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"Godzilla" Remains on Top as Netflix.com Announces List of the Latest Top 10 DVD Movies Rented on the Internet.


SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998--

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Dazzling Debuts

Proving to be a formidable competitor, "Godzilla" maintained the No. 1 spot on the top 10 DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 rental list for the period Nov. 20 through Dec. 3, 1998, according to according to
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1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

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 NetFlix.com (www.netflix.com), the world's largest DVD rental store.

Sci-fi films continued to dominate as "Lost In Space" held on to the No. 2 spot, with "Star Trek Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. : First Contact" and "Species II" rounding out the top 10. Romance and drama maintained a presence on the list with the debut of two hot new DVD releases, the critically acclaimed "The Horse Whisperer" and "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas," joining "City of Angels: Special Edition" and "A Perfect Murder."

With an inventory in excess of 2,300 titles available through its Internet site, NetFlix.com is the easiest way to rent a DVD.

The Top 10 DVD Movies Rented on the Internet are: 1. Godzilla 2. Lost In Space 3. The Horse Whisperer 4. City of Angels: Special Edition 5. Tomorrow Never Dies -- Special Edition 6. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 7. Mercury Rising 8. Star Trek: First Contact 9. A Perfect Murder 10. Species II

NetFlix.com publishes this list on its Internet site on a semimonthly sem·i·month·ly  
adj.
Occurring or issued twice a month.

n. pl. sem·i·month·lies
A semimonthly publication.

adv.
At intervals twice monthly. See Usage Note at bi-1.

Noun 1.
 basis.

NetFlix.com is the world's first and largest online DVD rental Online DVD rentals allow a person to rent DVDs by mail. Generally, all interaction between the renter and the rental company takes place through the company's website. How it works
Most companies operate on the following model:
 store. The NetFlix.com online store, located at www.netflix.com, carries virtually every DVD movie -- currently numbering more than 2,300 titles -- and rents them to owners of DVD video players and DVD-ROM-equipped PCs.

In addition to offering its customers the world's largest selection of DVD movies, NetFlix.com provides seven-day rentals, same-day shipping to anywhere in the United States, easy-to-use search features, advance movie reservations and multirental discounts. By focusing on online rentals, NetFlix.com is pioneering a new online retail model and e-commerce category. Founded in 1997, NetFlix.com has headquarters in Scotts Valley.

Note to Editors: If you would like to receive a copy of the Top 10 DVD Movies Rented on the Internet before publication to the NetFlix.com site, contact Bender, Goldman & Helper or NetFlix.com.
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