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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: 75%

Children’s: 15%

Television: 4%

Exercise: 3%

Other: 2%

Sports: 1%

Sports Video Vendors

Year-to-date share of the sports video sales market through Feb. 14 and current top-selling children’s videos:

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Company Share Current best-selling video World Wrestling Fed. 56.2% WWF:Austin 3:16 Uncensored PolyGram Home Video 19.9 MLB: Season of Their Lives Warner Home Video* 7.7 WCW: Sting (Turner) Trimark 2.7 Ultimate Fighting Championship 2 Fox 2.5 My Sergeis Simitar 2.2 Muscle Car Madacy 1.2 Wide World of Sports Bloopers PPI Entertainment 0.8 101 Sports Bloopers

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Market Leaders Feb. 8-14

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

Disney: 32.9%

Universal Home Video: 16.3%

Warner Home Video *: 13.7%

Paramount Home Video: 5.9%

Columbia: 5.6%

Fox: 4.2%

MGM: 3.3%

*Includes HBO, Turner, New Line, and WarnerVision.

Source: VideoScan

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