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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     Eight Below             $25.0     $25.0         Buena Vista
 2     Date Movie               21.8      21.8                 Fox
 3     The Pink Panther         20.9      46.5        Columbia/MGM
 4     Curious George           15.4      33.5           Universal
 5     Final Destination 3      11.5      37.3            New Line
 6     Firewall                 10.4      28.7        Warner Bros.
 7     Freedomland               6.7       6.7                Sony
 8     When a Stranger Calls     5.8      42.1    Sony/Screen Gems
 9     Big Momma's House 2       5.6      62.5                 Fox
 10    Nanny McPhee              5.1      39.3           Universal

Week ended Feb. 20

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                        Network   Rating *   Share

 1     American Idol - Wednesday        Fox       16.5      25
 2     American Idol - Tuesday          Fox       15.5      24
 3     Grey's Anatomy                   ABC       15.0      23
 4     Desperate Housewives             ABC       14.2      20
 5     Winter Olympics Monday Prime     NBC       12.8      19

Week ended Feb. 20

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                             Network   Rating *

 1     2006 NBA All Star Game - 02/19/06     TNT       4.3
 2     High School Musical                 Disney      3.1
 3     NBA All Star Tip Off - 02/19/06       TNT       3.0
 4     SpongeBob                            Nick       3.0
 5     Fairly Odd Parents                   Nick       2.9

Week ended Feb. 20

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist               Title                Label

 1     new    Jack Johnson         Curious George       Brushfire
                                     (Soundtrack)
 2      2     Mary J. Blige        The Breakthrough     Matriarch/
                                                          Geffen
 3      1     Barry Manilow        The Greatest Songs   Arista
                                     of the Fifties
 4      3     Andrea Bocelli       Amore                Sugar/Decca
 5     new    Dem Franchize Boyz   On Top of Our Game   So So Def

Week ended Feb. 25

MOVIE RENTALS - DVD/VHS

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

 1     new    Just Like Heaven     7.4       7.5    Dreamworks/
                                                      Universal
 2     new    Doom                 6.7       6.8      Universal
 3      1     Flightplan           6.6      24.6    Buena Vista
 4     new    Elizabethtown        5.7       5.7      Paramount
 5     new    Waiting              5.3       5.3             LG

Week ended Feb. 12

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                             Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                       Distributor      Retail

1      new    Lost: Season 1              Buena Vista      $59.99
2       1     Family Guy-Vol. 3               Fox           39.98
3      new    The Simpsons: Kiss & Tell       Fox           14.98
4       3     24: Season 4                    Fox           69.98
5       5     Firefly: Complete Series        Fox           49.98

Week ended Feb. 12

DVD SALES

       Last                                             Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                  Distributor           Retail

1      new    Bambi II               Buena Vista           $29.99
2      new    Doom                    Universal             29.98
3      new    Wallace & Gromit   Dreamworks/Universal       29.99
4      new    Waiting                     LG                28.98
5      new    Just Like Heaven   Dreamworks/Universal       29.99

Week ended Feb. 12

Source: Bloomberg News
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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Illustration
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Date:Feb 27, 2006
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