rerelease

verb

re·re·lease (ˌ)rē-ri-ˈlēs

variants or re-release

rereleased or re-released; rereleasing or re-releasing

transitive verb

: to release (something) again

rereleasing classic films

… the book was re-released in April 2002 with a new epilogue.—

Tony Semerad

Those albums were never rereleased on CD …—

Derek Small

rerelease noun

or re-release

plural rereleases or re-releases

Even before the big re-release in 1997, Star Wars had generated almost $2 billion in movie-ticket and rental sales … —

Zillions

Examples of rerelease in a Sentence

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Separate from small repertory runs in boutique theaters (often comprising just one or two showings), at least 27 legacy films were rereleased in 2024 into more than 100 domestic theaters — in many cases, more than 1,000 — grossing more than $90 million in total. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024 In 1997, the films were rereleased and added more advanced audio and visual elements, including CGI. —

Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024 Last year, Hermès smartly capitalized on this shift by rereleasing its trendsetting east-west Birkin for spring/summer 2024. —

Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Rather than rerelease Disney films every few years, why not completely remake them? —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rerelease