headed Back to Theaters |first=Jon |last=Blistein |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 17, 2023 |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205214150/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/monty-python-holy-grail-return-theaters-1234856201/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Box office===
The film grossed $122,200 in its first three weeks in London.<ref name=open>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1975-05-07_278_13/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater|page=273|title=Congratulate Mark Forstater (advertisement)|date=7 May 1975|access-date=13 April 2024|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> In its first week in New York it grossed $35,000.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1975-05-07_278_13/page/n17/mode/2up?view=theater|page=19|title=Picture Grosses|date=7 May 1975|access-date=13 April 2024|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

According to records of the NFFC, as of 31 December 1978 the distributor earned receipts of £2,358,229 in the United Kingdom.<ref name="money"/> It earned rentals in the US and Canada of $5.17 million.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/americanfilmdist0000dona/page/293/mode/1up|title= American film distribution : the changing marketplace|last=Donahue|first= Suzanne Mary|year=1987 |publisher=UMI Research Press |page=293|isbn= 9780835717762}} Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada</ref>

===Home media===
In [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]], [[The Criterion Collection]] released a [[LaserDisc]] version of the film featuring [[audio commentary]] from directors Jones and Gilliam.<ref name="Conrad">{{cite web|last=Conrad |first=Jeremy |title=Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Special Edition |url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2001/10/25/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-special-edition |work=[[IGN]] |date=25 October 2001 |access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref>

In 2001, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar]] published a two-disc, special-edition [[DVD-Video|DVD]]. Disc one includes the Jones and Gilliam commentary, a second commentary with Idle, Palin and Cleese, the film's screenplay on a subtitle track and "Subtitles for People Who Don't Like the Film"–consisting of lines taken from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Henry IV, Part 2]]''.<ref name="Conrad" /> Disc two includes ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Lego'', a "[[brickfilm]]" version of the "Camelot Song" as sung by [[Lego]] [[minifigure]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spike.com/video/monty-python-lego/2405283 |title=Monty Python LEGO |publisher=Spike.com |date=13 September 2001 |access-date=16 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221154432/http://www.spike.com/video/monty-python-lego/2405283 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was created by [[Spite Your Face Productions]] on commission from the [[Lego Group]] and Python Pictures. The project was conceived by the original film's respective producer and co-director, John Goldstone and Terry Gilliam.<ref name="dailyllama">[http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2004/llama262.html NEWS 2004_12_14 – Monty Python is Animators' Delight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510063243/http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2004/llama262.html |date=10 May 2013 }}. Daily Llama. Retrieved 3 August 2014.</ref> Disc two also includes two scenes from the film's Japanese dub, literally translated back into English through subtitles. "The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations", hosted by Palin and Jones,<ref name="Galbraith">{{cite web |last=Galbraith |first=Stuart IV |title=Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Extraordinarily Deluxe Two-Disc Edition) |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/24505/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-extraordinarily-deluxe-two-disc-edition/ |work=[[DVD Talk]] |date=3 October 2006 |access-date=14 August 2017 |archive-date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815065600/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/24505/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-extraordinarily-deluxe-two-disc-edition/ |url-status=live }}</ref> shows places in Scotland used for the setting titled as "England 932 A.D." (as well as the two Pythons purchasing a copy of their own script as a guide). Also included is a who's who page, advertising galleries and sing-alongs.<ref name="Galbraith" /> A "Collector's Edition" DVD release additionally included a book of the screenplay, a limited-edition film cell/senitype, and limited-edition art cards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/166283/Monty-Python-and-the-Holy-Grail-Box-Set/Product.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028205654/http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/166283/Monty-Python-and-the-Holy-Grail-Box-Set/Product.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 October 2007 |title=Buy Monty Python and the Holy Grail Box Set online at Play.com and read reviews. Free delivery to UK and Europe! |publisher=Play.com |date=23 January 2011 |access-date=3 May 2012 }}</ref>

A 35th-anniversary edition on [[Blu-ray]] was released in the US on 6 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/5113/monty_python_grail.html |title=Bluray Review: Monty Python and the Holy Grail &#124; High-Def Digest |publisher=Bluray.highdefdigest.com |access-date=3 May 2012 |archive-date=3 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503171946/http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/5113/monty_python_grail.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Special features include "The Holy Book of Days," a second-screen experience that can be downloaded as an app on an iOS device and played with the Blu-ray to enhance its viewing, lost animation sequences with a new intro from animator Terry Gilliam, outtakes and extended scenes with Python member and the movie's co-director Terry Jones.<ref>{{cite web|last=Whitman|first=Howard|title=Blu-ray Review: Monty Python and the Holy Grail|url=http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/84095/blu-ray-review-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail/|work=Technologytell|publisher=technologytell.com|access-date=22 March 2012|archive-date=22 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822205717/http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/84095/blu-ray-review-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On the special edition DVD, the studio logos, opening credits and a brief portion of the opening scene of 1961 British Film ''[[Dentist on the Job]]'' is added to the start of the film. The clip ends with a spluttering, unseen "projectionist" realising he has played the wrong film. A "slide" then appears urging the audience to wait one moment please while the operator changes reels.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}<ref>Bradshaw, Peter (15 October 2015). [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/15/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-review-rerelease ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail review – timelessly brilliant''] ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 8 December 2021.</ref>