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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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