Will U.S. Marshals earn a gold star? The sequel to 1993's The Fugitive snagged 38 rentals per store, and though it seems unlikely that Marshals will repeat The Fugitive's 12-week run in the top 10, the video redemption of For Richer or Poorer (No. 10 in its 12th week) should give Wesley Snipes and Co. some hope. On the sales chart, in-flammatory reality videos were the rage. Jerry Springer's Too Hot for TV! debuted with a respectable seven copies per store, while MPI's remastered Zapruder film picked up steam its second week, as anticipated (see story on page 81).
TAPE RENTALS
LAST WEEK WEEKS ON CHART
1 1 GOOD WILL HUNTING Matt Damon, Miramax 3 2 -- U.S. MARSHALS Tommy Lee Jones, Warner 1 3 2 SPHERE Dustin Hoffman, Warner 2 4 3 WAG THE DOG Dustin Hoffman, New Line 4 5 4 FALLEN Denzel Washington, Warner 6 6 5 AS GOOD AS IT GETS Jack Nicholson, Columbia TriStar 10 7 8 THE POSTMAN Kevin Costner, Warner 5 8 14 HALF BAKED Dave Chappelle, Universal 4 9 6 SCREAM 2 Neve Campbell, Dimension 7 10 11 FOR RICHER OR POORER Tim Allen, Universal 12
TAPE SALES
1 -- JERRY SPRINGER: TOO HOT FOR TV! -- DELUXE EDITION Jerry Springer, Real Entertainment, $24.99 1 2 1 THE SPIRIT OF MICKEY Animated, Walt Disney, $22.99 2 3 2 SPICE WORLD The Spice Girls, Columbia TriStar, $14.95 6 4 3 AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY Mike Myers, New Line, $14.98 21 5 7 FACE/OFF Nicolas Cage, Paramount, $14.95 9 6 4 GREASE John Travolta, Paramount, $19.95 5 7 14 IMAGE OF AN ASSASSINATION: A NEW LOOK AT THE ZAPRUDER FILM Documentary, MPI, $19.98 2 8 6 SWINGERS Jon Favreau, Miramax, $19.99 3 9 5 1998 NBA FINALS Michael Jordan, Fox, $19.98 3 10 9 AS GOOD AS IT GETS Jack Nicholson, Columbia TriStar, $22.99 10
MUSIC TAPE SALES
1 2 ALL ACCESS VIDEO Backstreet Boys, Jive/Zomba, $19.98 7 2 1 MP DA LAST DON Master P, No Limit/Priority, $19.98 5 3 3 SHOCKUMENTARY Insane Clown Posse, PolyGram, $19.98 4 4 4 STREETS IS WATCHING Jay-Z, Def Jam/PolyGram, $14.95 10 5 7 GIRL POWER! LIVE IN ISTANBUL The Spice Girls, Virgin, $19.98 25 6 5 ONE HOUR OF GIRL POWER The Spice Girls, Warner, $14.95 35 7 6 7 TELEVISION COMMERCIALS Radiohead, Capitol, $19.98 2 8 8 RAY OF LIGHT Madonna, Warner Reprise, $5.98 4 9 10 TULSA, TOKYO AND THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Hanson, PolyGram, $19.95 35 10 9 GARTH LIVE FROM CENTRAL PARK Garth Brooks, Orion, $19.95 27
SOURCE: VIDEO BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 26, 1998 MUSIC DATA: BILLBOARD FROM THE ISSUE DATED AUG. 1, 1998
