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Dec. 4, 2009 / 4:23 PM

'Christmases' is No. 1 VOD movie

Reese Witherspoon, a cast member in the motion picture comedy "Four Christmases", attends the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on November 20, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

Reese Witherspoon, a cast member in the motion picture comedy "Four Christmases", attends the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on November 20, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The holiday comedy "Four Christmases" was last week's top video-on-demand title in the United States, Rentrak Corp. said Friday.

The ranking is based on the consumer transaction rate for pay-per-view films during the Thanksgiving week period of Nov. 23 through Nov. 29.

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Coming in at No. 2 was "Angels & Demons," followed by "Funny People" at No. 3, "My Sister's Keeper" at No. 4 and "The Ugly Truth" at No. 5.

Rounding out the top tier are "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" at No. 6, "G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra" at No. 7, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" at No. 8, "Bruno" at No. 9 and "Year One" at No. 10.

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