Some of this week’s new movie and TV releases on DVD:
Asylum
Benji the Hunted
Bill Murray Classic Comedies
Collection: Stripes (Extended Cut), Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters
The Devil and Max Devlin
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
The Escapist
Half Light
Junebug
Lord of War
The Man
My Dog, the Thief
The Richard Pryor Collection: Bustin’ Loose, Brewster’s
Millions, Car Wash, Which Way Is Up?
Two for the Money
Underclassmen
Venom
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken
Here are this week’s top videos in rentals and sales:
RENTALS
1. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
2. Four Brothers
3. Must Love Dogs
4. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
5. Into the Blue
SALES
1. Toy Story 2: Special Edition
2. Band Camp (widescreen)
3. Band Camp (full screen)
4. 40-Year-Old Virgin (widescreen)
5. Into the Blue (widescreen)
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Lovable loser: a short history
Albert Brooks directs and acts in his latest film, “Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World,” which opens today. Here’s a look at his top five films as an actor (first figure is total domestic gross, second is opening weekend, in millions, unless otherwise noted):
1
Finding Nemo (voice)
$339.7
$70.3, 2003
2
Broadcast News
$51.2
$197,542, 1987
3
Out of Sight
$37.6
$12, 1998
4
Taxi Driver
$28.3
Not available, 1976
5
The In-Laws
$20.5
$7.3, 2003
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Box office
Here are last week’s gross revenues in millions of dollars at North American theaters for the top 10 films, followed by total amount grossed and number of weeks in release in parentheses.
1
Glory Road
$16.9 (one week)
2
Hoodwinked
$16.9 (one week)
3
Last Holiday
$15.5 (one week)
4
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
$12.8
$264 (six weeks)
5
Hostel
$11.4
$36.6 (two weeks)
6
Fun With Dick and Jane
$10.3
$94.2 (four weeks)
7
King Kong
$9.1
$204.5 (five weeks)
8
Tristan & Isolde
$7.6 (one week)
9
Brokeback Mountain
$7
$32.1 (six weeks)
10
Cheaper By the Dozen 2
$6.8
$74.7 (four weeks)
