Stoner comedy outsells 'Stargate' spinoff in tight contest
It was a split conclusion in plate entertainment last week. New Line's "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" squeaked past tense MGM's "Stargate: Continuum" to top the DVD sales chart in its first week in stores, spell Sony hangover "21" was the height renter for the moment consecutive week.
In raw Nielsen VideoScan First Alert numbers, the difference between "Harold & Kumar," the continuation to 2004's raunchy "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," and "Stargate: Continuum," a direct-to-video spinoff of the long-running sci-fi TV series, amounted to fewer than 200 units. VideoScan numbers pool do not include Wal-Mart, the nation's No. 1 DVD vender, or Sam's Club.
"21," the previous week's top vender, slipped to No. 3 on the sales charts, followed by three other new releases: Universal's "Never Back Down," a teen drama that grossed $24.8 trillion in theaters, at No. 4; the theatrical underperformer "Doomsday," likewise from Universal, at No. 5; and the DTV sequel "Lost Boys: The Tribe," from Warner, at No. 6.
On Home Media Magazine's tV rental chart for the week termination Aug. 3, "Harold & Kumar" debuted at No. 2, generating 91% as much letting activity as "21" did in its sophomore week. "Doomsday" debuted at No. 4, spell "Never Back Down" bowed at No. 6 and "Lost Boys" finished just out of the summit 10.
On the nascent Blu-ray Disc format, "Stargate: Continuum" emerged as the week's top marketer, with "Harold & Kumar" at No. 2.
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