"Billy Elliot" premiered on 19 May at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival under the title "Dancer". It was later decided to re-title the film "Billy Elliot" to avoid confusion with "Dancer in the Dark", another film at Cannes that year. "Billy Elliot" was theatrically released on 29 September 2000 in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures and Focus Features. In the United States, the film was released on 13 October 2001. Against expectations, the film earned a worldwide $109,280,263. Universal Home Entertainment released "Billy Elliot" on VHS on 20 April 2001, and on Blu-ray on 10 January 2012. The Blu-ray includes a short documentary of the film's production.