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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1    Chicken Little              $40.0    $40.0           Buena Vista
  2    Jarhead                      27.7     27.7             Universal
  3    Saw II                       16.9     60.1            Lions Gate
  4    The Legend Of Zorro          10.0     30.3                  Sony
  5    Prime                         5.1     13.3             Universal
  6    Dreamer                       4.8     23.8            Dreamworks
  7    Good Night and Good Luck      3.1     11.0    Warner Independent
  8    The Weather Man               2.9      8.6             Paramount
  9    Shopgirl                      2.5      3.5           Buena Vista
 10    Flightplan                    2.3     84.4           Buena Vista

Week ended Nov. 6

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                Network   Rating *   Share

  1    CSI                      CBS       17.9      27
  2    Desperate Housewives     ABC       15.3      22
  3    Without A Trace          CBS       13.3      22
  4    Grey's Anatomy           ABC       12.1      19
  5    NCIS                     CBS       11.3      17

Week ended Nov. 6

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                                Network   Rating *

  1    NFL Regular Season (Eagles/Redskins)    ESPN       7.5
  2    College Football--Saturday Prime        ESPN       4.0
  3    NFL Prime Time                          ESPN       3.5
  4    SpongeBob                               Nick       3.2
  5    WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)             USA        2.9

Week ended Nov. 6

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank   Last Week   Artist                Title             Label

  1       new      Destiny's Child       #1's              Columbia
  2        4       Nickelback            All the Right     Roadrunner
                                         Reasons
  3        3       Martina McBride       Timeless          RCA
                                                           Nashville
  4        2       Rod Stewart           Thanks for the    J
                                         Memory
  5        8       The Black Eyed Peas   Monkey Business   A&M

Week ended Nov. 12

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

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

  1        1       Batman Begins      $7.85    $205.3   Warner Bros.
  2       new      Bewitched           6.9       62.3   Sony
  3       new      House of Wax        6.6       32.1   Warner Bros.
  4       new      Herbie: Fully       5.5       66.0   Buena Vista
                   Loaded
  5        4       The Interpreter     3.6       72.6   Universal

Week ended Oct. 30

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

                                                          Suggested
Rank   Last Week   Title                    Distributor     Retail

  1       new      Alias: Season 4          Buena Vista    $59.99
  2        4       Lost: Season 1           Buena Vista     59.99
  3       new      The Munsters: Season 2   Universal       49.98
  4        2       South Park: Season 6     Paramount       49.99
  5        3       Arrested Development:    Fox             39.98
                   Season 2

Week ended Oct. 30

DVD SALES

                                                          Suggested
Rank   Last Week   Title                    Distributor     Retail

  1        1       Batman Begins: Deluxe    Warner Bros.    $30.97
                   Edition
  2       new      Bewitched                Sony             28.95
  3       new      House of Wax             Warner Bros.     28.98
  4       new      Herbie: Fully Loaded     Buena Vista      29.99
  5        3       Cinderella: Platinum     Buena Vista      99 99
                   Edition

Week ended Oct. 30

Source: Bloomberg News
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