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"American Gangster" Tops DVD Charts
posted on Feb 29, 2008
"American Gangster,"
with North American box office earnings of
$129.8 million, sold an estimated 4 million units during its
first week in stores. For the week ending Feb. 24, the Universal
Studios Home Entertainment release topped both the latest DVD sales and rental charts.
According to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert data, that was
more than three times as many copies as "Michael Clayton,"
which finished a distant second. The previous week's top
seller, Lionsgate's "Why Did I Get Married?" slipped to No. 3 in its second week.
According to Home Media Magazine, "American Gangster" also topped the rental charts with an estimated $9.7 million.
