Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending December 13, 2009
It comes as no surprise that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the top selling DVD last week. The latest edition of the Harry Potter series replaced Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian at the top. Johnny Depp's Public Enemies came in second in sales and first in rentals. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending December 13, 2009:
Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs:
1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Warner)
2 Public Enem...
Trailer for Hot Tub Time Machine
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Trailer for Iron Man 2
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Golden Globe Nominations Announced
The nominations for the Golden Globes were released this morning. Up in the Air had the most for a movie with six and in a surprise it was Glee capturing the most on the TV side with four. HBO blew away all other networks by racking up 17 of them. The broadcast will take place on January 17th and is hosted by Ricky Gervais. Continue on for the full list of nominations and leave your thoughts in the comments!
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