Baseball Fantasy Scores Big

“Field of Dreams,” the fantasy film about baseball, hit a home run in the rental market this week, moving to the top of the Billboard rental chart--finally toppling “Lethal Weapon 2.” But with hot newcomer “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” breathing down its neck, “Field of Dreams” may have trouble clinging to the top spot. Among the high-profile movies debuting on the rental chart this week are “Casualties of War” (No. 10), “An Innocent Man” (No. 11) and “Shocker” (No. 24). “Millennium,” a sci-fi thriller starring Kris Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd, didn’t do much at the box-office--$5.7 million--but it’s doing remarkably well in the rental market (No. 19) for a little-known movie.

* “Dead Poets Society,” which was nominated for a best-picture Oscar, debuted at No. 28. Look for this box-office smash ($95 million) to crack the Top Five next week.

VIDEO RENTAL CHARTS

Ranking Weeks Ranking 2 Weeks On Rental Top Rentals Last Week Ago Chart 1. “Field of Dreams” (MCA) 2 10 3 2. “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” 3 2 7 (Disney) 3. “Parenthood” (MCA) 3 2 7 4. “Lethal Weapon 2” (Warner) 1 1 7 5. “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” 4 3 8 (Paramount) * “Dead Poets Society” (Touchstone) --- --- 1