k ▁In to ▁Dark ness , ▁drew ▁significantly ▁from ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Khan . ▁ ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute ▁recognition : ▁ ▁A FI ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ... 1 0 0 ▁Th r ills ▁– ▁N omin ated ▁ ▁A FI ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ... ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Hero es ▁and ▁Villa ins : ▁ ▁Khan ▁No on ien ▁Singh ▁– ▁N omin ated ▁Villa in ▁ ▁A FI ' s ▁ 1 0 ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁N omin ated ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Film ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁Param ount ▁released ▁The ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Khan ▁on ▁R CA ▁C ED ▁V ide od isc ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁for ▁ 2 4 . 9 5 ▁& ▁V HS ▁and ▁B eta ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁studio ▁sold ▁the ▁V HS ▁for ▁$ 3 9 . 9 5 , ▁$ 4 0 ▁below ▁contemporary ▁movie ▁c ass ette ▁prices . ▁It ▁needed ▁to ▁sell ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁t apes ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁prof itable ▁as ▁other ▁t apes , ▁but ▁sold ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁successful ▁experiment ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁inst ig ating ▁more ▁compet itive ▁V HS ▁pr icing , ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁increasing ly ▁che aper ▁V HS ▁players , ▁and ▁an ▁industry - wide ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁rent als ▁to ▁sales ▁as ▁the ▁bulk ▁of