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SAN JOSE, CA, January 6, 2000 - �The Matrix� was the most popular movie purchased by hotel guests during 1999, according to results released today by On Command Corporation (NASDAQ:ONCO), the leading provider of video-on-demand movies to hotels worldwide through its On Command and Spectravision services. The complete list follows: 2 - �Enemy of the State� (studio) 3 - �Saving Private Ryan� (studio) 4 - �There�s Something About Mary� (studi 5 - �The Waterboy� (studio) 6 - �Payback� (studio) 7 - �You�ve Got Mail� (studio) 8 - �American Pie� (studio) 9 - �The Siege� (studio) 10 - �Entrapment� (studio) Source: On Command Corporation �We are delighted that the guests staying in the On Command-served hotels responded so well to �Enemy of the State� and �The Waterboy,�� said Thanda Tin, director of Pay-Per-View for Buena Vista Television. �On Command�s position with the premiere hotel chains ensures a first-class presentation for Buena Vista movies.� �Through their buying decisions, the guests staying in the nearly 1 million hotel rooms served by On Command have �voted� for the Top 10 movies of the year,� added Mike Bailey, vice president of programming for On Command. �The On Command system allows our hotel partners to provide their valued guests with an unparalleled number of movie and entertainment options.� On Command Corporation is based in San Jose, California, with offices located across the United States and around the world in Bangkok, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Toronto. The company annually serves more than 200 million guests in approximately 3,355 hotel properties and 950,000 guestrooms worldwide, representing more than 100 hotel chains in over 20 countries. |
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SIOUX FALLS SD, January 5, 2000 � A cerebral sci-fi thriller and a star-driven sports comedy were the biggest hits with hotel guests in 1999, according to LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, a provider of on-demand, pay-per-view movies to more than 660,000 hotel guest rooms worldwide. 2 - The Waterboy 3 - Payback; 4 - Saving Private Ryan; 5 - The Mummy; 6 - There�s Something About Mary (LodgeNet�s best-selling movie in 1998); 7 - American Pie; 8 - Enemy of the State; 9 - Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace; and, 10 - Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Source: LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation The Matrix � which grossed more than $171 million in domestic box office for Warner Bros. Pictures � topped LodgeNet�s list of 1999 in-room movie sales, while Disney�s Adam Sandler vehicle The Waterboy ranked second. �Our Top 10 1999 theatrical titles covered all the popular genres, featured many of today�s biggest stars, represented seven Hollywood studios and combined for a domestic box office gross of more than $1.8 billion,� said Steven D. Truckenmiller, Vice President Guest Pay Services for LodgeNet. �We look forward to increasing the variety, quality and accessibility of our in-room entertainment even more in the year ahead.� �We�ve found our relationship with LodgeNet to be invaluable in extending our presence in the hotel pay-per-view market,� said Jeffrey Calman, Senior Vice President of Sales Planning & Business Affairs for Warner Bros. Domestic Pay-TV, Cable & Network Features. �LodgeNet�s easy-to-use technology and in-room marketing efforts are unsurpassed in their ability to drive pay-per-view hotel sales.� LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation is a specialized communications company that serves more than 4,900 lodging properties and more than 750,000 rooms in the United States and selected international markets. |