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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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'Knowing' Takes Top Spot

July 15, 2009

Summit Entertainment scored its second No. 1 DVD hit this year, with the sci-fi thriller Knowing debuting in the top spot on both the national sales and rental charts.

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Report: Recession Drives Online Gaming

July 13, 2009

The category attracted 87 million U.S. visitors in May, up 22% from the same period last year, according to comScore.

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12 Rounds Shoots to No. 1

July 08, 2009

The top-selling home video release for the week ended July 5 was 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s 12 Rounds, an actioner that was one of the last films from the now-shuttered Fox Atomic division, launched two years ago to produce low-budget theatricals aimed at teens.

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Analyst ‘Up’ on Disney Film Biz

July 08, 2009

The box office resilience of Pixar Animation’s Up ($267 million through July 7) prompted Pali Capital analyst Richard Greenfield July 8 to revise upwards fiscal year 2009 studio entertainment revenue projections for The Walt Disney Co.

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Mid-Year Theatrical vs. Packaged Media

July 07, 2009

At a glance, any hand wringing among the studios over declining home entertainment revenue would appear unwarranted in light of home entertainment revenue possibly being as much as $700 million higher than theatrical with the lucrative fourth quarter release slate pending.

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Report: Price Cuts Undermine CE Recovery

July 07, 2009

Despite a 4.2% increase from the first quarter to $71.1 billion in worldwide consumer electronics equipment revenue in the second quarter, overall 2009 CE sales will fall 8.2%, according to a new report.

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Used Game Sales Up

July 07, 2009

From January to May, American gamers say they have bought and played more video games than at any other period before, according to a new report from Nielsen, but this may not necessarily be good news for game suppliers.

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Code Unlocks Rentals; Confessions Finds Sales

July 01, 2009

Confessions of a Shopaholic was the week’s No. 1 seller, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert data, while The Code was the No. 1 rental.

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Gran Torino Still at No. 1

June 24, 2009

A cross-dressing comic and a maniacal killer couldn’t keep Clint Eastwood from crossing the finish line first once again.

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EMA: Locks on Home Video, Games Could Yield $6B Annually

June 22, 2009

Locks on DVDs and video games, similar to those on clothing and alcohol that are removed at the cash register, could yield for retailers, studios and video game publishers up to $6 billion annually, according to a new study.

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