European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Mew rentals 1 four weddings and a funeral poly ram 2 Schindler t list Mega Universal 3 the ref Touchstone 4 Trie Crow Cuesta Vista 5 Philadelphia Columbia tristan 6 intersection Paramount 7 serial mom Hob 8 on deadly ground Warner 9 Grumpy old men Warner 10 greedy Mca Universal sales 1 the tenors Carreras Domingo Pava Rohi vision 2 Beethoven s 2nd Mca Universal 3 02 the mighty ducks Disney 4 sle Piest in Seattle Columbia Trisler 5 Playboy celebrity Centrefold Latoya Jackson Playboy 6 Yannul love at the acropolis big entertainment 7 kiss kiss my a big entertainment 8 Humbelina Warner 9 Ace Ventura pet detective Warner 10 Playboy wet & wild the locker room Playboy music 1 the tenors Carreras Domingo Pavarotti vision 2 live at the acropolis Yanni 3 sabotage Beaufie boys 4 kiss my a kiss 5 our first video Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen 6 live Ray Stevens Ray Stevens 7 the sign to Home videos Ace of base 8 comedy video classics Ray Stevens 9 Boyz ii men then ii now Boyz it men 10 Livin Lovina Rocklyn that Jukebox Alan Jackson compiled by billboard. _ the top 20 stateside to shows of sell 19-25, according to the . Nielsen co. Season to Date ranking an n for first time showing an x for one time Only presentation or a f for unavailable is in parentheses 1 1 Home improvement 2 3 Seinfeld 3 u Grace under fire 4 u monday night football Detroit at Dallas 5 4 Roseann 6 x Home improvement rerun 7 x movie . Abc t 8 j2 60 minutes lbs _ j 1 9 16 Ellen 10 u murder she Virote lbs 11 u me and the boys ". 12 u .nbc. 13 u madman Rotthe people 14 u mad about you l 15 u friends 16 8 Farsi Ernic 17 x movie the innocent 18 u Law and order 19 u Murphy Brown lbs 20 u Dave s world lbs Universal Sam Neill Joseph Mazzullo and Ariana Richards examine a Dinosaur egg in Jurassic part Jurassic Park pushes into video Gold mine Steven Spielberg s Jurassic part the movie that has set Box office records arrives at Home video counters around the world on tuesday poised to rewrite the video Sale record Book. _ _ currently Aladdin is the no. 1 Home video with sales at $23 million. Jurassic Park distributed by Mca Universal Home video is top that before the year s end but it will have to contend with Disney s Snow White due out later this month. Then in Early 1995, both will have to Deal with the lion King. When it was re released in Heaters a month ago Jurassic Park passed the $900 million Mark at the Box office. It earned $880 million when it was Origi Nally released in june 1993. The video release of this movie is receiving promotional support of More than $65 million. Reserve a copy counters at stores have been Busy vaulting the film to the top of some sales charts weeks before it becomes _ _ _ the movie stars sir Richard Attenborough As the billionaire Developer who creates the world s most extraordinary amusement Park Sam Neill As or. Alan Grant who visits Jurassic Park and finds that it is Home to several species of living dinosaurs Laura Dern As a Pale botanist who is among the first to tour the Park and Jeff Goldblum As the mathematician who predicts disastrous consequences. The film won three Academy awards for sound sound effects editing and visual effect Sand the talented filmmakers have a Basket full of credits. Spielberg has directed and or produced six of the top 20 All time films. Producer Kathleen Kennedy was also the producer of Schindler s list Anthe Flintstones. The Book was written by Harvard medical school Grad Michael Crichton who has seen seven of his books made into major films. David Koepp was the screenwriter for this one. " John Williams who has composed Many of the More familiar themes in movie history composed the score. The movie s design team was headed by Stan Winston whose studio built the live action Dino Saurs. Martie Zad Washington Post video Safe movies that premiere of Home video i the rental Market usually Aren t reprised for the sales Market until six to 12 months have gone by. But Warner plans to reduce Grumpy old men featuring Jac Lemmon and Walter Matthau to $20 on nov. 2, Only four months after its video launch. Just a few years ago the sales Market was a Small secondary phase of a movie s video life but that has. Changed,.with video sales booming As marketing techniques have become More sophisticated and More outlets have opened up. The movies for Sale Market has expanded so much that even some old films backed by shrewd markets ing can sell As Well As recent hits. For instance Fox video s an affair to remember is a big hit again. The company shipped 1.6 million copies of the 1957 Gary Grant tear Jerker repriced at $10, making it an impulse buy item. A spokesman said the company is planning to ship 500,000 More which May be needed when the remake starring Warren Beatty and an i Nette Bening comes out next month. Mph s massive marketing push on Hondo the 1953 John Wayne Western that just premiered on Home video at $20, should make it a big seller. If the movie had come out five years ago it would have been priced at about $30 and would been bolstered by a major marketing Campaign. The result would have been a fraction of the business. New video releases r being human Warner. This one came and went from Heaters so fast you May never have heard of it. Robin Williams plays five different characters of questionable courage in various stages of history. He s not the manic Williams his fans love but very subdued. This confusing poorly written movie is the worst of his career. Even worse than toys. To a Dennis Hunt los Angeles times bad girls Fox Home video in the Battle for Equality in Hollywood bad girls is definitive proof that women can make a Western As badly As men. Pilloried by critics even before its theatrical re lease this tale of four hookers turned outlaws is a Breeding ground for cliches bumbling Pinkerton detectives cowboys with hearts of Gold ruthless out Laws train heists. The Only thing missing is a Stam Pede arid a chorus of be been working on the Railroad. The Story is an exercise in recycling bordello owner Madeleine Stowe shoots a Rowdy Cowboy who tries to manhandle one of her girls Mary Stuart Masterson prompting citizens to attempt a Lynch ing. Only her girls Andie Macdowell Drew Barrymore have other ideas they snatch her from the noose and go on the Lam four feisty females head ing for Oregon territory to open a lumber Mill. Well of course Only Stowe comes through unscathed delivering a performance both stoic and vulnerable. If Only the insipid dialogue did t make you burst out laughing an ominous sign for a Western of any Stripe. Mike Pearson Rocky Mountain news Page 18 sunday october 2, 1994
