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Top DVD/Blu-ray Disc Rentals-Sales

By Lou Gaul Calkins Media Film Critic 4 min read

A scary movie (“The Cabin in the Woods”), a foreign favorite (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”), a family picture (“Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!”) and a pop biography (“Katy Perry The Movie: Part of Me”) are among the new titles landing for this first fall weekend. Also arriving is a boxed set (“Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures”) of a franchise favorite.

The top DVD/Blu-ray Disc rental and sales offerings are:

Best Renters

1. “The Cabin in the Woods” (R); Grade: B; with Chris Hemsworth in a surprise-filled chiller co-written by Joss Whedon (“Marvel’s The Avengers”).

2. “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (PG-13); Grade: B+; with Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith in the hit British import about a group of retirement-age people falling under the spell of a lush vacation area.

3. “Snow White and the Huntsman: Extended Edition” (PG-13); Grade: B; with Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth in an action-packed retelling of the fairy tale.

4. “The Hunger Games” (PG-13); Grade: B; with Jennifer Lawrence in the first title in Suzanne Collins’ fantasy franchise.

5. “Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!” (G); Grade: NP; with the voice of George Lopez in a family movie in which the canines discover that a luxurious doggy spa isn’t a puppy paradise.

6. “Katy Perry The Movie: Part of Me” (PG); Grade: NP; with the pop star in a documentary that shows her on and off stage.

7. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” (PG-13); Grade: NP; with Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks and Chris Rock in an ensemble comedy about five couples handling the challenges of impending parenthood.

8. “The Five Year Engagement” (R); Grade: B; with Emily Blunt and Jason Segel in a romantic comedy about a couple being pressured to walk down the aisle.

9. “Battleship” (PG-13); Grade: B; with Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna in a fun-to-watch adaptation of the Hasbro military game.

10. “Think Like a Man” (PG-13); Grade: B+; with Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson in an ensemble picture inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling relationship book.

11. “Safe” (R); Grade: B; with Jason Statham in a nonstop action picture about a martial artist protecting a 12-year-old girl who’s a math prodigy being pursued by Triad members, Russian mobsters and corrupt cops.

12. “Titanic” (PG-13); Grade: A; with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron’s sea-disaster epic. It’s also available in 3-D.

13. “The Lucky One” (PG-13); Grade: B; with Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling in a drama based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel about a war veteran who returns home and searches for a beautiful woman whose face he saw in a photo left on the battlefield.

14. “Greater Glory” (R); Grade: NP; with Eva Longoria, Andy Garcia and Peter O’Toole in a drama about Catholics who were denied their religious freedom from 1926 to 1929 in Mexico.

15. “Rosewood Lane” (R); Grade: NP; with Rose McGowan in a chiller about a talk-radio therapist dealing with a boy who may be a cunning killer.

Best-Sellers

1. “Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures” (PG and PG-13); Grade: A; $99.99, Blu-ray Disc

2. “The Cabin in the Woods” (R); Grade: B; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc + digital copy

3. “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (PG-13); Grade: B+; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

4. “Snow White and the Huntsman: Extended Edition” (PG-13); Grade: B; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

5. “Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!” (G); Grade: NP; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc; $44.99, two-disc Blu-ray + DVD + digital copy

6. “Katy Perry The Movie: Part of Me” (PG); Grade: NP; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

7. “Titanic” (PG-13); Grade: A; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc; $54.99, four-disc 3D limited edition

8. “The Hunger Games” (PG-13); Grade: B; $30.99, DVD; $39.99, two-disc Blu-ray Disc + digital copy

9. “Safe” (R); Grade: B; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

10. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” (PG-13); Grade: NP; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

Partial source: Pazsaz Entertainment Network, Amazon.com, wire-service and website reports; NP means not previewed.

Lou Gaul: 609-871-8055; email: lgaul@phillyBurbs.com

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