OVERALL: Draw

The US "Big Screen Edition" has an extended version of the film with extras.
All other 2-disc Special Edition releases have the home video version with extras, with the exception of the Chinese release which is further cut.

Note all releases are cut/censored in some way.
Information on differences between the theatrical version and the Big Screen Edition can be found at Movie-Censorship.

CUTS:

• R1 America- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes, (149:40 NTSC), Professor Colan's introduction has been cut and some dialogue has been altered.
• R1 Big Screen Edition America- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes, (150:19 NTSC) - Professor Colan's introduction has been cut and some dialogue has been altered.
• R2 Germany- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes, (143:49 PAL) - Prof. Colan's intro is shorter and some dialogue has been altered.
• R2 Special Edition Germany- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes, (143:49 PAL) - Prof. Colan's intro is shorter and some dialogue has been altered.
• R2 Special Edition Scandinavia- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes, (143:46 PAL) - Prof. Colan's intro is shorter and some dialogue has been altered.
• R2 Spain- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes, (143:49 PAL) - Prof. Colan's intro is shorter and some dialogue has been altered.
• R2 Special Edition Spain- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes, (143:49 PAL) - Prof. Colan's intro is shorter and some dialogue has been altered.
• R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes, (143:46 PAL) - Prof. Colan's intro is shorter and some dialogue has been altered.
• R6 China- CAV Warner Home Entertainment - Yes, a few shots showing the city of Shanghai have been cut. Dialogues containing "sensitive" words, "Shanghai" and "China" have the words technically distorted (143:12 PAL)
• R6 Special Edition China- CAV Warner Home Entertainment - Yes, a few shots showing the city of Shanghai have been cut. Dialogues containing "sensitive" words "Shanghai" and "China" have the words technically distorted (143:12 PAL)

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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 30/10/09
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/10/21

UPDATE LOG:

24/09/2011: Added the Scandinavian release and updated the R1 SE specs.
21/02/2010: Added R6 entries.
04/06/21: Added UK, Spain x2, Germany x2, UK.
21/10/21: Updated year.