Denzel Does It Again - 'Man On Fire' Sets Ablaze the U.S. Home Video Market, Debuting as the #1 Video of the Year in Revenue
23 September 2004 - 10:13AM
PR Newswire (US)
Denzel Does It Again - 'Man On Fire' Sets Ablaze the U.S. Home
Video Market, Debuting as the #1 Video of the Year in Revenue
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fox's "Man On
Fire," starring Denzel Washington, scorched the home video market
streeting as the #1 title of the year based on first week rental
revenue performance, according to Rentrak's Home Video Essentials.
The film, which also features the ensemble cast Christopher Walken,
Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, and singer Marc Anthony, debuted
last Tuesday on home video earning $11.8 million on volume of 3.5
million combined DVD/VHS units turned. "The earning power of Denzel
Washington in the entertainment industry is massive. Absent 'Man On
Fire' -- Denzel's talent equity on 'Training Day,' 'John Q.,' 'Out
Of Time' and 'Remember The Titans' alone is worth more than a
quarter-billion dollars to date," said Brad Hackley, VP of Business
Development for Rentrak's Home Video Essentials. "Man On Fire"
takes down "Starsky & Hutch's" previous 9-week reign as the
leader in the first-week performer's category. Top 5 Renting Videos
Year-to-Date: First Week Performance (Combined DVD/VHS) Street
First Wk Rank Title Studio Date Rev ($M) 1 Man On Fire Fox 9/14/04
11.8 2 Starsky & Hutch Warner 7/20/04 10.8 3 50 First Dates
Columbia 6/15/04 10.0 4 Something's Gotta Give Columbia 3/30/04 9.9
5 Secret Window Columbia 6/22/04 9.8 5/Tie The Butterfly Effect New
Line 7/06/04 9.8 Top 10 rental charts are based on preliminary
data. Ranking are subject to change upon receipt of additional
data. Up-to-date information on video and videogame rentals are
available on Home Video Essentials. Home Video Essentials is a
product of Rentrak Corporation. For more information, contact:
Sallie Olmsted Rogers & Cowan 310-201-8824 DATASOURCE: Rentrak
Corporation CONTACT: Sallie Olmsted of Rogers & Cowan,
+1-310-201-8824, or , for Rentrak Corporation Web site:
http://www.rentrak.com/
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