This chart tracks video sales--alternating weekly between...

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: 73%

Children’s: 14%

Television: 3%

Exercise: 6%

Sports: 2%

Other: 2%

Television-Based Video Vendors

Year-to-date share of the television-based video sales market through Sept. 19 and current top-selling TV-based videos:

Company: Warner Home Video*

Share: 21.5%

Current best-selling video: South Park V8 (Rhino)

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Company: Artisan Entertainment**

Share: 16.7%

Current best-selling video: The Temptations (movie)

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Company: Fox

Share: 15.1%

Current best-selling video: X-Files: Wave 7 (3-pack)

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Company: Paramount Home Video

Share: 8.4%

Current best-selling video: Star Trek Original Series, V.1 (DVD)

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Company: Buena Vista

Share: 5.1%

Current best-selling video: Home Improvement

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Company: Sony Music/Sony Wonder

Share: 4.4%

Current best-selling video: Beavis & Butt-Head: Butt-o-ween

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Company: Columbia

Market share: 4.1%

Current bestseller: Double Platinum

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Company: A&E;/New Video

Share: 4.0%

Current best-selling video: Avengers: 1966 (Set 2, Vol. 4-6)

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Company: Anchor Bay

Market share: 3.4%

Current bestseller: Amy Fisher Story

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Company: Real Entertainment

Market share: 2.5%

Current bestseller: Springer: Too Hot for TV (DLX)

Market Leaders Sept. 13-19:

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

Universal: 23.8%

Warner Home Video*: 16.3%

Buena Vista: 11.0%

Columbia: 7.3%

Paramount Home Video: 6.0%

Fox: 5.8%

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

**Includes Hallmark and Republic

Source: VideoScan