VIDEO RENTALS : ‘Dick Tracy’ Takes Off

“Dick Tracy� finally lived up to its blockbuster status and took over the top spot of the Billboard magazine rental chart. But it took three weeks to get to No. 1--a long time for such a ballyhooed movie--which may indicate its reign will be short. “RoboCop 2,� which jumped from No. 8 to No. 2, is hot on the heels of “Tracy.� “My Blue Heaven,� the comedy starring Steve Martin and Rick Moranis, is doing decent rental business so far, climbing from No. 20 to No. 11. The opening of “The Godfather III� spurred enough interest in the first two that they’ve made the rental chart--the original at No. 30 and “II� at No. 39.

* Controversial comic Andrew Dice Clay was bragging that he would cruise into movie stardom in “Ford Fairlane,� but this vehicle ran out of gas. Despite a trashing by critics, though, it did $21 million at the box office, but not nearly what Clay expected. It debuted at No. 16 on the rental chart but isn’t expected to be a major hit.

Ranking Rating Weeks on Last 2 Weeks Rental Top Rentals Week Ago Chart 1.�Dick Tracy�(Touchstone) 4 17 3 2.�RoboCop 2�(Orion) 8 8 3 3.�Another 48 HRS.�(Paramount) 1 1 8 4.�Bird on a Wire�(MCA/Universal) 5 3 8 5.�Pretty Woman�(Touchstone) 3 5 13 *�Adventures of Ford Fairlane�(CBS-Fox) - - 1