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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1    Flightplan                           $24.6            $24.6
 2    Corpse Bride                          19.1             19.7
 3    Just Like Heaven                       9.6             29.8
 4    Roll Bounce                            7.6              7.6
 5    The Exorcism of Emily Rose             7.4             62.3
 6    Lord of War                            5.0             17.4
 7    The 40-Year-Old Virgin                 4.3             96.9
 8    The Constant Gardner                   2.3             27.7
 9    Transporter 2                          2.2             39.9
10    Cry Wolf                               2.2              7.5

Title                                       Distributor

Flightplan                                   Touchstone
Corpse Bride                               Warner Bros.
Just Like Heaven                             Dreamworks
Roll Bounce                             Fox Searchlight
The Exorcism of Emily Rose                  Screen Gems
Lord of War                                  Lions Gate
The 40-Year-Old Virgin                        Universal
The Constant Gardner                              Focus
Transporter 2                          20th Century Fox
Cry Wolf                                    Focus/Rogue

Week ended Sept. 25 Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank  Program                    Network      Rating *     Share

 1    CS1                          CBS         17.3          26
 2    Desperate Housewives         ABC         17.3          25
 3    Lost                         ABC         13.8          20
 4    Criminal Minds Preview       CBS         12.5          20
 5    CSI: Miami                   CBS         12.3          19

Week ended Sept. 25 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank  Program                               Network      Rating *

 1    NFL Regular Season
        (Giants/Chargers)                    ESPN           6.5
 2    LAX Plane Emergency Landing          Fox News         3.5
 3    Nip Tuck                                FX            3.4
 4    Hannity & Colmes                     Fox News         3.4
 5    Larry King Live                         CNN           3.4

Week ended Sept. 25 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank  Last Week      Artist                       Title

 1      new        Paul Wall                  The Peoples Champ
 2       1         Kanye West                 Late Registration
 3      new        Switchfoot                 Nothing Is Sound
 4      new        Trisha Yearwood            Jasper County
 5      new        The Pussycat Dolls         PCD

Last Week            Label

new                Swishahouse/Atlantic
 1                 Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
new                Columbia
new                MCA/Nashville
new                A&M

Week ended Oct. 1

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

Rank  Last Week      Title

 1      new        Crash
 2      new        Fever Pitch
 3       2         Monster In Law
 4      new        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 5       3         Sahara

Last Week              Wkly.      YTD (mils)              Distributor
                   Total (mils.)

new                    $6.5         $15.45                 Lions Gate
new                     6.3           6.4                         Fox
 2                      5.8          25.6       New Line/Warner Bros.
new                     5.8           5.9                 Buena Vista
 3                      5.4          24.5                   Paramount

Week ended Sept. 18

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

Rank  Last Week      Title

 1      new        Lost: Season 1
 2       3         Smallville: Season 4
 3      new        Da Ali G Show: Season 2
 4      new        Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 4
 5       2         Charmed: Season 2

Last Week            Distributor      Suggested Retail

new                  Buena Vista                $59.99
 3                   Warner Bros.                59.98
new                  Warner Bros.                29.95
new                  Warner Bros.                44.98
 2                   Warner Bros.                49.99

Week ended Sept. 18

VIDEO GAME RENTALS

Rank  Last Week      Title

 1      new        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 2      new        Fever Pitch
 3       1         Crash
 4       2         Lost: Season 1
 5       6         Sin City

                                        Weekly
Last Week            Platform       Revenue (mils)

new                 Buena Vista             $29.99
new                    Fox                   29.98
 1                  Lions Gate               28.98
 2                  Buena Vista              59.99
 6                  Buena Vista              29.99

Week ended Sept. 18

Source: Bloomberg News
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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Illustration
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Date:Oct 3, 2005
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