Video View

Total weekly sales, in millions of units, Dec. 5: 9.3

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.

Overall Top 10 Companies Year-to-date share of video sales market through Dec. 5 and current top-selling video for each company:

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COMPANY -- SHARE -- CURRENT BEST-SELLING VIDEO

Warner Home Video: 19.97%; Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Buena Vista: 16.21; Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas

Universal Home Video: 10.20; Saving Private Ryan

Paramount Home Videol 8.45; White Christmas

Columbia: 7.67; Big Daddy

Fox: 6.74; Ever After: The Cinderella Story

Pioneer: 3.04; Pokemon: Pikachu Party

Artisan Entertainment: 3.00; It’s a Wonderful Life

MGM: 2.29Tomorrow Never Dies

Anchor Bay: 2.29; Crunch Tae Boxing Workouts

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* Includes HBO, Turner, New Line and Warner Vision

** Includes Hallmark and Republic

Market Leaders Nov. 15-21:

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

Source: VideoScan