Home-Entertainment Revenue Ticks Up

Hollywood in 2012 was able to arrest a seven-year slide in sales of home-entertainment — specifically movies — as online revenue grew enough to offset a continued slide in DVD sales and rentals.

Total home-entertainment spending in the U.S. inched up 0.23 percent to $18 billion, according to a report released Tuesday by Digital Entertainment Group, a trade association.

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