This film was shown for the first time during a royal audience with the Sultan of Kedah, Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah and his family on 25 February 2011 prior to a nationwide release in March of the same year. A 30-minute making-of programme was broadcast on Malaysian TV station TV3 as part of the promotion, showing various elements of the production behind the scenes and also exclusive interviews with the cast and the crew. The film was later made available in the on-demand service Astro First on 21 April 2011. The DVD was also released on the same day. It was eventually released on the Blu-ray format in the United Kingdom on 23 May, becoming the first Malaysian made feature film to do so. After its release in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei; the United Kingdom was the next country to screen the film. The film was released there under the title Clash of Empires: Battle for Asia. Home media Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa was released in the DVD format on 21 April 2011 in Malaysia. In the United Kingdom, the film has been released on Blu-ray and DVD under the title Clash of Empires: Battle for Asia on 23 May 2011. Its British release makes it the second Malaysian film to be released on Blu-ray after Ice Kacang Puppy Love which was released in Hong Kong. Reception Box office Following its Malaysian release, the film grossed MYR 6.3 million at the box-office (only in Malaysia) by the end of March 2011, making the film the most successful local epic film. References External links The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines at the Internet Movie Database 2011 films Malay-language films 2010s action adventure films KRU Studios films English-language Malaysian films Chinese-language Malaysian films Films set in the 16th century Historical epic films 2010s historical films Malaysian action films Malaysian historical films History of Malaysia on film