Lionsgate’s Saw III topped both the national DVD sales and rental charts for the week ending Sunday. The DVD’s draw proved so strong that both the original Saw and Saw II reappeared in the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert Top 20, at No. 16 and No. 15, respectively.
The direct-to-video The Invincible Iron Man, meanwhile, made a surprisingly strong debut its first week in stores, bowing at No. 3 on the First Alert chart.
Buena Vista’s The Guardian debuted at No. 2 on First Alert, with the previous week’s top seller, Sony Pictures’ Gridiron Gang, dropping to No. 4.
In rental stores, Saw III generated an estimated $7.6 million in revenue to take the top spot on Home Media Magazine’s video rental chart. “Guardian” finished a distant second, with $4.8 million.
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The previous week’s top renter, Employee of the Month, another Lionsgate title, slipped to No. 3 its second week in stores, generating an additional $4.6 million, a drop of just 13%. The film now has made nearly $10 million in rental income, or 35% of its theatrical gross.
