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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1     Mission Impossible III      $47.7     $47.7           Paramount
  2     RV                           11.0      30.9                Sony
  3     An American Haunting          5.8       5.8   Freestyle Release
  4     Stick It                      5.5      17.9         Buena Vista
  5     United 93                     5.3      20.2           Universal
  6     Ice Age: The Meltdown         4.2     183.4                 Fox
  7     Silent Hill                   4.0      40.9        Sony/Tristar
  8     Scary Movie 4                 3.7      83.6       Weinstein Co.
  9     Akeelah and the Bee           3.4      10.6          Lions Gate
 10     Hoot                          3.4       3.4            New Line

Weekend ending May 7

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                     Network    Rating *    Share

  1     American Idol--Wednesday      Fox        16.9         25
  2     American Idol--Tuesday        Fox        16.6         26
  3     CSI                           CBS        16.2         25
  4     Grey's Anatomy                ABC        13.6         22
  5     House                         Fox        13.5         20

Weekend ending May 7

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                        Network    Rating *

  1     The Sopranos                     HBO        5.2
  2     Nextel Cup Race                  FX         3.5
  3     WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)      USA        3.4
  4     NBA Playoffs (Lakers/Suns)       TNT        3.4
  5     WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)      USA        3.2

Weekend ending May 7

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

        Last
Rank    Week    Artist                Title                       Label

  1     new     Godsmack              IV                      Universal
                                                               Republic
  2     new     Taking Back Sunday    Louder Now           Warner Bros.
  3     new     Bruce Springsteen     We Shall Overcome        Columbia
  4     new     Avant                 Director                    Magic
                                                               Johnson/
                                                                 Geffen
  5     new     Rihanna               A Girl Like Me        SRP/Def Jam

Week ended May 13

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

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

  1     new     Aeon Flux             $6.1         $6.2       Paramount
  2      2      Fun With Dick
                  and Jane             5.8         24.4            Sony
  3      1      Hostel                 4.8         13.3            Sony
  4     new     Match Point            3.7          3.7     Dreamworks/
                                                              Universal
  5     new     Tristan & Isolde       3.2          3.2             Fox

Week ended April 30

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

        Last                                                Suggested
Rank    Week    Title                       Distributor        Retail

  1     new     American Dad: Season 1      Fox                $39.98
  2      2      Robot Chicken: Vol. 1       Warner Bros.        29.98
  3      5      Grey's Anatomy: Season 1    Buena Vista         29.99
  4      1      Mind of Mencia: Season 1    Paramount           26.99
  5      3      South Park: Season 7        Paramount           49.99

Week ended April 30

DVD SALES

        Last                                               Suggested
Rank    Week    Title                       Distributor       Retail

  1     new     Aeon Flux                    Paramount        $29.95
  2     new     Final Fantasy VII              Sony            26.96
  3      1      Hostel                         Sony            28.95
  4     new     Tristan & Isolde               Fox             29.99
  5      2      The Chronicles of Narnia    Buena Vista        29.99

Week ended April 30

Source: Bloomberg News
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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Statistical table
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:May 15, 2006
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