Report: US video game sales surpass DVD's

It's not uncommon to hear people within the gaming industry point out that games are bigger than movies. While that statement is true, it's also slightly misleading. Games do bring in larger revenues than box office ticket sales in the US, but when one adds in the DVD market and other revenue films generate after their initial theatrical run, gaming clearly trails the movie business.

That might be changing, as the Entertainment Merchants Association has released its annual report, and the trade group's recap of 2007 compiled cross-industry stats and offered a little perspective on the relative sizes of the gaming and film industries...