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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

                                                Weekend Gross
Rank    Title                                      (mils)

  1     Snakes on a Plane                           $15.2
  2     Talladega Nights:                            13.8
        The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
  3     World Trade Center                           10.9
  4     Step Up                                      10.2
  5     Accepted                                     10.0
  6     Barnyard: The Original Party Animals          7.6
  7     Little Miss Sunshine                          5.6
  8     Pirates of the Caribbean:                     5.2
        Dead Man's Chest
  9     Material Girls                                4.6
 10     Pulse                                         3.5

       Total Gross
Rank     (mils)                   Distributor

  1       $15.2                      New Line
  2       114.3                          Sony
  3        45.1                     Paramount
  4        39.7                   Buena Vista
  5        10.0                     Universal
  6        46.1                     Paramount
  7        12.7               Fox Searchlight
  8       401.3                   Buena Vista
  9         4.6                           MGM
 10        14.7       Weinstein Co./Dimension

Weekend ending August 21

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                     Network    Rating *    Share

  1     60 Minutes                    CBS        7.8          15
  2     America's Got Talent-Thu      NBC        7.3          12
  3     CSI: Miami                    CBS        7.2          12
  4     America's Got Talent          NBC        7.1          12
  4     CSI                           CBS        7.1          12

Week ended August 20

Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                                Network    Rating *

  1     The Closer                               TNT        4.6
  2     Saturday Movie III (Fantasia Barr.)      LIF        4.1
  3     Nextel Cup/Michigan                      TNT        4.1
  4     NFL Pre-Season Football L (Oak/Min)     ESPN        3.7
  5     WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)              USA        3.5

Week ended August 20

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank    Last Week    Artist               Title

  1        new       Rick Ross            Port of Miami
  2        new       Breaking Benjamin    Phobia
  3         1        Various Artists      NOW 22
  4        new       Cassie               Cassie
  5        new       Slayer               Christ Illusion

Rank                      Label

  1        Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam
  2                   Hollywood
  3     Sony BMG Strategic Mrkt
  4       NextSelection/Bad Boy
  5                    American

Week ended August 26

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

Rank    Last Week    Title                  Wkly. Total (mils.)

   1       new       Inside Man                    $9.4
   2        1        V For Vendetta                 5.5
   3        2        The Benchwarmers               5.2
   4       new       Larry the Cable Guy            5.0
   5        3        The Shaggy Dog                 4.3

Rank    YTD (mils)     Distributor

   1       $9.6          Universal
   2       14.9       Warner Bros.
   3       22.8               Sony
   4        5.1          Paramount
   5       10.0        Buena Vista

Week ended August 13

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week    Title                              Distributor

  1        new       Prison Break: Season 1             Fox
  2         1        Chappelle's Show: Lost Episodes    Paramount
  3         3        High School Musical                Buena Vista
  4        new       Laguna Beach: Season 2             Paramount
  5        new       The Wire: Season 3                 HBO/Warner
                                                          Bros.

Rank    Suggested Retail

  1               $59.98
  2                24.99
  3                26.99
  4                38.99
  5                99.98

Week ended August 13

DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week    Title                          Distributor

  1        new       Inside Man                      Universal
  2         1        V For Vendetta                 Warner Bros.
  3        new       Bring It On: All or Nothing     Universal
  4        new       Larry the Cable Guy: Health
                       Inspector                     Paramount
  5        new       Ultimate Avengers 2             Lions Gate

Rank    Suggested Retail

  1               $29.98
  2                28.98
  3                29.98
  4                29.95
  5                19.98

Week ended August 13

Source: Bloomberg News