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Large Medium SmallLOS ANGELES – "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" topped the national sales and rental charts video charts during the week ended May 10.
The Brad Pitt-starring fantasy drama, based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who ages in reverse, was an easy victor on the sales chart in its first week in stores. Second-ranked "Last Chance Harvey," a romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, sold only about 27 percent as many discs as "Benjamin Button."
The previous week's top seller, "Bride Wars," slipped to No. 3 on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert .
Home Media Magazine's weekly rental chart also proved an easy victory for "Benjamin Button," with the $127.5 million-grossing film bumping "Bride Wars" to No. 2.
"Last Chance Harvey," which earned just under $15 million in theaters, debuted at No. 4 on the rental chart, right behind "Hotel for Dogs."
On the Nielsen VideoScan Blu-ray Disc chart, "Benjamin Button" also scored an impressive victory, outselling second-ranked "Twilight," the hit teen vampire flick, by a margin of nearly 4 to 1. "Last Chance Harvey" debuted at No. 10, generating just 4 percent of its total sales from Blu-ray compared with 14 percent for "Benjamin Button."
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