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John Travolta appears to have been touched by an angel -- White Man's Burden notwithstanding. He follows Get Shorty and Broken Arrow with yet another video winner, portraying Phenomenon's Everyman struck with extraordinary mental powers. The supernatural drama (which earned $105 million in theaters so far) shoots to the top rentals position its first week, just as the actor achieves otherworldly success as an archangel in the big-screen Michael. Back on earth, he'll soon sit in the Oval Office in the hotly anticipated Primary Colors. If only Travolta could send some of his good fortune Tom Arnold's way: The Stupids debuts only one spot higher (at No. 38) than Carpool, another '96 Arnold vehicle, did last week.
TOP 10 TAPE RENTALS
LAST WEEKS WEEK ON CHART 1 -- PHENOMENON John Travolta, Touchstone 1 2 2 A TIME TO KILL Matthew McConaughey, Warner 3 3 1 THE ROCK Sean Connery, Hollywood 6 4 3 TIN CUP Kevin Costner, Warner 5 5 6 KINGPIN Woody Harrelson, MGM/UA 2 6 4 THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Eddie Murphy, MCA/Universal 10 7 5 CHAIN REACTION Keanu Reeves, FoxVideo 5 8 13 FLED Laurence Fishburne, MGM/UA 2 9 7 MATILDA Mara Wilson, Columbia TriStar 5 10 8 INDEPENDENCE DAY Bill Pullman, FoxVideo 9
TAPE SALES
1 1 MATILDA Mara Wilson, Columbia TriStar, $24.95 5 2 4 THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Eddie Murphy, MCA/Universal, $22.98 10 3 2 INDEPENDENCE DAY Bill Pullman, FoxVideo, $22.98 9 4 3 TOY STORY Animated, Walt Disney, $26.99 12 5 7 RIVERDANCE Various Artists, Columbia TriStar, $24.95 8 6 5 THE LAND BEFORE TIME IV Animated, MCA/Universal, $19.98 6 7 9 BRAVEHEART Mel Gibson, Paramount, $24.95 21 8 6 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Tom Cruise, Paramount, $22.95 10 9 8 TOP GUN Tom Cruise, Paramount, $14.95 117 10 10 TWISTER Helen Hunt, Warner, $22.96 16
KID VIDEO SALES
1 1 OLIVER & COMPANY Animated, Walt Disney, $26.99 15 2 2 MARY-KATE & ASHLEY: HOTEL WHO-DONE-IT Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Dualstar, $12.95 11 3 3 WALLACE AND GROMIT: A CLOSE SHAVE Animated, BBC/FoxVideo, $9.98 11 4 15 THE LAND BEFORE TIME IV Animated, MCA/Universal, $19.98 5 5 4 SKY DANCERS: PINK VOLUME Animated, Cabin Fever, $14.98 9 6 6 SKY DANCERS: BLUE VOLUME Animated, Cabin Fever, $14.98 7 7 7 SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK: AMERICA ROCK Animated, ABC Video/Paramount, $12.95 57 8 10 THE ARISTOCATS Animated, Walt Disney, $26.99 39 9 5 MARY-KATE & ASHLEY'S HAWAIIAN BEACH PARTY Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Dualstar, $12.95 11 10 16 WALLACE AND GROMIT: A GRAND DAY OUT Animated, BBC/FoxVideo, $9.98 47
SOURCE: VIDEO BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 19, 1997 KID VIDEO DATA: BILLBOARD FROM THE ISSUE DATED JAN. 25, 1997
