'GROOVE' IS IN THE CHART
We all know that sex sells. But videohounds know that good movies are what you buy: Both young and not-so-young connoisseurs seem to have chosen period pieces to add to their collection. DVD fanatics opted for the high-kicking Chinese martial arts folklore of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and made it the No. 1 disc of the week. Meanwhile, kids were obviously successful in lobbying their parents for the VHS version of Disney's The Emperor's New Groove--the story about a spoiled teenage ruler who is magically transformed into a llama and learns his llesson--as it landed at the top of the tape heap.
DVD SALES GROSS TO WEEKS ON EW VIDEO DATE CHART GRADE
1 CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON Chow Yun-Fat $127.4 1 A 2 TRAFFIC Benicio Del Toro $124.0 2 B+ 3 VERTICAL LIMIT Chris O'Donnell $68.5 3 C- 4 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS... Richard Dreyfuss -- 2 A- 5 WHAT WOMEN WANT Mel Gibson $182.7 5 B- 6 GLADIATOR Russell Crowe $186.6 30 A 7 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Jeremy Irons $15.2 3 D- 8 THE MUMMY ULTIMATE EDITION Brendan Fraser $155.3 7 B- 9 MISS CONGENIALITY Sandra Bullock $106.8 6 C+ 10 TORA! TORA! TORA! Jason Robards -- 4 B
VHS SALES GROSS TO WEEKS ON EW VIDEO DATE CHART GRADE
1 THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE Animated $89.2 6 B+ 2 THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY Steve Harvey $38.2 1 B- 3 ME, MYSELF & IRENE Jim Carrey $90.6 1 C 4 MISS CONGENIALITY Sandra Bullock $106.8 6 C+ 5 THE QUEENS OF COMEDY Mo'Nique -- 1 C- 6 SHAFT Samuel L. Jackson $70.3 1 C+ 7 GONE IN 60 SECONDS Nicolas Cage $101.7 3 D 8 THE CELL Jennifer Lopez $61.3 1 C+ 9 TORA! TORA! TORA! Jason Robards -- 4 B 10 ROAD TRIP (UNRATED) Tom Green $68.5 3 C-
BOTH DVD AND VHS SALES CHART: SOURCE: VIDEO BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 10, 2001 BOX OFFICE GROSS-TO-DATE FIGURES IN MILLIONS. SOURCE: ACNIELSEN EDI, INC., AND EXHIBITOR RELATIONS CO. INC.
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