Back to the Future Part III effects for "Part III" were managed by effects company Industrial Light & Magic; the head of its animation department, Wes Takahashi, returned to once again animate the DeLorean's time travel sequences. The film grossed $23 million in its first weekend of U.S. release and $87.6 million altogether in U.S. box office receipts (or about $152.4 million when adjusted for inflation as of January 2011) – $243 million worldwide. On December 17, 2002, Universal released "Back to the Future Part III" in a boxed set with the first two films on DVD and VHS. In the DVD widescreen edition, there was
Back to the Future: The Ride Back to the Future: The Ride Back to the Future: The Ride was a simulator ride at Universal Studios theme parks. It was based on and inspired by the "Back to the Future" film series and is a mini-sequel to 1990's "Back to the Future Part III". It was previously located at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood, where it has since been replaced by "The Simpsons Ride" and at Universal Studios Japan where it has since been replaced by "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem". The ride's story centered on a first-person adventure in pursuit of Biff Tannen through time.