Rentrak Announces Home Video Market Results for the Week Ending 8/22/04 PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. consumer spending on combined DVD/VHS rentals was down (-) 4.2% from the previous week. Weekly spending was down slightly (-) 2.5% from the same week last year. The Angelina Jolie suspense pic Taking Lives was the #1 video last week, dropping Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 2 to #4. The controversial stem cell research themed Godsend debuted at #2. Top 10 Renting Videos (Combined DVD/VHS) This Last Wks Wk Wk Title Studio Out 1 NEW Taking Lives WAR 1 2 NEW Godsend LNG 1 3 2 Hidalgo TOU 3 4 1 Kill Bill: Volume 2 MRX 2 5 3 13 Going On 30 COL 3 6 4 Johnson Family Vacation FOX 2 7 6 The Prince & Me PAR 2 8 NEW New York Minute WAR 1 9 7 Starsky & Hutch WAR 5 10 5 Hellboy COL 4 Top 10 rental charts are based on preliminary data. Ranking are subject to change upon receipt of additional data. Up-to-date information on video and videogame rentals are available on Home Video Essentials. Home Video Essentials is a product of Rentrak Corporation. For more information, contact Brad Hackley, 1-866-333-6214, or . DATASOURCE: Rentrak Corporation CONTACT: Brad Hackley of Rentrak Corporation, 1-866-333-6214, or Web site: http://www.rentrak.com/

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