question: Was Flubber or The Sorcerer's Apprentice released first?
answer: Flubber
context: Title: The Sorcerer in the North
  Passage: The Sorcerer in the North (The Sorcerer of the North in the US) is the fifth book in the "Ranger's Apprentice" series by Australian author John Flanagan.  It was released in Australia on 4 November 2006 and in the United States on 4 November 2008.
  Title: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Doctor Who novel)
  Passage: The Sorcerer's Apprentice is an original novel written by Christopher Bulis and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who".  It features the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara.
  Title: Sorcerer's Apprentice (Augiéras novel)
  Passage: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a novel by François Augiéras.  First published in France in 1964 as "L'apprenti sorcier", it was translated into English by Sue Dyson in 2001 and published by Pushkin Press.
  Title: BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
  Passage: BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, released in Japan as BlazBlue: Chronophantasma (ブレイブルー クロノファンタズマ , BureiBurū Kuronofantazuma ) , is a 2-D fighting game developed by Arc System Works.  It is the third game of the Blazblue series, set after the events of "".  The game was originally to be released first as an arcade game in the early fourth quarter of 2012, which was later pushed forward to November 2012.  A PlayStation 3 version of the game was released in Japan on October 24, 2013, while it was released in the United States on March 25, 2014.  Due to limited hardware and disc space the game was not released on the Xbox 360.  An updated version of the game titled BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (ブレイブルー クロノファンタズマ エクステンド , BureiBurū: Kuronofantazuma Ekusutendo , BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend) , dubbed as BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma 2.0 (ブレイブルー クロノファンタズマ ２.０ , BureiBurū: Kuronofantazuma 2.0 , BlazBlue: Chronophantasma 2.0) in the Arcade version, was originally released for Arcades in October 2014, and for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in April 2015.  It was released on June 30, 2015 in North America, with the European region version releasing on October 23, 2015.
  Title: The Crystal Palace (novel)
  Passage: The Crystal Palace is the second novel in "The Book of Elementals" series by Phyllis Eisenstein.  (The first novel "Sorcerer's Son" was first published as a mass market paperback from Del Rey Books in 1979.)  "The Crystal Palace" was originally released in 1988 as a mass-market paperback from Signet.  It was last in-print in both hardcover and trade paperback in the 2002 omnibus volume "The Book of Elementals" (with "Sorcerer's Son") from Meisha Merlin Publishing.  (Eisenstein completed the manuscript for the final volume in the trilogy, "The City in Stone", but the novel was left unpublished after Meisha Merlin suddenly ceased operations in 2007.)
  Title: Xeko
  Passage: Xeko is a collectible card game revolving around endangered species.  It was launched on Earthday 2006.  It won the "Creative Child Magazine" 2006 Toy of the Year Award and the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval in its first year.  Four "Mission" sets have been released.  "Mission: Costa Rica" and "Mission: Madagascar", based on biodiversity hotspots were released first.  "Mission: Indonesia", was released in 2007, with the final release, "Mission: China", was released July 19, 2008.  A total of thirty more missions were planned but never developed.
  Title: Flubber (film)
  Passage: Flubber is a 1997 American science fiction comedy film directed by Les Mayfield (who had previously directed another John Hughes scripted remake, "Miracle on 34th Street") and written by Hughes and Bill Walsh.  A remake of "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961), the film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Great Oaks Productions and stars Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Ted Levine, Raymond J. Barry, Julie Morrison and Clancy Brown.  The film grossed $178 million worldwide.  In selected theatres, the "Pepper Ann" episode "Old Best Friend" was featured before the film.
  Title: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)
  Passage: The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a 2010 American fantasy film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and released by Walt Disney Pictures, the team behind the "National Treasure" franchise.  The film stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Monica Bellucci.
  Title: Nõiduse õpilane
  Passage: Nõiduse õpilane (English: Sorcerer's Apprentice / Sorcerer's Disciple / Student of Witchcraft ) is a novel by Estonian author Karl Ristikivi.  It was first published in 1967 in Lund, Sweden by Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv ("Estonian Writers' Cooperative").  In Estonia it was published in 1994.
  Title: The Book of Kane
  Passage: The Book of Kane is a collection of fantasy short stories by Karl Edward Wagner featuring his character Kane.  It was first published in 1985 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 2,125 copies, of which 425 copies were signed and slipcased.  The first story first appeared in Wagner's earlier collection "Death Angel's Shadow".  The other stories originally appeared in the magazines "Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Escape!"  and "Chacal".  The collection is illustrated by Jeffrey Jones.
citations: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film) Flubber (film)