Exhibit 99.1

                    Image Entertainment Guides Net
  Revenues of between $33 Million to $35 Million for Quarter Ending
             December 31, 2005, Resulting in Net Earnings

    CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2005--Image
Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK):

    --  Company Anticipates Excellent Holiday Quarter Revenues and
        Earnings, Based on Strong Criterion Sales and Overall October
        Revenue Performance

    --  Consolidation of Home Vision Operations into Image Complete

    Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), a leading independent
licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming
in North America, today announced net revenue guidance of between $33
million to $35 million for its fiscal '06 third quarter ending
December 31, 2005, expected to result in net earnings.
    October revenues, fueled by better than expected catalog orders,
strong Criterion sales and a number of high profile new releases
scheduled for November and December, contributed to the guidance
established for Image's fiscal 2006 third quarter. Additionally,
although Image originally projected completing the Home Vision
consolidation by the end of December 2005, the integration of Home
Vision's operations into Image's Chatsworth corporate headquarters and
Las Vegas distribution center has gone more smoothly than anticipated.
As a result, Image closed Home Vision's Chicago offices in mid-October
and concluded its consolidation as of the end of October.
    Image's CEO, Martin W. Greenwald, stated, "With strong new
releases, expanding Criterion sales and the addition of the Home
Vision line of programming, we are delighted to report that we expect
robust holiday selling season revenues. The guidance we are providing
gives us a chance to equal and possibly exceed our previous record
breaking $34.4 million quarter last Christmas. Although it is
difficult to project actual earnings, we are confident in our ability
to generate significant bottom line results."
    "Of course, the most important aspect of the Home Vision
acquisition was unifying exclusive distribution of The Criterion
Collection under the Image banner. Sales of Criterion programming are
exceeding our expectations and will help drive our third quarter
revenues. We're extremely excited about current and future quarter
Criterion sales and the opportunities that Image and Criterion can
create by working together."
    "The consolidation of Home Vision is now complete and puts Image
in a position to significantly grow revenues with only a small net
increase to overhead. Home Vision's current catalogue of over 130
titles, including the BBC's classic series 'The Chronicles of Narnia,'
'Day of the Dolphin' starring George C. Scott and Fukasaku's 'The
Yakuza Papers,' plus our announced line-up of future Home
Vision-branded new releases, are being well received by our retail
customers."
    Greenwald concluded, "With our large and productive library,
exciting new release schedule, growing presence in audio licensing,
emerging feature film business and continued expansion of our wholly
owned digital platform, Egami Media, Image may be positioned better
than ever to distribute our growing library of exclusive content
through current and future distribution models and technologies. We
will also continue to aggressively pursue new corporate acquisitions
or opportunities specifically designed to expand our catalogue and
leverage our dynamic infrastructure."

    About Image Entertainment:

    Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent licensee,
producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North
America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and over 200
exclusive CD titles in domestic release and approximately 300 programs
internationally via sublicense agreements. For many of its titles, the
Company has exclusive audio and broadcast rights and, through its
subsidiary Egami Media, Inc., exclusive video on demand, streaming
video and download rights. The Company is headquartered in Chatsworth,
California, and has a domestic distribution facility in Las Vegas,
Nevada. For more information about Image Entertainment, Inc., please
go to www.image-entertainment.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements:

    This press release may contain forward-looking statements which
are based on the Company's current expectations, forecasts and
assumptions. In some cases forward-looking statements may be
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"will," "may," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "predict," "continue," or similar words. Forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual
outcomes and results to differ materially from the Company's
expectations, forecasts and assumptions. These risks and uncertainties
include risks and uncertainties not in the control of the Company,
including, without limitation, the current economic climate and other
risks and uncertainties, including those enumerated and described in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
which filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Unless otherwise required by law, the Company disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.



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