THE CHARTS

RUN FOR THE BORDER

Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt, Hollywood's Leading Lady and the occasional Sexiest Man Alive, take the top spot this week with the road-trip comedy The Mexican. Evidently, when you put two of the biggest names together in a movie, it becomes an instant rental hit--even if it doesn't mean that said film will be any good. Speaking of other dynamic duos, Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp land at No. 3 with the sticky-sweet Best Picture nominee Chocolat. It looks like a honeyed happy ending for all.

TAPE RENTALS

LAST GROSS TO WEEKS ON EW VIDEO WEEK DATE CHART GRADE

1 -- THE MEXICAN Brad Pitt $66.8 1 D- 2 1 THE FAMILY MAN Nicolas Cage $75.8 4 B- 3 -- CHOCOLAT Juliette Binoche $71.5 1 C- 4 -- 3000 MILES TO GRACELAND Kevin Costner $15.7 1 D+ 5 2 THE WEDDING PLANNER Jennifer Lopez $60.4 6 C 6 3 DOWN TO EARTH Chris Rock $64.2 5 C- 7 8 CAST AWAY Tom Hanks $233.6 9 B+ 8 6 UNBREAKABLE Bruce Willis $95.0 7 B 9 -- RECESS: SCHOOL'S OUT Animated $36.7 1 B 10 4 SWEET NOVEMBER Keanu Reeves $25.2 3 D- 11 15 O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? George Clooney $45.2 9 B 12 10 SAVE THE LAST DANCE Julia Stiles $90.9 8 B- 13 5 THE BROTHERS Morris Chestnut $27.5 2 C 14 7 DOUBLE TAKE Orlando Jones $29.8 4 C- 15 9 HEAD OVER HEELS Freddie Prinze Jr. $10.4 2 F 16 11 SAVING SILVERMAN Jason Biggs $19.4 4 D 17 12 THE GIFT Cate Blanchett $12.0 4 A- 18 14 TRAFFIC Benicio Del Toro $124.0 11 B+ 19 13 THIRTEEN DAYS Kevin Costner $34.6 5 B 28 17 PROOF OF LIFE Meg Ryan $32.6 8 C

SOURCE: VIDEO BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 12, 2001 BOX OFFICE GROSS-TO-DATE FIGURES IN MILLIONS. SOURCE: ACNIELSEN EDI, INC., AND EXHIBITOR RELATIONS CO. INC.