And the Nice Timing Award goes to Columbia TriStar Home Video, which released Oscar's Greatest Moments (covering the 1971-91 ceremonies) on the same day the 1991 Oscar nominations were announced. The stunt paid off: Moments debuts in the top sales spot this week, bumping the previously unassailable Fantasia off its 16-week perch. The nominations didn't have much effect on the rental chart, though: Best Picture nominee The Silence of the Lambs (No. 32) continues to percolate downward, and with six weeks at No. 1, Thelma & Louise (starring Best Actress contenders Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis) can't get any higher. LAST RENTALS WEEKS ON WEEK CHART
1 1 Thelma & Louise 7 Susan Sarandon (MGM/UA) 2 3 The Rocketeer 3 Bill Campbell (Disney) 3 2 Regarding Henry 3 Harrison Ford (Paramount) 4 4 Hot Shots! 4 Charlie Sheen (FoxVideo) 5 5 Point Break 5 Keanu Reeves (FoxVideo) 6 10 Double Impact 2 J.C. Van Damme (Columbia TriStar) 7 33 Pure Luck 2 Martin Short (MCA/Universal) 8 6 City Slickers 12 Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern (New Line) 9 8 Dying Young 7 Julia Roberts (FoxVideo) 10 7 Mobsters 4 Christian Slater (MCA/Universal)
SALES
1 - Oscar's Greatest Moments 1 Compilation (Columbia TriStar, $19.95) + 2 1 Fantasia 17 Animated (Disney, $24.99) 3 12 The Jungle Book 41 Animated (Disney, $24.99) 4 3 Cherfitness 14 Cher (CBS/Fox, $19.95) 5 7 The Terminator 31 A. Schwarzenegger (Hemdale, $14.95) 6 4 The Parent Trap 5 Hayley Mills (Disney, $19.99) 7 13 Goodfellas 2 Ray Liotta (Warner, $19.98) 8 2 The Little Mermaid 69 Animated (Disney, $26.99) 9 5 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 5 James Mason (Disney, $19.99) 10 8 Richard Simmons:Sweatin' To The Oldies 58 Richard Simmons (Warner, $39.98) For the week ending February 23
