"Kick-Ass" crushes competitors on video charts

LOS ANGELES  - The superhero spoof "Kick-Ass" kicked aside all competitors on the home video charts its debut week, taking the No. 1 spot on the national sales, Blu-ray Disc sales and rental tallies.

Last week's champ on all three lists, "Clash of the Titans," fell to No. 3 on the sales and rental charts, and to No. 2 on the Blu-ray chart.

Newcomer "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" debuted at No. 2 on the sales and rental charts, and at No. 3 on Blu-ray.

The Roman Polanski-directed thriller "The Ghost Writer" came in at No. 4 on the sales chart and at No. 6 on the rental chart.