Napoleon Dynamite tries to top i, Robot

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Napoleon Dynamite, starring Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez and Tina Majorino, sold about 1.35 million combined DVD and VHS units, or 60% of its initial shipment to retailers during it first day on store shelves, according to executives at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The geeky comedy, which earned roughly $44 million at the domestic boxoffice, already has outperformed industry expectations, and Fox executives said that they are committed to replenishing retail shelves with an additional 1 million DVDs before Christmas.

Last week, I, Robot, starring Will Smith, debuted as the top-selling and -renting home video for the week ending December 19th, according to Nielsen VideoScan and Video Store magazine, respectively.

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Napoleon Dynamite was released June 11th, 2004 and stars Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Diedrich Bader, Tina Majorino, Sandy Martin, Haylie Duff. The film is directed by Jared Hess.

I, Robot was released July 16th, 2004 and stars Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood, Adrian Ricard, Chi McBride, Jerry Wasserman. The film is directed by Alex Proyas.


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