VIDEO NEWS

What’s Hot

* Last week’s Top 5 rentals: “Lethal Weapon 4,” “Six Days, Seven Nights,” “The Mask of Zorro,” “The Negotiator” and “Dr. Dolittle.”

* Last week’s Top 5 sellers: “The Parent Trap,” “Dr. Dolittle,” “Armageddon,” “Madeline” and “The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride.”

What’s New

In stores this week:

* “BASEketball” (Universal), comedy starring Trey Parker and Matt Stone. (R)

* “The Avengers” (Warner), spy romp based on ‘60s TV series starring Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman. (PG-13)

* “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” (Warner), biopic on singer Frankie Lymon. (R)

* “Knock Off” (Columbia TriStar), action thriller starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. (R)

* “Mr. Jealousy” (BMG), romantic comedy starring Eric Stoltz. (R)

* “The Mummy” (A-Pix), horror film starring Louis Gossett Jr. (R)

* “People of the Forest” (BMG, $20), Discovery Channel documentary.

* “The Free Willy Story” (BMG, $20), Discovery Channel documentary.

What’s Coming

* Tuesday: “Out of Sight,” “Disturbing Behavior” and “Plump Fiction.”

* Wednesday: “How Stella Got Her Groove Back.”

* Jan. 12: “The Truman Show,” “Henry Fool,” “Wilde,” “Pi,” “Dance With Me” and “54.”

* Jan. 19: “Smoke Signals,” “Mafia!,” “Return to Paradise,” “The Slums of Beverly Hills,” “Love and Death on Long Island,” “The Only Thrill” and “Buffalo 66”

Rental video charts provided by VSDA

VidTrac, sales charts by VideoScan Inc.