“Ted” top seller, “Total Recall” top renter, on DVD chart
The hit Mark Wahlberg comedy “Ted” topped the DVD sales chart for the second week in a row, easily besting two new competitors: The science-fiction flop “Total Recall” and comedy “Pitch Perfect.”
Sony Pictures’ “Total Recall,” a remake of the 1990 adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story, was the most rented movie the week before Christmas, according to Rentrak Corp. However Universal Pictures’ “Ted” and “Pitch Perfect” are not yet available to rent from outlets including Redbox and Netflix.
Here are the top titles for sales (week ending Dec. 22) and rentals (week ended Dec. 23):
Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray Sales
- “Ted” (Universal). Week 2.
- “The Dark Knight Rises” (Warner Bros.). Week 3.
- “Pitch Perfect” (Universal). Week 1.
- “Total Recall” (Sony). Week 1.
- “Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” (Fox). Week 1
- “Brave” (Disney). Week 6.
- “Ice Age: Continental Drift” (Fox). Week 2.
- “The Bourne Legacy” (Universal). Week 2.
- “The Dark Knight Trilogy” (Warner Bros.). Week 3.
- “Resident Evil: Retribution” (Sony). Week 1.
Top 10 DVD and Blu-ray Rentals
- “Total Recall” (Sony). Week 1.
- “The Watch” (Fox) Week 6.
- ““Men In Black 3” (Sony). Week 4.
- “Savages” (Universal). Week 6.
- “Lawless” (Anchor Bay). Week 4.
- “Hope Springs” (Sony). Week 3.
- ““Brave” (Disney). Week 6.
- “The Expendables 2” (Lionsgate). Week 5.
- “The Campaign” (Warner Bros.). Week 8.
- “Stolen” (Millennium). Week 1.
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