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Home Media Magazine publishes weekly reports of top home entertainment sales and rentals, along with detailed analysis of other trends affecting the home entertainment industry.

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Report: Consumers to Have Lean Shopping Lists

September 22, 2009

Consulting firm Deloitte is forecasting that holiday sales from November to January will be flat this year compared to 2008, with consumers still feeling the pinch from the recession.

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‘The Office’ Orders Up Top Spot

September 16, 2009

Season five of the hit TV series “The Office” topped the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart its first week in stores, while State of Play held down the No. 1 spot on Home Media Magazine’s rental chart for the second consecutive week.

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‘State of Play’ Thrills Buyers and Renters

September 09, 2009

Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s State of Play, a theatrical underperformer ($37 million) with an all-star cast headed by Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck, topped the national sales and rental charts its first week in stores, overcoming weak competition.

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‘Hannah Montana’ Continues Sales Reign

September 02, 2009

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s Hannah Montana: The Movie was the No. 1 home video seller for the second consecutive week, while three titles from Universal Studios — Duplicity, Fighting and The Last House on the Left — snagged the top three spots on the national video rental chart for the week ended Aug. 30.

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Analyst: $830 Million in U.S. Rental Kiosk Spending in 2009

September 01, 2009

The influx of $1-per-day movie rental kiosks, spearheaded by Redbox, Blockbuster Express, e-Play, The New Release and DVD Play, is expected to generate $830 million in revenue through about 25,500 kiosks in 2009, according to a new report.

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‘Hannah Montana’ and Horror Top Charts

August 26, 2009

Music and murder dominated the national home video charts the week ended Aug. 23, as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s Hannah Montana: The Movie debuted as the No. 1 seller and Universal Studios’ gruesome The Last House on the Left bowed as the top rental.

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NPD: Kiosks to Make Up 30% of U.S. Rental Market by 2010

August 25, 2009

Video rental kiosks, including Redbox, are experiencing more growth than either traditional stores or subscription rental and are on track to make up 30% of the U.S. rental market in 2010, according to the NPD Group.

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Consumers Had a Lot of ‘Love’ on Disc

August 19, 2009

There was a lot of love in the home entertainment business last week. Paramount Home Entertainment’s DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of the DreamWorks buddy comedy I Love You, Man debuted in the top slot on all three charts the week ended Aug. 16.

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Game Sales Drop 29% in July

August 13, 2009

Video game sales fell 29% in July compared to the same month last year, from $1.19 billion in July 2008 to $848.9 million last month, according to The NPD Group.

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‘Race to Witch Mountain’ Scales to Top Sales Spot

August 12, 2009

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s Race to Witch Mountain took the No. 1 spot on the national home video sales chart the week ended Aug. 9, while Sony Pictures Home Entertainment snagged the top rental chart spot with Obsessed.

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