This week’s top videos in rentals and sales:
RENTALS
1. The Chronicles of Narnia
2. King Kong
3. Brokeback Mountain
4. Memoirs of a Geisha
5. Derailed
SALES
1. Chronicles of Narnia (full screen)
2. Chronicles of Narnia (widescreen)
3. Brokeback Mtn. (widescreen)
4. Chronicles of Narnia (two-disc)
5. Memoirs of a Geisha (widescreen)
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Some of this week’s new releases on DVD:
Aeon Flux
Casanova
Casualties of War Extended Cut
Crumb
The Detonator
Dr. Dolittle 3
Don’t Go Near the Park
Duane Hopwood
Elevator to the Gallows
Final Fantasy VII: Advent
Children
Fists in the Pocket
Guys and Dolls Deluxe Edition
Incantato
The Intruder
Invasion of the Neptune Men/
Prince of Space
It’s Always Fair Weather
Karas: The Prophecy
Magic
Match Point
Mercenary for Justice
The Passenger
Patlabor the Movie
The Patriot Extended Cut
Penn Teller: Off the Deep End
Shadows in the Sun
Shopgirl
Summer Stock
Three Little Words
Till the Clouds Roll By
Tristan & Isolde
The Wedding Singer Totally
Awesome Edition
Window Theory
Ziegfeld Follies
A comic rolls back to comedy
Robin Williams has made some dark, not so successful movies in recent years, but today he returns in a family comedy. Based on past performance, there may be big bucks in “RV.” Here’s a look at his five most successful films (first figure is total domestic gross, second is opening weekend, in millions, except as noted):
1
Mrs. Doubtfire
$219.2
$20.5, 1993
2
Aladdin (voice)
$217.4
$196,664, 1992
3
Good Will Hunting
$138.4
$272,912, 1997
4
Patch Adams
$135
$25.3, 1998
5
Robots (voice)
$128.2
$36, 2005
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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
Silent Hill
$20.2
(one week)
2
Scary Movie 4
$16.8
$67.5 (two weeks)
3
The Sentinel
$14.4
(one week)
4
Ice Age: The Meltdown
$13.3
$168.3 (four weeks)
5
The Wild
$8.3
$22.2 (two weeks)
6
The Benchwarmers
$7.3
$47.1 (four weeks)
7
Take the Lead
$4.2
$29.5 (three weeks)
8
Inside Man
$3.8
$81.3 (five weeks)
9
American Dreamz
$3.7
(one week)
10
Friends With Money
$3.2
$5 (three weeks)
