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MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Gross Total Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils)
1 Inside Man $29.0 $29.0
2 V for Vendetta 12.3 46.2
Stay Alive 10.7 10.7
4 Failure to Launch 10.5 63.5
5 The Shaggy Dog 9.0 47.8
6 She's the Man 7.3 20.3
7 Larry the Cable Guy 6.9 6.9
8 The Hills Have Eyes 4.4 35.7
9 Eight Below 2.7 77.1
10 16 Blocks 2.2 34.0
Total Gross
Title (mils) Distributor
Inside Man $29.0 Universal
V for Vendetta 46.2 Warner Bros.
Stay Alive 10.7 Buena Vista
Failure to Launch 63.5 Paramount
The Shaggy Dog 47.8 Buena Vista
She's the Man 20.3 Paramount
Larry the Cable Guy 6.9 Lions Gate
The Hills Have Eyes 35.7 Fox Searchlight
Eight Below 77.1 Buena Vista
16 Blocks 34.0 Warner Bros
Week ended March 26 Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 American Idol--Tuesday Fox 19.2
2 American Idol--Wednesday Fox 15.9
3 Desperate Housewives ABC 13.5
4 CSI: Miami CBS 13.0
5 60 Minutes CBS 11.0
Program Share
American Idol--Tuesday 28
American Idol--Wednesday 24
Desperate Housewives 20
CSI: Miami 21
60 Minutes 17
Week ended March 26 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 The Sopranos HBOM 5.1
2 Cow Belles DSNY 3.6
3 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) USA 3.6
4 Hannah Montana DSNY 3.6
5 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) USA 3.4
Week ended March 26 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Rank Last Week Artist Title
1 3 Soundtrack High School Musical
2 2 James Blunt Back to Bedlam
3 new E-40 My Ghetto Report Card
4 5 Ne-Yo In My Own Words
5 1 Juvenile Reality Check
Title Label
High School Musical Walt Disney
Back to Bedlam Custard/Atlantic
My Ghetto Report Card Sick Wid' It/BME
In My Own Words Def Jam
Reality Check UTP/Atlantic
Week ended April 1
MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS
Rank Last Week Title Wkly. Total (mils.)
1 new A History of Violence $8.9
2 1 Walk the Line 7.3
3 3 Jarhead 6.8
4 2 Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire 5.0
5 4 Just Friends 4.6
Title YTD (mils) Distributor
A History of Violence $9.0 New Line/Warner Bros.
Walk the Line 29.1 Fox
Jarhead 15.4 Universal
Harry Potter: Goblet o 13.7 Warner Bros.
Just Friends 10.2 New Line/Warner Bros.
Week ended March 19
TV PROGRAM DVD SALES
Rank Last Week Title Distributor
1 1 Grey's Anatomy: Season 1 Buena Vista
2 new The Simple Life: Season 3 Fox
3 new I Dream of Jeannie: Season 1 Sony
4 new Columbo: Season 4 Universal
5 3 Charmed: Season 4 Paramount
Title Suggested Retail
Grey's Anatomy: Season 1 $29.99
The Simple Life: Season 3 19.98
I Dream of Jeannie: Season 1 39.95
Columbo: Season 4 39.98
Charmed: Season 4 49.99
Week ended March 19
DVD SALES
Rank Last Week Title Distributor
1 1 Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire Warner Bros.
2 new A History of Violence New Line/
Warner Bros.
3 new Good Night, and Good Luck Warner Bros.
4 2 Jarhead Universal
5 3 Walk the Line Fox
Title Suggested Retail
Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire $28.98
A History of Violence 28.98
Good Night, and Good Luck 28.98
Jarhead 29.98
Walk the Line 29.99
Week ended March 19
Source: Bloomberg News
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