"Museum" leads DVD charts in first week

By Thomas K. Arnold

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The DVD business received a shot in the arm last week when "Night at the Museum" sold 6 million units during its first week in stores.

Fox's Ben Stiller comedy handily won the top spot on Nielsen VideoScan's First Alert DVD sales chart for the week ending April 29, bumping the previous week's top seller, "Smokin' Aces," to No. 4.

"Museum" also easily captured the No. 1 position on Home Media Magazine's rental chart, generating an estimated $11.6 million in rental revenue. The film earned more than $250 million in theaters.

Also new were "Deja Vu" and "The Queen," which were No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, on both charts. "Deja Vu" earned an estimated $8.6 million in rental revenue, while "Queen" generated $7.5 million.

High-definition disc sales for the week were 71% Blu-ray Disc and 29% HD DVD, with Blu-ray sales bolstered by the fact that "Museum" was available exclusively on that format.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter