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MOVIE BOX OFFICE
                                                 Weekend Gross
Rank              Title                            (mils)

 1                Resident Evil: Apocalypse          $23
 2                Cellular                            10.1
 3                Without a Paddle                     4.5
 4                Hero                                 4.4
 5                The Princess Diaries                 2.9

Title                        Total Gross
                             (mils)               Distributor

Resident Evil: Apocalypse      $23               Screen Gems
Cellular                       10.1                 New Line
Without a Paddle               45.5                Paramount
Hero                           41.7                  Miramax
The Princess Diaries           89.3              Buena Vista

Sept 10-12

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank              Program                    Network

 1                Joey                         NBC
 2                NFL Football Special         ABC
 3                2004 NFL Showcase            ABC
 4                Apprentice 2                 NBC
 5                CS1                          CBS

Program                       Rating *         Share

Joey                           12.1             20
NFL Football Special           11.4             20
2004 NFL Showcase               9.7             16
Apprentice 2                    9.3             14
CS1                             9.1             14

Week ended Sept. 12

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank           Program                      Network

 1              NFL (Chiefs/Broncos)         ESPN
 2              Chevy Rock N' Roll 400       TNT
 3              Fairly Odd Parents           NICK
 4              NFL Prime Time               ESPN
 5              Law & Order                  TNT

Program                        Rating *

NFL (Chiefs/Broncos)            6.9
Chevy Rock N' Roll 400          3.5
Fairly Odd Parents              3.1
NFL Prime Time                    3
Law & Order                       3

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank       Last Week     Artist           Title

 1            1        Tim McGraw         Live Like You Were Dying
 2           new       Ray Charles        Genius Loves Company
 3           new       Jill Scott         Beautifully Human
 4           new       LL Cool J          The DEFinition
 5            5        Various Artists    Now 16
 6            2        R. Kelly           Happy People/U Saved Me
 7            3        Young Buck         Straight Outta Cashville
 8            6        Ashlee Simpson     Autobiography
 9            7        Prince             Musicology
10            4        Mase               Welcome Back

Title                        Label

Live Like You Were Dying     Curb
Genius Loves Company         Hear
Beautifully Human            Hidden Beach/Epic
The DEFinition               Def Jam
Now 16                       Universal/EMI/Sony/Zomba
Happy People/U Saved Me      Jive
Straight Outta Cashville     G-Unit
Autobiography                Geffen
Musicology                   NPG/Columbia
Welcome Back                 Bad Boy/Fo' Reel

Week ended Sept. 14

VIDEO RENTALS

Rank               Last Week          Title

 1                   new              The Passion of the Christ
 2                   new              Twisted
 3                    1               Taking Lives
 4                    2               The Girl Next Door
 5                    5               Hidalgo

Title                      Revenue (mils)   Y-T-D Revs (mils)

The Passion of the Christ    $1.7              $1.7
Twisted                       1                 1
Taking Lives                 0.9               3.4
The Girl Next Door           0.7               1.5
Hidalgo                      0.6               4.4

Title                        Distributor

The Passion of the Christ    Fox
Twisted                      Paramount
Taking Lives                 Warner Home Video
The Girl Next Door           Fox
Hidalgo                      Buena Vista

Week ended Sept. 5

DVD SALES

Rank           Last Week    Title

 1               new        The Passion of the Christ (wide screen)
 2                1         The Girl Next Door
 3               new        The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
 4               new        The Passion of the Christ (full screen)
 5                2         Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Title                                            Distributor

The Passion of the Christ (wide screen)             Fox
The Girl Next Door                                  Fox
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride                  Buena Vista
The Passion of the Christ (full screen)             Fox
Kill Bill: Vol. 2                             Miramax/Buena Vista

Title                                       Suggested Retail

The Passion of the Christ (wide screen)               $29.98
The Girl Next Door                                     27.98
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride                        29.99
The Passion of the Christ (full screen)                29.98
Kill Bill: Vol. 2                                      29.99

Week ended Sept. 5

DVD RENTALS

Rank      Last Week       Title              Revenue (mils)

 1           new          The Passion of the      $6.7
 2           new          Twisted                  4.8
 3            1           Taking Lives             4.8
 4            2           The Girl Next Door       4.5
 5            3           Godsend                  3.2

Title                        Y-T-D Revs (mils)

The Passion of the Christ       $6.7
Twisted                          4.9
Taking Lives                    17.4
The Girl Next Door               9.9
Godsend                         11.6

Title                        Distributor

The Passion of the Christ          Fox
Twisted                      Paramount
Taking Lives                    Warner
The Girl Next Door                 Fox
Godsend                     Lions Gate

Week ended Sept. 5

Source: Bloomberg News
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