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The film was distributed worldwide by United Artists in two versions.

Released in the midst of the psychedelic pop culture of the 1960s, Yellow Submarine was a box-office hit, drawing in crowds both for its lush, wildly creative images, and its soundtrack of Beatles songs.

The version shown in Europe included an extra musical number, " Hey Bulldog ", heard in the final third of the film.

For the US version, the number was replaced with alternative animation due to time constraints.

It was felt that at the time, American audiences would grow tired from the length of the film.

Of all the Beatles films released by UA, this had been the only one UA retained the rights to, leading up to its purchase by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1981.

In 2005, Sony Pictures Entertainment led a consortium that purchased MGM and UA.

SPE had handled theatrical distribution for MGM until 2012.

Conversely, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment was responsible for home video distribution when the most recent home video release went out of print.