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MOVIE BOX OFFICES

                          Weekend   Total
                           Gross    Gross
Rank   Title              (mils)   (mils)  Distributor

 1     S.W.A.T.           $37.1    $37.1          Sony
 2     Freaky Friday       22.2     33.1   Buena Vista
 3     American Wedding    15.5     65.2     Universal
 4     Pirates of the
        Caribbean           13     232.8   Buena Vista
 5     Seabiscuit           12      69.5     Universal

Aug. 8-10

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank  Program                     Network  Rating *  Share

 1    CSI                           CBS      9.0      16
 2    Law and Order                 NBC      7.8      14
 3    AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game     ABC      7.4      13
 4    Law and Order: SVU            NBC      7.4      13
 5    Without a Trace               CBS      7.4      13
 6    CSI: Miami                    CBS      7.3      12
 7    Everybody Loves Raymond       CBS      7.3      12
 8    60 Minutes                    CBS      7.2      15
 9    King of Queens                CBS      6.8      11
 10   Who Wants to Marry My Dad?    NBC      6.4      11

Week ended Aug. 10

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank  Program                  Network  Rating *

 1    WWE Raw Zone              TNN       3.4
 2    WWE Raw                   TNN       2.9
 3    Monk                      USA       2.9
 4    NFL Pre-Season Football   ESPN      2.6
 5    Fairly Odd Parents        Nick      2.6

Week ended Aug. 10

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

      Last
Rank  Week  Artist           Title              Label

 1     1    Soundtrack       Bad Boys II        Bad Boy
 2     2    Various Artists  Now 13             Universal/EMI/
                                                 Zomba/Sony
 3     5    Beyonce          Dangerously
                              in Love           Columbia
 4     10   Evanescence      Fallen             Wind-up
 5     6    Now Chingy       Jackpot            Disturbing Tha Peace
 6    new   LSG              LSG2               Elektra
 7     12   50 Cent          Get Rich or Die
                              Tryin'            Shady/Aftermath
 8     9    Ashanti          Chapter 11         Murder Inc./Def Jam
 9     3    Mya              Moodring           A&M
 10    13   Norah Jones      Come Away With Me  Blue Note

Week ended Aug. 16

VIDEO RENTALS

      Last                   Revenue    Y-T-D
Rank  Week   Title           (mils)   Revs(mils)      Distributor

 1     new   Daredevil        $4.0       $4.1                 Fox
 2      1    Final                                New Line/Warner
              Destination 2    2.7       6.1           Home Video
 3      2    Phone Booth       2.1       11.9                 Fox
 4      3    How to Lose
              a Guy ...        2.1       16.6           Paramount
 5     new   Solaris           1.7       6.7          Buena Vista

Week ended Aug. 3

VIDEO SALES

      Last                                              Suggested
Rank  Week   Title                  Distributor            Retail

 1     new   Daredevil              Fox                    $22.98
 2     new   Piglet's Big Movie     Buena Vista             24.99
 3      1    Final Destination 2    New Line                22.99
 4      4    Kangaroo Jack          Warner Home Video       22.99
 5      5    How to Lose a Guy ...  Paramount               22.99

Week ended Aug. 3

DVD RENTALS

                                        Y-T-D
      Last                     Revenue   Revs
Rank  Week   Title             (mils)   (mils)      Distributor

 1     new   Daredevil          $7.8     $7.9               Fox
 2      1    Final               4.3      9.5   New Line/Warner
              Destination 2                          Home Video
 3      2    Phone Booth         3.6     22.5               Fox
 4      3    Shanghai Knights    3.6     13.7       Buena Vista
 5      5    The Life Of
              David Gale         3.1      6.6         Universal

Week ended Aug. 3

BLOOMBERG U.S. ENTERTAINMENT INDEX

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Source: Bloomberg News