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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     Paul Blart:              $21.6       $64.9      Columbia
       Mall Cop
 2     Rise of the Lycans        20.8        20.8      Screen Gems
 3     Gran Torino               16.2        97.8      Warner Bros.
 4     Hotel for Dogs            12.9        37.5      Paramount
 5     Slumdog Millionaire       10.7        56.1      Fox Searchlight
 6     My Bloody                 10.0        37.7      Lions Gate
       Valentine 3D
 7     Inkheart                   7.6         7.6      Warner Bros.
 8     Bride Wars                 6.9        48.6      20th Century Fox
 9     Benjamin Button            6.1       111.1      Paramount
10     Notorious                  5.8        31.9      Fox Searchlight

Weekend ended Jan. 25

Source: Bloomberg News

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                   Network   Rating *

1      American Idol (Wed.)        Fox       14.3
2      American Idol (Tues.)       Fox       12.1
3      CSI                         CBS       10.6
4      Two and a Haff Men          CBS        9.8
5      Grey's Anatomy (Thurs.)     CBS        9.4

Week ended Jan. 25

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

Source: Bloomberg News

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                Network    Rating *

1      Obama Inaugural Oath     CNN         5.0
2      Obama Inauguration       CNN         4.5
3      Obama Inauguration       CNN         4.1
4      Obama Inaugural Oath   Fox News      3.7
5      Obama Inauguration     Fox News      3.6

Week ended Jan. 25

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

Source: Bloomberg News

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist            Title               Label

1      1      Taylor Swift      Fearless            Big Machine
2      4      Beyonce           I Am ... Sasha      Music World/
                                Fierce              Columbia
3      2      Nickelback        Dark Horse          Roadrunner
4      New    Various Artists   Notorious           Fox/Bad Boy
                                (Soundtrack)
5      3      Kanye West        808s & Heartbreak   Roc-A-Fella/
                                                    Def Jam

Week ended Jan. 31

Source: Billboard.com

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

Rank   Last Week   Title                   Distributor

1         New      May Payne               20th Century Fox
2         New      Saw V                   Lions Gate
3          1       Pineapple Express       Sony
4          2       My Best Friend's Girl   Lions Gate
5          3       Righteous Kill          Anchor Bay

Week ended Jan. 25

Source: Rotten Tomatoes.com

DVD SALES

       Last                                         Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                   Distributor     Retail

1      New    Family That Preys       Sony            $29.95
2       1     Pineapple Express       Anchor Bay       28.96
3      New    My Best Friend's Girl   Lions Gate       29.95
4      New    Appaloosa               Lions Gate       28.98
5      New    Mirrors                 Paramount       $29.99

Week ended Jan. 25

Source: The-Numbers.com

MOVIELINK DOWNLOADS

                                                       Suggested
Rank   Title                            Distributor      Retail

1      Dark Knight                      Warner Bros.     $17.99
2      Get Smart                        Warner Bros.      19.95
3      Star Wars: Clone Wars            Warner Bros.      19.95
4      Harold & Kumar                   New Line          19.95
5      Journey to Center of the Earth   New Line          19.95

Week ended Jan. 25

Source: Cinemanow.com