Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe star in AMERICAN GANGSTER(2007).
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GANGSTER Shoots to Top of DVD Charts
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Source: Hollywood Reporter
American Gangster topped the national DVD sales and rental charts for the week ending Feb. 24. The Universal Studios Home
The previous week's top seller, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? from Lionsgate, slipped to No. 3 in its second week.
Making a surprisingly strong debut was another Lionsgate release, Chaos, a direct-to-video actioner starring Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe and Wesley Snipes. The film bowed at No. 7 on First Alert, beating several new releases with a theatrical history.
"Gangster" also scored big in the rental arena, according to Home Media Magazine's rental chart. The film generated an estimated $9.7 million to take the No. 1 slot, though the margin of victory over "Clayton" wasn't as pronounced as it was on the sales chart. "Clayton" earned a respectable $8.2 million in rental revenue to take the No. 2 position in its first week, while the previous week's top renter, Disney/Miramax's Gone Baby Gone, slid to No. 3.
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