Mediawatch.
MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Gross Total Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils)
1 War of the Worlds $77.1 $112.7
2 Batman Begins 19.3 154.8
3 Mr. and Mrs. Smith 12.7 146.1
4 Bewitched 11.1 40.6
5 Herbie: Fully Loaded 10.8 37.1
6 Madagascar 6.7 172.1
7 Rebound 6.0 6.0
8 Star Wars Episode III 5.0 366.5
9 The Longest Yard 4.0 148.7
10 Land Of The Dead 3.3 16.8
Title Distributor
War of the Worlds Paramount
Batman Begins Warner Bros
Mr. and Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox
Bewitched Sony
Herbie: Fully Loaded Buena Vista
Madagascar DreamWorks
Rebound 20th Century Fox
Star Wars Episode III 20th Century Fox
The Longest Yard Paramount
Land Of The Dead Universal
Week ended July 4 Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating * Share
1 Dancing with the Stars ABC 12.0 20
2 CSI CBS 9.1 16
3 Without a Trace CBS 8.0 14
4 CSI: Miami CBS 7.4 12
5 Two and a Half Men CBS 7.1 11
Week ended July 4 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw Zone) Spike 3.7
2 BET Awards Show BET 3.7
3 The Closer TNT 3.6
4 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) Spike 3.4
5 Real World XVI MTV 3.0
Week ended July 4 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Rank Last Week Artist
1 1 Coldplay
2 4 Mariah Carey
3 2 Foo Fighters
4 5 The Black Eyed Peas
5 new Boys N Da Hood
Artist Title Label
Coldplay X&Y Capitol
Mariah Carey The Emancipation of Mimi Mimi Island
Foo Fighters In Your Honor Roswell/RCA
The Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business A&M
Boys N Da Hood Boys N Da Hood Bad Boy
Week ended July 9
VIDEO RENTALS
Rank Last Week Title Title Revenue (mils)
1 new Miss Congeniality 2 $1.0
2 1 Hitch 1.0
3 new Coach Carter 0.9
4 new Hostage 0.6
5 2 Be Cool 0.4
Title Y-T-D Revs (mils) Distributor
Miss Congeniality 2 $1.0 Warner Bros.
Hitch 2.1 Sony
Coach Carter 0.9 Paramount
Hostage 0.6 Miramar/Buena Vista
Be Cool 2.0 MGM/Sony
Week ended June 26
DVD SALES
Rank Last Week Title Distributor
1 new Hostage Buena Vista
2 new Coach Carter Paramount
3 1 Hitch Sony
4 new Miss Congeniality 2 Warner Bros
5 new Cursed Buena Vista
Title Suggested Retail
Hostage $29.99
Coach Carter 29.95
Hitch 28.95
Miss Congeniality 2 27.95
Cursed 29.99
Week ended June 26
DVD RENTALS
Rank Last Week Title Revenue (mils)
1 1 Hitch $9.6
2 new Coach Carter 7.1
3 new Miss Congeniality 2 6.8
4 new Hostage 6.7
5 new Cursed 4.3
Title Y-T-D Revs (mils) Distributor
Hitch $21.1 Sony
Coach Carter 7.1 Paramount
Miss Congeniality 2 6.8 Warner Bros
Hostage 6.7 Miramar/Buena Vista
Cursed 4.3 Buena Vista
Week ended June 26 Source: Bloomberg News
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