antagonist. Music A film soundtrack was released by Trauma: "Crush 'Em" – Megadeth "Remain Calm" – One Minute Silence "Awake" – Clay People "Crazy Train" – The Flys "Bled For Days" – Static-X "Fueled" – Anthrax "Magic, No. 3" – Jact "Hatred" – D Generation "Securitron (Police State 2000)" – Fear Factory "Eureka Pile" – Ministry "Chaos" – Tim Skold "Saddam A-Go-Go" – Gwar "Target: Devereux" – Don Davis "Supernova Goes Pop" – Powerman 5000 Release Home media DVD was released via Region 1 and VHS in the United States on December 28, 1999 and re-released on DVD in 2004, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2002, it was distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. It was also released via Laserdisc exclusively in Japan. The film was double-featured with Universal Soldier via DVD in Norwegian around 2001. On 4 October 2010, Universal Soldier trilogy DVD was released on 4 October 2010, followed by Universal Soldier Quadrilogy Box Set on 11 February 2013. In March 2009, the film was released on Blu-ray for the first time by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In 2012, as part of a distribution deal with Sony, Mill Creek Entertainment re-released the film as part of a Jean-Claude Van Damme themed Hollywood Hits set along with Knock Off, The Hard Corps and, Second in Command. In 2013, a second Blu-ray of the film was released, again by Mill Creek Entertainment, as a double feature with Second in Command. The film has since been featured in various action film compilations from Mill Creek Entertainment. 88Films released the film on Blu-ray in November 2020, limited to 3000 copies with numbered slipcase, fold out poster & booklet. Reception Box office The movie did poorly at the box office debuting at #4. Universal Soldier: The Return grossed just $10 million in the United States. According to the Los Angeles Times the film was a "marginal money loser". Critical response Reviews were mostly negative. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 5% rating based on reviews from 58 critics, with an average rating of 2.89/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Universal Soldier: The Return fails on almost every level, from its generic story to its second rate action and subpar performances". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 24 out of 100 based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore