Video View

This chart tracks video sales--alternating weekly between an overall view of the market and profiles of individual segments. Sales data include mass merchandisers and retailers but not most discount outlets.

Theatrical: 77%

Children’s: 13%

Television: 4%

Exercise: 3%

Other: 2%

Sports: 1%

Television-Based Video Vendors

Year-to-date share of the television-based video sales market through Sept. 13 and current top-selling TV-based videos:

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Company Share Current best-selling video Warner Home Video* 23.3% South Park Volume 1 Fox 16.0 X Files: Wave 6 (3-pack) Disney 11.9 Cinderella Paramount Home Video 9.0 Star Trek Next Generation: Chase ... Anchor Bay 7.8 Three Stooges Greatest Hits (2-pack) Hallmark Home Ent. 5.1 Merlin PolyGram Home Video 4.6 8 Best Bits of Mr. Bean Real Entertainment 4.0 Jerry Springer: Too Hot for TV Republic Home Ent. 3.1 The Stand Cabin Fever 3.0 Lonesome Dove

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Market Leaders Sept. 7-13

Top video vendors, in percentage of sales in all categories:

Paramount Home Video: 30.5%

Warner Home Video*: 16.3%

Disney: 10.3%

PolyGram: 8.8%

Columbia: 6.5%

Universal Home Video: 5.9%

*Includes MGM, HBO, Turner, New Line, Warner Vision and Rhino Home Video’s “South Park” release.

Source: VideoScan