Sentence examples for upon initial release from inspiring English sources

The record received a poor commercial response, selling fewer than 35,000 copies upon initial release.

The record received a poor commercial response, selling less than 35,000 copies upon initial release.

The game received considerable praise upon initial release; critics were impressed with the lock-on technology and hailed it as "an exceptional game" despite its similarity to its predecessor.

However, despite being commercially successful in the United Kingdom, lackluster publicity on the part of their United States-based label led to poor sales there upon initial release (though it would eventually be certified 2x Platinum as the band's popularity increased).

Like Office Space, it performed poorly upon its initial release and later became a cult hit.

Scorsese's follow-up to Raging Bull, it was well received by critics upon its initial release but failed at the box office, taking just $2.5m against a $19m budget.

This month's lineup features several offerings that fall into this category, films that deserve a wider audience than they got upon their initial release in the United States.

Upon its initial release, "The Trouble I've Seen" sold well and garnered positive reviews across the country and in Europe, with many critics remarking on Gellhorn's ability to convey human suffering without becoming maudlin or shrill.

Detour, American low-budget crime drama that was virtually ignored upon its initial release in 1945 but was later championed by film critics and such directors as Martin Scorsese as one of the high points of the film noir genre.

For years, that market, for people who want to buy shoes they couldn't get upon their initial release, has been warped by hordes of fans lining up outside physical stores or crashing Web sites to buy Air Jordans and other "special editions" released to profit off an increasingly mainstream collector culture.

The pop culture we consumed as young children will always hold special places in our hearts, no matter how much praise or criticism it received upon its initial release.