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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

1      Failure to Launch       $24.4     $24.4    Paramount
2      The Shaggy Dog           16.3      16.3    Buena Vista
3      The Hills Have Eyes      15.7      15.7    Fox Searchlight
4      16 Blocks                 7.4      22.8    Warner Bros.
5      Tyler Perry's Madea's     5.7      55.7    Lions Gate
         Family Reunion
6      Eight Below               5.6      66.7    Buena Vista
7      Aquamarine                3.9      12.4    Fox
8      Ultraviolet               3.7      14.8    Sony/Screen Gems
9      The Pink Panther          3.7      74.7    Columbia/MGM
10     Date Movie                2.5      44.3    Fox

Week ended March 12

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                     Network   Rating *   Share

1      American Idol--Wednesday      Fox       17.2      27
2      American Idol--Tuesday        Fox       16.7      25
3      CSI                           CBS       16.6      25
4      American Idol Thursday SP     Fox       15.4      24
5      Grey's Anatomy                ABC       13.9      22

Week ended March 12

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                       Network   Rating *

1      The Sopranos                    HBO       5.3
2      Flavor of Love                  VH1       3.7
3      WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)     USA       3.4
4      WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)     USA       3.2
5      High School Musical             DSNY      3.1

Week ended March 12

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist          Title                 Label

1      new    Ne-Yo           In My Own Words       Def Jam
2       1     Soundtrack      High School Musical   Walt Disney
3      new    Hawthorne       If Only You Were      Victory
                Heights         Lonely
4      new    Alan Johnson    Precious Memories     ACR/Arista Nash.
5       4     Mary J. Blige   The Breakthrough      Matriarch/Geffen

Week ended March 181

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

       Last                       Wkly. Total    YTD
Rank   Week   Title                 (mils).     (mils)   Distributor

1      new    Walk the Line         $11.8       $11.8    Fox
2      new    Yours Mine & Ours       6.6         6.7    Paramount
3      new    The Weather Man         3.9         8.6    Paramount
4      new    The North Country       3.8         8.7    Warner Bros.
5       4     Domino                  3.6         8.3    New Line/
                                                           Warner Bros.
Week ended March 5

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                              Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                        Distributor    Retail

1       1     Grey's Anatomy: Season 1     Buena Vista    $29.99
2      new    Charmed: Season 4            Paramount       49.99
3      new    Newsradio: Season 3          Sony            39.95
4       3     Lost: Season 1               Buena Vista     59.99
5       5     Chappelle's Show: Season 2   Paramount       36.99

Week ended March 5

DVD SALES

       Last                                              Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                        Distributor    Retail

1      new    Walk the Line                Fox            $29.99
2      new    Lady and the Tramp: 50th     BV              29.99
                Anniv.
3      new    Pride & Prejudice            Universal       29.98
4      new    Yours Mine & Ours            Paramount       29.95
5      new    Walk the Line: Collector's   Fox             39.99
                Edition

Week ended March 5

Source: Bloomberg News


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Date:Mar 20, 2006
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