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: 16%

Exercise: 5%

TV: 3%

Sports: 2%

Other: 1%

Television-Based Video Vendors

Year-to-date share of the television-based video sales market through Nov. 28 and current top-selling TV-based videos:

Company: Warner Home Video*

Share: 19.6%

Current best-selling video: South Park Vol. 10-12 (Rhino)

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Company: Artisan Entertainment**

Share: 16.8%

Current best-selling video: Christmas box (Hallmark)

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Company: Fox

Share: 14.2%

Current best-selling video: Touched by an Angel (Holiday Edition)

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Company: Paramount Home Video

Share: 8.2%

Current best-selling video: Young Indiana Jones: Chapter 8

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Company: Sony Music/Sony Wonder

Share: 5.8%

Current best-selling video: Real World You Never Saw: Hawaii

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Company: Buena Vista

Share: 4.8%

Current best-selling video: The Century America’s Time

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Company: Trimark

Share: 4.5%

Current best-selling video: SNL: Tribute to Chris Farley

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Company: A&E;/New Video

Share: 4.2%

Current best-selling video: Monty Python’s Flying Circus: Season 1

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Company: Columbia

Share: 4.0%

Current best-selling video: Double Platinum

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Company: Anchor Bay

Share: 3.0%

Current best-selling video: One Magic Christmas

Market Leaders Nov. 22-28:

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

Warner Home Video*: 22.2%

Buena Vista: 11.7%

Universal: 10.8%

Paramount Home Video: 6.9%

Columbia: 6.2%

Fox: 5.8%

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

**Includes Hallmark and Republic.

Source: VideoScan