Need for Speed: Underground from Electronic Arts (EA) and True C...
Need for Speed: Underground from Electronic Arts (EA) and True Crime: Streets of L.A. from Activision -- both for PS2 -- again were the top 2 rented videogames in the U.S., Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the…
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week ended Jan. 25 showed Thurs. Rentrak said Need, in its 10th week of availability, made an additional $190,276 in rentals in the week for $4.38 million to date, while True, in its 12th week, made an additional $145,428 for a total $4.02 million. Once again, PS2 dominated the rental chart, as every game in the top 10 was for Sony Computer Entertainment’s console. EA again led publishers, this time with 5 titles in the top 10. Its other games in the top 10 were Madden NFL 2004 at #4 (down one in its 24th week, earning an additional $127,578 for a total $6.31 million), Medal of Honor: Rising Sun at #6 again in its 11th week ($109,62 and $4.79 million), NFL Street at #7 (up 20 in its 2nd week, $104,874 and $166,761), The Sims: Bustin’ Out at #9 again in its 6th week ($91,197 and $1.20 million). Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Underground again was #5, in its 13th week ($112,444 and $4.30 million). Rounding out the top 10 were Atari’s Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 at #3 (up one in its 8th week), Sony’s SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs at #8 (down one in its 12th week), THQ’s WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain at #10 (down 2 in its 13th week). On the DVD/VHS movie front, Columbia TriStar’s Once Upon a Time in Mexico was the top-rented title in its first full week of availability, Rentrak said. The title earned $7.31 million in the week on the 2 formats for $7.41 million to date. Also new in the top 10 were Disney’s Open Range at #2 ($6.40 million and $6.49 million) and Lions Gate’s horror film Cabin Fever at #4 ($4.76 million and $4.84 million).