The Video Software Dealers Association Announces VidTrac Results for Home Video Rental Activity for the Week Ended July 1, 2001.

Entertainment Editors & Video Writers

--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 5, 2001

                       Top 10 Renting VHS Titles
                   For the Week Ending July 1, 2001

 This   Last                                  Weeks   Weekly   Total
Week's Week's                                  in    Earnings Earnings
 Rank   Rank   Title           Video Label   Release    (M)      (M)

   1    New  Unbreakable       BV/Touchstone     1    $10.81   $10.85
   2     1   Cast Away         20th Century Fox  3     $8.01   $34.93
   3     2   Save the Last
              Dance            Paramount         2     $7.04   $15.82
   4    New  Dude, Where's
              My Car?          20th Century Fox  1     $5.78   $5.79
   5     3   Proof of Life     Warner            2     $4.41   $10.09
   6     4   Traffic (2000)    USA Home Video    5     $4.04   $36.26
   7     5   O Brother, Where
              Art Thou?        BV/Touchstone     3     $3.80   $13.56
   8     7   The Pledge        Warner            2     $3.45   $7.43
   9     6   Crouching Tiger,
              Hidden Dragon    Columbia TriStar  4     $3.35   $21.88
  10     8   What Women Want
              (2000)           Paramount         8     $3.14   $50.33


                       Top 10 Renting DVD Titles
                   For the Week Ending July 1, 2001

 This   Last                                  Weeks   Weekly   Total
Week's Week's                                   in   Earnings Earnings
 Rank   Rank   Title           Video Label   Release    (M)      (M)

   1    New  Unbreakable       BV/Touchstone     1    $5.09    $5.13
   2     1   Cast Away (2000)  20th Century Fox  3    $1.91    $10.77
   3    New  Dude, Where's
              My Car?          20th Century Fox  1    $1.83    $1.85
   4     3   Proof of Life     Warner            2    $1.59    $3.70
   5     2   Save the Last
              Dance            Paramount         2    $1.59    $3.71
   6     5   Traffic (2000)    USA Home Video    5    $1.06    $11.65
   7     4   Crouching Tiger,
              Hidden Dragon    Columbia TriStar  4    $1.06    $8.71
   8     6   O Brother, Where
              Art Thou?        BV/Touchstone     3    $1.05    $3.73
   9     7   The Pledge        Warner            2    $0.83    $1.79
  10     9   What Women Want
              (2000)           Paramount         8    $0.56    $12.48


                    Top 5 Renting Video Game Titles
                   For the Week Ending July 1, 2001

                                                    Weekly      Total
                                         Street    Earnings   Earnings
Rank   Title                  Platform    Date       (M)         (M)

 1     Twisted Metal: Black     PS2     06/19/01    $0.54       $0.88
 2     Mario Party 3            N64     05/07/01    $0.38       $3.85
 3     NBA Street               PS2     06/19/01    $0.33       $0.47
 4     Pokemon Stadium 2        N64     03/27/01    $0.25       $4.97
 5     Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX    PSX     05/22/01    $0.24       $1.90


      National Rental Spending (For the Week Ending July 1, 2001)

VHS:           $151.11 million (-9.6% from $167.16 million in 2000)
                 Year-to-Date 2001: $3.47 billion
                 (-13.0% from $3.99 billion in 2000)
DVD:           $33.36 million (+160.3% from $12.81 million in 2000)
                 Year-to-Date 2001: $626.11 million
                 (+173.7% from $228.73 million in 2000)
Video Games:   $18.43 million (-9.6% from $20.40 million in 2000)
                 Year-to-Date 2001: $401.33 million
                 (-12.9% from $460.69 million in 2000)


                           Upcoming Releases

Date    Title                 Distributor  Release Type

7/3/01  The Wedding Planner   CTHE         VHS Rental/DVD Sell Through
7/3/01  Dracula 2000          Buena Vista  VHS Rental/DVD Sell Through
7/10/01 13 Days               Warner/NL    VHS Rental/DVD Sell Through
7/10/01 Down To Earth         Paramount    VHS Rental/DVD Sell Through


                         Source: VSDA VidTrac.
  VidTrac Reports are prepared by the VSDA from information provided
                     by Streamlined Solutions Inc.


