The Best Selling Adult DVDs
The Adult Entertainment industry, although taboo in nature, is serious business. Every year, the top trade publication for the adult industry, the Adult Video Network (AVN), holds the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, which is touted as the industry’s largest event worldwide. How big is the adult entertainment industry? The most recent numbers from AVN's 2006 report show industry-wide sales to exceed $12.92 billion, although more conservative estimates place this number significantly lower.
The biggest chunk of the industry - video sales and rentals - accounts for almost 30% of the pie, or $3.62 billion, according to AVN. And it's a business that, like it or not, influences other businesses. Remember the format wars between VHS and Betamax or, more recently, Blu-Ray and HD DVD? The adult entertainment industry, many believe, determined the winners.
So what sells? Adult DVD Empire is the largest online retailer of adult entertainment and it has compiled a list of its all-time best-selling adult DVDs. Click ahead to see the list...
By Paul Toscano
Posted 9 Jan 2009
20. Jesse Jane: Erotique
Release Date: 10/13/2003
Copies Sold: 8,500+
Price: $25.95
Studio: Digital Playground
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19. Space Nuts
Release Date: 9/29/2003
Copies Sold: 8,600+
Price: $29.95
Studio: Wicked Pictures
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18. Kelly The Coed 1
Release Date: 5/24/1999
Copies Sold: 8,700+
Price: $10.95
Studio: Heatwave
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17. Flesh Hunter
Release Date: 1/31/2002
Copies Sold: 9,000+
Price: $10.78
Studio: Jules Jordan Video
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16. The New Devil In Miss Jones
Release Date: 9/27/2005
Copies Sold: 9,300+
Price: $29.95
Studio: Vivid
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15. The Fashionistas
Release Date: 1/6/2003
Copies Sold: 9,500+
Price: $49.95
Studio: Evil Angel
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14. Ancient Secrets Of The Kama Sutra
Release Date: 4/7/1998
Copies Sold: 9,750+
Price: $12.95
Studio: Vivid
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13. Fade To Black
Release Date: 3/12/2002
Copies Sold: 10,000+
Price: $12.95
Studio: Vivid
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12. Virtual Sex With Tera Patrick
Release Date: 2/10/2000
Copies Sold: 10,100+
Price: $29.95
Studio: Digital Playground
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11. The Masseuse
Release Date: 7/7/2004
Copies Sold: 10,500+
Price: $21.95
Studio: Club Jenna
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10. Briana Loves Jenna
Release Date: 3/6/2002
Copies Sold: 11,000+
Price: $21.95
Studio: Club Jenna
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9. Bad Wives
Release Date: 9/29/1997
Copies Sold: 11,500+
Price: $12.95
Studio: Vivid
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8. Virtual Sex with Jenna
Release Date: 7/14/1999
Copies Sold: 12,000+
Price: $29.95
Studio: Digital Playground
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7. Dream Quest
Release Date: 8/3/2000
Copies Sold: 14,000+
Price: $21.85
Studio: Wicked Pictures
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6. All Star
Release Date: 10/30/2000
Copies Sold: 15,000+
Price: $25.95
Studio: Digital Playground
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5. Island Fever 3
Release Date: 9/22/2004
Copies Sold: 17,000+
Price: $25.95
Studio: Digital Playground
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4. Island Fever
Release Date: 6/14/2001
Copies Sold: 20,000+
Price: $25.95
Studio: Digital Playground
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3. Pirates
Release Date: 9/26/2005
Copies Sold: 21,000+
Price: $34.95
Studio: Digital Playground
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2. Award Winning Sex Scenes
Release Date: 8/5/2003
Copies Sold: 28,500+
Price: $12.95
Studio: Vivid
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1. Flashpoint
Release Date: 5/10/1999
Copies Sold: 32,000+
Price: $21.85
Studio: Wicked Pictures
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