▁times ▁their ▁invest ment ". ▁Other ▁invest ors ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁reported ly ▁received ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 % ▁on ▁their ▁invest ment . ▁ ▁Media ▁ ▁Picture ▁book ▁A ▁picture ▁book ▁adaptation ▁was ▁also ▁produced , ▁titled ▁The ▁W aters hip ▁Down ▁Film ▁Picture ▁Book . ▁Two ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁were ▁published , ▁one ▁a ▁hard cover , ▁the ▁other ▁a ▁rein for ced ▁cloth - bound ▁edition . ▁The ▁contents ▁include ▁film ▁still s ▁linked ▁with ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁narr ation ▁and ▁extract s ▁from ▁the ▁script , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁pre face ▁by ▁Adams ▁and ▁a ▁for ew ord ▁by ▁Rosen . ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁releases ▁W aters hip ▁Down ▁was ▁initially ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁by ▁Th orn ▁E MI ▁Video , ▁then ▁later ▁by ▁Gu ild ▁Home ▁Video ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁Poly G ram ▁Video . ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁DVD ▁release ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁Universal ▁Pictures ▁Home ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁another ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁from ▁Warner ▁Home ▁Video . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁W aters hip ▁Down ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁C ED ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁V HS ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁by ▁Warner ▁Home ▁Video . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁times ▁on ▁V HS ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁by ▁Warner ▁Home ▁Video , ▁including ▁through ▁their ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Classic ▁T ales