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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1      Mean Girls           $24.4     $24.4             Paramount
 2      Man on Fire          15.0       44.3                   Fox
 3      13 Going on 30        9.9       35.1                  Sony
 4      Godsend               6.8       6.8             Lions Gate
 5      Laws of               6.7       6.7               New Line
          Attraction

April 30-May 2

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                  Network     Rating *    Share

 1      CSI                        CBD         16.2       24
 2      Friends                    NBC         15.5       25
 3      American Idol (Tues.)      Fox         14.4       23
 4      E.R.                       NBC         14.3       23
 5      Will & Grace               NBC         13.3       20

Week ended May 2

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                          Network     Rating *

 1      WWE Raw Zone                     Spike         3.3
 2      WWE Raw                          Spike         3.2
 3      SpongeBob                        Nick          3.2
 4      Fairly Odd Parents               Nick          3.0
 5      NBA Playoffs (Rockets/Lakers)    TNT           2.9

Week ended May 2

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

        Last
Rank    Week    Artist             Title              Label

  1      1      Usher              Confessions        LaFace
  2     new     Mario Winans       Hurt No More       Bad Boy
  3     new     Prince             Musicology         NPG/Columbia
  4      2      Various            Now 15             EMI/Universal/
                                                        Sony/Zomba
  5      3      Hoobastank         The Reason         Island
  6     new     Ghostface          The Pretty
                                    Toney Album       Def Jam
  7      7      Jessica Simpson    In This Skin       Columbia
  8      5      Guns N' Roses      Greatest Hits      Geffen
  9      8      Evanescence        Fallen             Wind-Up
 10      8      Kanye West         The College
                                     Dropuot          Roc-A-Fella/
                                                        Columbia

Week ended April 20

VIDEO RENTALS

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

1       new     Master &
                  Commander        $2.1        $2.2                Fox
2       new     The Haunted
                  Mansion           1.9          2         Buena Vista
3        1      Cheaper by the
                  Dozen             1.5          6                 Fox
4        2      Kill Bill:
                  Vol. 1            1.4         3.3           Miramax/
                                                           Buena Vista
5        3      Something's
                  Gotta Give        1.1         7.3           Columbia

Week ended April 25

VIDEO SALES

        Last                                                  Suggested
Rank    Week    Title                      Distributor          Retail

 1       1      Blue Collar Comedy Tour    Warner Home
                                             Video                $8.93
 2       5      Kill Bill: Vol. 1          Miramax/Buena
                                             Vista                24.99
 3      new     Cinderella                 Buena Vista            26.99
 4      new     Haunted Mansion            Buena Vista            24.99
 5       2      Finding Nemo               Buena Vista            24.99

Week ended April 25

DVD RENTALS

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

 1      new     Master &
                  Commander        $7.1         $7.3               Fox
 2       1      Kill Bill:
                  Vol. 1            5.2         12.1          Miramax/
                                                           Buena Vista
 3      new     The Haunted
                  Mansion           4.7         4.8        Buena Vista
 4       2      Cheaper by the
                  Dozen             4.6         17.5               Fox
 5       3      Something's
                  Gotta Give        3.3         21.2          Columbia

Week ended April 25

Source: Bloomberg News

BLOOMBERG U.S. ENTERTAINMENT INDEX

May 5, 2003    151.00
May 5, 2004    243.33
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