In its 2nd full week of availability, Universal’s Unrated version...
In its 2nd full week of availability, Universal’s Unrated version of American Wedding was the #1-rented DVD in the U.S., Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Jan. 11 showed Thurs. Rentrak said the title, which…
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moved up 3 levels for the week in terms of combined DVD and VHS rentals, earned an additional $5.92 million on DVD and an am extra $8.32 million in combined DVD and VHS rentals. To date, Rentrak said, the title earned $11.92 million on DVD and $17.36 million on DVD and VHS. In their first full week of availability, MGM’s Out of Time starring Denzel Washington, Columbia TriStar’s horror film Underworld and MGM’s comedy Uptown Girls each made the top 10 as well, Rentrak said. In combined DVD and VHS rental earnings, Rentrak said #3 Out of Time took in $7.23 million for the week and $7.32 million to date, while #4 Underworld took in $5.81 million for the week and $$5.89 million to date, and #5 Uptown Girls took in $5.51 million for the week and $5.58 million to date. In DVD rental alone, Rentrak said Out of Time took in $5.08 million for the week and $5.15 million to date, while Underworld took in $4.47 million for the week and $4.52 million to date, and Uptown Girls took in $3.86 million for the week and $3.91 million to date. Last week’s #1-rented DVD -- Columbia TriStar’s S.W.A.T. -- meanwhile, dropped to #2 in its 2nd full week of availability, earning an additional $5.8 million for the week on DVD for a total of $19.38 million to date, and an additional $7.71 million in combined DVD and VHS earnings in the week for combined earnings to date of $26.13 million. Rounding out the top 10, in combined DVD and VHS rental earnings, were Fox’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at #6 (down 4 notches in the week), Fox’s The Order at #7 (up 1), Universal’s Seabiscuit at #8 (down 5), Disney’s 2003 version of its own Freaky Friday at #9 (down 4), MGM’s Jeepers Creepers 2 at #10 (down 4).