The film premiered in Los Angeles on February 7, 1985. Universal Pictures released the film in cinemas on February 15, 1985, in the United States.
Home media
The Breakfast Club was first released on VHS[27] and LaserDisc.[28]
In 2003, the film was released on DVD as part of the "High School Reunion Collection".[29] In 2008, a "Flashback Edition" DVD was released with several special features, including an audio commentary with Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson.[30] A 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray was released in 2010,[31] and the same disc was re-released with a DVD and digital copy in 2012 as part of Universal's 100th Anniversary series.[32][33] On March 10, 2015, the 30th Anniversary Edition was released. This release was digitally remastered and restored from the original 35mm film negatives for better picture quality on DVD, Digital HD and Blu-ray.[34]
The Criterion Collection released a special edition two-disc DVD set and a Blu-ray disc on January 2, 2018. The transfer was the same as the previous release but included new features such as fifty minutes of new, deleted and extended scenes, an Electronic Press Kit, new and archival interviews, a 1985 excerpt of the Today program, a new video essay and an episode of This American Life.[35][36]
