Video View

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%

Excercise: 7%

Television: 3%

Other: 2%

Sports: 1%

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Television-Based Video Vendors

Year-to-date share of television-based video sales market through Jan. 17 and current top-selling TV-based videos.

Company: Warner Home Video *

Market Share: 25.9%

Current best-selling video: South Park VI

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Company: Fox

Market Share: 16.7%

Current best-selling video: Touched by an Angel: Christmas

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Company: Artisan Entertainment**

Market Share: 12.o%

Current best-selling video: Scarlett I and II (Hallmark)

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Company: Paramount Home Video

Market Share: 8.5%

Current best-selling: Star Trek: Talkin’ Tribbles Set

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Company: Disney

Market Share: 4.9%

Current best-selling: Toothless

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Company: Real Entertainment

Market Share: 4.7%

Current best-selling: Springer: Too Hot for TV

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Company: Anchor

Market Share: 4.6%

Current best-selling video: Three Stooges Greatest Hits (2-pack)

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Company: A&E;/New Video

Market Share: 3.5%

Current best-selling video: Avengers: 1967 (Set 1)

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Company: Sony Music/Sony Wonder

Market Share: 3.3%

Current best-selling video: Real World: Boston and Seattle

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Company: Columbia

Market Share: 2.8%

Current best-selling video: Het, Mr. Producer

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Market Leaders Jan. 11-17:

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

Warner Home Video *: 17.5%

Disney: 16.1%

Paramount Home Video: 9.8%

Columbia: 8.3%

Universal Home Video: 8.0%

Fox: 6.3%

MGM: 5.9%

*Includes MGM, HBO, Turner, New Line, PBS and WarnerVision.

**Includes Hallmark and Republic

Source: VideoScan