Article: Hollywood Entertainment's Second-Quarter Net Income Increases 66%, Excluding Reel.com.

Same Store Sales Rise 18%

Diluted EPS (Excluding Reel.com) of $0.20

Reel.com Revenue Increases 453%

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: HLYW), owner of the Hollywood Video chain of video superstores and Reel.com, a leading Internet entertainment site, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999.

Excluding Reel.com, the Company reported net revenue in its Hollywood Video unit of $242.0 million compared to $166.7 million in the second quarter of 1998, an increase of 45%. Net income was $9.4 million versus $5.7 million in 1998, up 66%, excluding Reel.com. ...

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