Harry Potter, Bourne Top the DVD Charts
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- Harry Potter, Bourne Top the DVD Charts
- ‘Group Attack’ Led to Death of Meredith Kercher, Says Judge
- Parents say DVDs, portable players are great for long rides over the…
- Top DVD sales, rentals for Dec. 20
Harry Potter, Bourne Top the DVD Charts
Comingsoon.net – Dec 20, 2007
The latest “Harry Potter” movie was the top DVD seller for the week ending December 16, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert data, outselling “Bourne” and fellow new release High School Musical 2. But the third Jason Bourne action-thriller won in the rental arena, capturing the top spot on Home Media Magazine’s rental chart with estimated revenue of $15. 4 million, compared with $12. 3 million for second-ranked “Potter.
‘Group Attack’ Led to Death of Meredith Kercher, Says Judge
FOX News – Dec 20, 2007
The judges said that Guede’s fingerprints were on Kercher’s pillow and his DNA had been found in the lavatory of her house. They said that they found his claim that he had been in the bathroom when Kercher was murdered by an unknown Italian assailant implausible. The judge made his comments after it emerged that a Harry Potter book that Knox claimed to have read at her boyfriend’s flat on the evening of the murder had been found at the cottage where Kercher was killed. Knox, who has given several different accounts of her movements on November 1 and 2, told Giuliano Mignini, the chief investigating magistrate, on Monday that she had spent the evening and night at Sollecito’s flat. She said they had smoked cannabis, watched a film, made love, and “read a few pages” of the Harry Potter book. However, police conducting a renewed search of the cottage that Knox shared with Kercher and two Italian female students found the book there on Tuesday, Italian newspapers reported yesterday. La Stampa said that it was “another blow to the credibility of their alibi”.
Parents say DVDs, portable players are great for long rides over the…
Daily Mail – Charleston – Dec 20, 2007
"It's been one of those things that once you get them you can't go back," Sutton said. Her kids have to share the DVD player, and have to agree on movies like "Over the Hedge," "Ice Age" and "Madagascar. " The whole family likes the Harry Potter series, too, Sutton said. "You know what all my kids will sit and enjoy? 'Scooby Doo,' " she added. Not that there's agreement all the time. "You have to take turns," Sutton said. "And that's a good thing, I think…
"There are plenty of choices for travel entertainment. Larry Morris, the owner of Movie Man, a video store on Charleston's Seventh Avenue, said families often come into his store for a big stack of movies to take on the road. He said popular choices are "Ratatouille" and the Harry Potter series. For Christmas, he suggests "Deck the Halls," starring Matthew Broderick and Danny Divito, and "The Grinch," starring Jim Carey. "Sometimes a lot of people just come in and get 'em and throw 'em in the car, and it's the only option a kid has," Morris said. The entertainment Web site moviefone. com says the most popular family and children's DVDs right now are "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Underdog," "Ratatouille," "Surf's Up" and "Bridge to Terabithia.
Top DVD sales, rentals for Dec. 20
phillyBurbs.com – Dec 20, 2007
“The Bourne Ultimatum” (PG-13); Grade: B+; with Matt Damon, Joan Allen and Julia Stiles in a pulse-pounding thriller with the title character trying to piece together his past. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (PG-13); Grade: B+; with Daniel Radcliffe returning as the title character in this tale about the wrath of the evil Lord Voldemort. “Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End” (PG-13); Grade: B; with Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley returning in a third installment that has the characters sailing into uncharted territory. “Disneys High School Musical 2: Extended Edition” (G); Grade: B; with Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel in the sequel to the wildly popular cable musical.