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‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ is bestselling DVD and top rental

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“G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” starring Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum, is dominating in home entertainment. The big-budget action film from Paramount is the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray disc title, as well as the top rental.

The Jackie Robinson biopic “42” was second-bestselling DVD in its third week in release, while the raunchy comedy “Identity Thief” held strong, taking the No. 2 spot in rentals in its ninth week.

Here are the top titles for the week that ended Aug. 3 for sales and Aug. 4 for rentals, according to Rentrak.

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Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray sales

1. “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (Paramount). Week 1

2. “42” (Warner Bros.). Week 3

3. “Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox” (Warner Bros.). Week 1

4. “Despicable Me” (Universal). Week 138

5. “Teen Beach Movie” (Disney). Week 1

6. “Evil Dead” (Sony). Week 3

7. “Tyler Perry’s Temptation” (Lionsgate). Week 4

8. “Oz the Great and Powerful” (Disney). Week 8

9. “Jack the Giant Slayer” (Warner Bros.). Week 7

10. “A Good Day to Die Hard” (Fox). Week 9

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Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray rentals

1. “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (Paramount). Week 1

2. “Identity Thief” (Universal). Week 9

3. “Jack The Giant Slayer” (New Line). Week 7

4. “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” (New Line). Week 6

5. “A Good Day To Die Hard” (Fox). Week 9

6. “The Call” (Sony). Week 6

7. “Dead Man Down” (Sony). Week 5

8. “Oz The Great And Powerful” (Disney). Week 8

9. “21 & Over” (Fox). Week 7

10. “Evil Dead” (Sony). Week 3

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