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In its first full week available, Columbia TriStar’s Mona Lisa Sm...

In its first full week available, Columbia TriStar’s Mona Lisa Smile was the U.S.’s #1-rented DVD, Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended March 14 showed Thurs. Rentrak said the title earned $5.86 million on DVD…

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in the week for $5.94 million to date. In combined DVD and VHS earnings, the title earned $7.99 million in the week and $8.06 million to date. It was the only new release in the top 10 chart for combined DVD and VHS sales. Rentrak said the movie knocked Paramount’s comedy School of Rock out of the top spot, to #2. The latter earned an additional $6.42 million in the week on DVD and VHS for $13.51 million to date. On DVD alone, School of Rock earned $4.81 million for $10 million to date.