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: 74%

Children’s: 14%

Exercise: 7%

TV: 2%

Sports: 1%

Other: 2%

Television-Based Video Vendors

Year-to-date share of the television-based video sales market through April 4 and current top-selling TV-based videos:

Company: Warner Home Video*

Share: 22.4%

Current best-selling video: South Park VI

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Company: Fox

Share: 13.7%

Current best-selling video: Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy

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Company: Artisan Entertainment**

Market share: 13.2%

Current bestseller: The Temptations (movie)

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Company: Paramount Home Video

Share: 9.0%

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

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Company: Sony Music/Sony Wonder

Share: 6.4%

Current best-selling video: Celebrity Death Match, Round 2

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Company: Buena Vista

Share: 5.8%

Current best-selling video: Cinderella (1997)

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Company: Anchor Bay

Market share: 4.6%

Current bestseller: Three Stooges: Family Album

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Company: Real Entertainment

Share: 3.9%

Current best-selling video: Springer: Too Hot for TV

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Company: A&E;/New Video

Share: 3.8%

Current best-selling video: Avengers: 1967 (Set 4)

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Company: Columbia

Market share: 3.2%

Current bestseller: Hey Mr. Producer

Market Leaders March 29-April 4:

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

Paramount Home Video: 23.0%

Buena Vista: 18.1%

Warner Home Video*: 12.5%

Universal Home Video: 6.8%

Fox: 6.2%

Columbia: 5.3%

MGM: 3.0%

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

**Includes Hallmark and Republic.

Source: VideoScan