Revolt in the Den: DVD Sends the VCR Packing to the Attic "Some recent hit films, like "The Fast and the Furious" and "Training Day," have earned more money from their DVD releases than from their first-run theater engagements. And for the first time, DVD sales have surpassed those of videocassettes, even though DVD players are in only about a third of American households, compared with a saturation of more than 90 percent for videocassette players."