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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1     The Exorcism of Emily Rose        $30.1           $30.1
  2     The 40-Year-Old Virgin              7.7            82.1
  3     Transporter 2                       7.4            30.3
  4     The Constant Gardener               4.7            19.0
  5     Red Eye                             4.5            51.2
  6     The Man                             4.1             4.1
  7     The Brothers Grimm                  3.3            33.3
  8     The Wedding Crashers                3.3           200.0
  9     Four Brothers                       2.9            68.3
 10     March of the Penguins               2.6            67.0


Rank           Distributor

  1            Screen Gems
  2              Universal
  3       20th Century Fox
  4                  Focus
  5             Dreamworks
  6               New Line
  7                Miramax
  8               New Line
  9              Paramount
 10     Warner Independent

Week ended Sept. 11

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank             Program             Network   Rating *   Share

 1     NFL Football Special Opener     ABC       11.7      21
 2     2005 NFL Showcase               ABC       10.2      17
 3     CSI                             CBS        8.8      14
 4     Without a Trace                 CBS        8.0      14
 5     60 Minutes                      CBS        7.7      13

Week ended Sept. 11

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank                 Program                 Network    Rating *

 1      NFL Regular Season (Colts/Ravens)     ESPN        7.4
 2      The Closer                             TNT        4.2
 3      Flight That Fought Back 09/11/05      DISC        4.1
 4      Chevy Rock 'n' Roll 400                TNT        3.3
 5      NFL Prime Time                        ESPN        3.1

Week ended Sept. 11

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank    Last Week           Artist                    Title

 1         new       Kanye West             Late Registration
 2         new       Tony Yayo              Thoughts of a Predicate
                                              Felon
 3         new       Brooks & Dunn          Hillbilly Deluxe
 4         new       Death Cab for Cutie    Plans
 5          3        Mariah Carey           The Emancipation of Mimi

Rank           Label

 1      Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam
 2      G-Unit
 3      Arista Nashville
 4      Barsuk/Atlantic
 5      Island

Week ended Sept. 17

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

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

 1         new       Monster-in-Law           $11.1
 2         new       Sahara                    10.9
 3          1        The Ring Two               4.5
 4          2        Beauty Shop                4.4
 5          6        Guess Who                  4.2

Rank    YTD (mils)    Distributor

 1        $11.2         Universal
 2         11.0         Paramount
 3         12.0         Universal
 4         10.6          MGM/Sony
 5         34.2              Sony

Week ended Sept. 4

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week                Title                   Platform

 1         new       Nip/Tuck: Season 2                Warner Bros.
 2         new       Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4    Warner Bros.
 3          2        The Simpsons: Season 6                Fox
 4          1        The O.C.: Season 2                Warner Bros.
 5         new       House. M.D.: Season 1              Universal

Rank    Weekly Revenue (mils)

 1                     $59.98
 2                      39.98
 3                      49.98
 4                      69.98
 5                      59.98

Week ended Sept. 4

DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week    Title                             Distributor

 1         new       Sahara                             Paramount
 2         new       Monster-in-Law               New Line/Warner Bros.
 3         new       Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch           Buena Vista
                       Has a Glitch
 4          1        Sin City                          Buena Vista
 5         new       Ono-Bak: The Thai Warrior             Fox

Rank    Suggested Retail

 1                $29.95
 2                 28.98
 3                 29.99
 4                 29.99
 5                 27.98

Week ended Sept. 4 Source: Bloomberg News
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Sep 19, 2005
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