Man of 'Action'

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THE CHARTS

MAN OF 'ACTION' The case is closed: A sober legal drama can have greater rental appeal than a peppy teen romance. John Travolta won over the jury as A Civil Action rented an average of 32 copies per store, while the Pygmalion-goes-pop comedy She's All That moved an average of 28. The debut win is Travolta's first appearance atop the chart in a couple of years; he bowed at No. 2 in 1998 by playing another legal figure -- Bill Clinton stand-in Jack Stanton -- in Primary Colors.

TAPE RENTALS

LAST WEEK WEEKS ON CHART

1 -- A CIVIL ACTION John Travolta, Touchstone 1 2 -- SHE'S ALL THAT Freddie Prinze Jr., Miramax 1 3 3 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN Tom Hanks, DreamWorks 8 4 2 ENEMY OF THE STATE Will Smith, Touchstone 5 5 4 VARSITY BLUES James Van Der Beek, Paramount 3 6 1 PATCH ADAMS Robin Williams, Universal 4 7 6 THE FACULTY Elijah Wood, Dimension 5 8 5 THE THIN RED LINE Sean Penn, Fox 3 9 7 STEPMOM Susan Sarandon, Columbia TriStar 12 10 14 THE PATRIOT Steven Seagal, Touchstone 5

TAPE SALES

1 1 AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY Mike Myers, New Line, $14.98 71 2 2 RUSH HOUR Chris Tucker, New Line, $14.98 5 3 4 BLADE Wesley Snipes, New Line, $14.98 7 4 3 THE KING AND I Animated, Warner, $22.95 2 5 10 A BUG'S LIFE Animated, Walt Disney, $26.99 13 6 11 HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK Angela Bassett, Fox, $14.98 8 7 5 THE TRUMAN SHOW Jim Carrey, Paramount, $14.95 3 8 15 POKEMON: POKE-FRIENDS Animated, Pioneer, $14.98 10 9 12 LETHAL WEAPON 4 Mel Gibson, Warner, $19.98 7 10 19 POKEMON: THUNDER SHOCK! Animated, Pioneer, $14.98 10

DVD SALES SALES INDEX

1 1 ENEMY OF THE STATE Will Smith, Touchstone, $29.99 100 2 2 GHOSTBUSTERS Bill Murray, Columbia TriStar, $29.99 52 3 3 VARSITY BLUES James Van Der Beek, Paramount, $29.99 48 4 4 PATCH ADAMS Robin Williams, Universal, $29.98 38 5 6 AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY Mike Myers, New Line, $24.98 34 6 9 STAR TREK: INSURRECTION Patrick Stewart, Paramount, $29.99 32 7 7 A SIMPLE PLAN Bill Paxton, Paramount, $29.99 23 16 WHAT DREAMS MAY COME Robin Williams, PolyGram, $34.98 23 9 -- WING COMMANDER Freddie Prinze Jr., Fox, $34.98 22 17 YOU'VE GOT MAIL Tom Hanks, Warner, $24.98 22 SOURCE: VIDEO BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 18, 1999 DVD DATA: VIDEOSCAN FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 11, 1999 THE SALES INDEX ILLUSTRATES A TITLE'S PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO THE WEEK'S TOP SELLER.