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VidTips offer home entertainment tips for consumers regarding upcoming
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       representing the $19 billion home entertainment industry.


                            NOW IN THEATERS

A number of sequels are invading movie theaters nationwide this summer
with "JURASSIC PARK III," "RUSH HOUR 2" and "AMERICAN PIE II" due out
in the next few weeks. "SCARY MOVIE 2" now in theaters returns with a
   new set of jokes. Brothers MARLON and SHAWN WAYANS and ANNA FARIS
  appear in front of the camera and KEENAN IVORY WAYANS is behind the
  camera as director. Where the first installment took a stab at teen
 horror flicks, this one targets classic horror movies. This week, why
  not head down to your local video store and rent a couple of these
       horror flicks guaranteed to make you squirm in your seat:

    "Urban Legends Final Cut" "Island of the Dead" "The Exorcist"
             "If I Die Before I Wake" "Cut" "The Shining"
   "Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman" "Scream 3"
"Bride of Chucky" "Stigmata" "Leprechaun in the Hood" "Halloween: H20"
 "Truth About Demons" "Urban Legend" "Idle Hands" "The Rage: Carrie 2"
     "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" "Carrie" "The Blair Witch Project"
               "Stitches (2000)" "Psycho" "Strangeland"
                "Prison of the Dead" and "Poltergeist"


                             NEW ON VIDEO

   On July 10, "THINGS YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HER" will be
 available to rent on video starring GLENN CLOSE, CAMERON DIAZ, KATHY
BAKER, CALISTA FLOCKHART, AMY BRENNEMAN and HOLLY HUNTER. It tells the
stories of 5 diverse women who each have their own life issues to deal
with. Somehow, their lives intertwine in this emotional, dramatic and
quirky film about love and life. If this sounds like the film for you,
        you might also want to check out these titles on video:

   "Just Looking" "The Blackout" "Head Above Water" "Double Parked"
"Attraction" "John Doe" "The Last Supper" "Idiot Box" "Skipped Parts"
        "When the Sky Falls" "Beyond Suspicion" "Love Goggles"

              "Who's Dancing Now" and "The Silent Enemy"


                        TRIBUTE TO JACK LEMMON

 Two-time Oscar winner John Uhler Lemmon III died Wednesday, June 27,
  2001, at age 76. In an acting career that spanned more than half a
century, this multitalented actor played many memorable roles in films
 that ranged from intense dramas to comedies. Jack Lemmon was born in
 an elevator in Boston on Feb. 8, 1925, and attended prep schools and
    graduated from Harvard University with a degree in War Service
Sciences. Those who knew Jack Lemmon, loved him and respected him. Pay
your tribute to this great man and brilliant actor, by renting one of
               these movies available to rent on video:

      "Some Like It Hot" "Glengarry Glen Ross" "The Great Race"
"Mister Roberts" "The China Syndrome" "Grumpier Old Men" "Out to Sea"
           "The Out-of-Towners" "Grumpy Old Men" "Missing"
       "Days of Wine and Roses" "The Wackiest Ship In the Army"
 "The Odd Couple" "Irma La Douce" "Inherit the Wind" "The Apartment"
   "12 Angry Men" "How to Murder Your Wife" "Bell, Book and Candle"
       "Buddy Buddy" "Avanti!" "The Prisoner of Second Avenue"
      "My Fellow Americans" "Fire Down Below" "My Sister Eileen"
       "The Grass Harp" "Short Cuts" "The Fortune Cookie" "Dad"
           "Tuesdays With Morrie" "It Should Happen to You"
       "Under the Yum-Yum Tree" "Save the Tiger" "Mass Appeal"
        "For Richer or for Poorer" "Kotch" "Good Neighbor Sam"
                "The Odd Couple II" and "Airport '77"

              SOURCE: VIDEO SOFTWARE DEALERS ASSOCIATION