<P> Although the 1949 reissue used sepia tone, as in the original release, beginning with the 1955 re-issue, and continuing until the film's 50th anniversary VHS release in 1989, the opening Kansas sequences were shown in black and white instead of the sepia tone as originally printed . (This includes television showings .) </P> <P> The MGM "Children's Matinees" series rereleased the film twice, in both 1970 and 1971 . It was for this release that the film received a G rating from the MPAA . </P> <P> For the film's then - upcoming 60th anniversary, Warner Bros. Pictures released a "Special Edition" on November 6, 1998, digitally restored with remastered audio . </P> <P> In 2002, the film had a very limited re-release in U.S. theaters, earning only $139,905 . </P>

Wizard of oz was the first color movie