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Sales are naughty to Beta, nice to CDs Tempered Glass Tub Enclosure Specially heat treated to increase strength. did Daryl Hannah in "Clan of the Cave ear, Kevin Bacon in "Quicksilver." All-time hits: Five of the 10 best-selling home video movies were released in 1986, with "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" joining the prestigious million-plus sales club. Here are the 10 all-time movie tapes. 1. "Beverly Hills Cop" 2.

"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" 3. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 4. "Sleeping Beauty" 5. "Purple Rain" 6. "Rambo: First Blood Part II" 7.

"Back to the Future" 8. "Ghostbusters" 9. "Return of the Jedi" 10. "The Empire Strikes Back" first quarter. The good news? Many pre-recorded tape prices fell, with one of the year's Best Picture Oscar nominees down to $19.95.

You can now own "Witness" for less than it would have cost to take a family of four to see it in a first-run theater. For theatrical film producers: An end to worries that home video is destroying their box office revenues. Big screen takes rebounded in 1986, thanks to a great degree to "Aliens," "The Karate Kid Part and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Box office stiffs also recouped some of their theatrical losses. "The Hitcher," a thriller with C. Thomas Howell and Rutger Hauer, annihilated more viewing victims on tapes than on big screens.

So By MIKE CIDONI Gannett News Service Reporter Video '86 brought life and death to nearly every industry camp. For tapes: 8-millimeter's popularity exploded. By September, the format accounted for nearly 28 percent of all VCR sales revenues. Despite Beta's bargain basement prices, it bit 8-millimeter's dust. For discs: LaserDisc's eight-year wait for success finally paid off.

Thanks to the popularity of the similar compact disc, tiie laser videodisc found a niche with both audio and videophiles. For prices: CBS-Fox and HBO Cannon announced the end of the $80 ceiling for new top tapes. CBS-Fox will deliver "Mens" and "The Fly" at $89.98 and some of HBO-Cannon's releases will fly straight to $99.95 in 1987's Safety A new level of safety for your family -TEMPERED GLASS it 4-6 times stronger than regulor glass of the same thtckness.resistont to thermal and impact shock. STYLING TEMPERED GLASS American Tub Enclosures offer distinctive styling with simple modern lines and polished edges for easy cleaning FLEXIBILITY Tub Enclosure units fit openings from 46" to 66" and can be easily installed in your home. Model Nos.

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