The Video Software Dealers Association AnnouncesVidTrac Results for Home Video Rental Activity...

Entertainment Editors & Video Writers

--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2000

                         Top 10 Renting Videos
                  For the Week Ended January 9, 2000

This   Last                                Weeks    Weekly    Total
Week's Week's            




				

				
				 
				


                   in     Earnings  Earnings
Rank   Rank  Title         Video Label    Release (Millions)(Millions)

 1      New  The Thomas
              Crown Affair
              (1999)       MGM               1      $8.72      $8.72
 2       1   American Pie  Universal         3      $6.12     $17.75
 3       2   The General's
              Daughter     Paramount         4      $5.64     $22.44
 4       6   Mickey Blue
              Eyes         Warner            2      $3.41      $6.67
 5       4   Deep Blue Sea Warner            5      $3.32     $20.61
 6       3   Entrapment
              (1999)       20th Century Fox  7      $2.95     $25.37
 7       5   Notting Hill  Universal         9      $2.44     $24.11
 8       9   Instinct      BV/Touchstone     8      $2.25     $18.93
 9       8   Big Daddy
              (1999)       Columbia TriStar 10      $1.96     $47.58
10      11   The Haunting
              (1999)       DreamWorks        7      $1.91     $15.85

                       Top 5 Renting Video Games
                  For the Week Ended January 9, 2000

                                                  Weeks       Weekly
                                                   in         Rental
Rank     Title                     Platform      Release      Index(a)

  1      Gran Turismo 2              PSX            3          100
  2      WWF Wrestlemania 2000       N64            8           83
  3      Donkey Kong 64              N64            7           74
  4      Super Smash Bros.           N64           37           69
  5      Tomorrow Never Dies         PSX            9           68

(a)  Rental index based on turns. Revenue projections on video games
     have been suspended indefinitely.

National Video Rental Spending (millions)

    VidTrac video rental spending projections have been suspended
                             indefinitely.

                        Video Release Schedule
             For the Week of January 10 - January 16, 2000

Title                          Video Label            Pricing

Detroit Rock City              New Line               Rental
Mystery Men                    Universal              Rental
Lake Placid                    20th Century Fox       Rental

             For the Week of January 17 - January 23, 2000

Title                          Video Label            Pricing

An Ideal Husband               BV/Miramax             Rental
Bowfinger                      Universal              Rental
The 13th Warrior               BV/Touchstone          Rental

                        Source: VSDA VidTrac.

 VidTrac Reports are prepared by Rentrak Corporation from information
                         provided by the VSDA.


                            VIDTRAC VIDTIPS

January 12, 1999 -- VidTrac VidTips are distributed weekly by the VSDA
and are created especially for entertainment and video journalists.
VidTrac VidTips offer home entertainment tips for consumers regarding
upcoming events, themes, celebrity birthdays and Hollywood film
trivia. For more information, contact VSDA's Communications Department
at 818/385-1500. The Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) is the
trade association representing the $17 billion home video industry.

   Opening on January 14th, "SUPERNOVA" promises to blow you away on
an intergalactic level. This science fiction movie is about a medical
   rescue crew living on the edge of the known universe, "until they
answered a distress signal that would change everything." It is packed
 with the latest special effects, providing excellent eye-candy. What
 does the mysteries of space hold for us? According to this and other
science fiction films, it may not be too pretty but it is never dull!
 There are many awesome movies available on video for science fiction
fans to satisfy their curiosities of space and the future and possibly
                  expand one's imagination such as:

      "Lost in Space" "The Black Hole" "Event Horizon" "Contact"
   "Alien: Resurrection" "Star Trek: Insurrection" "Virus" "Sphere"
          "Forbidden Planet" "Total Recall" "The Dark Star"
           "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Planet of the Apes"

    Also opening nationally on the same day is "GIRL, INTERRUPTED,"
  starring WINONA RYDER and ANGELINA JOLIE. Ryder delivers her best
performance in years, according to some movie critics, and has a very
loyal following as the poster child for Generation X. A person who as
taken her craft very seriously from day one, WINONA RYDER has been in
     a number of well-received films that are available on video:

       "Celebrity" "Lucas" "Alien: Resurrection" "Square Dance"
     "The Crucible" "Beetlejuice" "How to Make an American Quilt"
   "Great Balls of Fire!" "Little Women" "Heathers" "Reality Bites"
     "Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael" "The House of the Spirits"
"Mermaids" "The Age of Innocence" "Edward Scissorhands" and "Dracula"

                     HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAYE DUNAWAY!

 Born January 14, 1941, Ms. Dunaway was the recipient of the Academy
Award for Best Actress in 1977 for her role in the film "NETWORK." Her
 undeniable sex appeal helped her become one of the hottest actresses
of that decade and her excellent work continues with upcoming projects
 such as her most recent role in Luc Besson's "THE MESSENGER." Enjoy
   Ms. Dunaway's remarkable achievements on video in movies such as:

      "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968, 1999) "Albino Alligator"
    "Hurry Sundown" "Bonnie and Clyde" "Don Juan DeMarco" "Amanti"
            "Little Big Man" "The Two Jakes" "Silhouette"
       "The Handmaid's Tale" "Doc" "Oklahoma Crude" "Supergirl"
      "Voyage of the Damned" "Chinatown" "The Towering Inferno"
            "Three Days of the Condor" and "Mommy Dearest"

              SOURCE: VIDEO SOFTWARE DEALERS ASSOCIATION