The gaming industry took in $18.85 billion during 2007, a figure that trumps the $16 billion in DVD sales earned by the movie industry in that same year, reports Gamespot.

While this is the first year that gaming has eclipsed DVD sales, the industry continues a trend of topping movie theater revenues ($9.6 billion in 2007).

Still, the gaming industry doesn't quite trump Hollywood overall. Between theater revenue, DVD sales and DVD rentals, the movie industry brought in nearly $33 billion – a figure that gaming's single retail avenue simply can't match.

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Report: US game sales surpass DVDs [Gamespot]

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