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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE                      Weekend       Total
                                       Gross        Gross
Rank  Title                            (mils)      (mils)

 1    Just Like Heaven                  $16.4       $16.4
 2    The Exorcism of Emily Rose         14.6        51.6
 3    Lord of War                         9.4         9.4
 4    The 40-Year-Old Virgin              6.0        90.7
 5    Cry Wolf                            4.4         4.4
 6    Transporter 2                       4.0        36.5
 7    The Constant Gardener               3.6        24.3
 8    Red Eye                             2.9        55.2
 9    The Wedding Crashers                2.5       203.6
 10   March of the Penguins               2.5        70.4

Title                                         Distributor

Just Like Heaven                               Dreamworks
The Exorcism of Emily Rose                    Screen Gems
Lord of War                                    Lions Gate
The 40-Year-Old Virgin                          Universal
Cry Wolf                                      Focus/Rogue
Transporter 2                            20th Century Fox
The Constant Gardener                               Focus
Red Eye                                        Dreamworks
The Wedding Crashers                             New Line
March of the Penguins                  Warner Independent

Week ended Sept 18

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank  Program                          Network    Rating *    Share

 1    NFL Monday Night Football          ABC        13.0         22
 2    Emmy Awards                        CBS        12.5         20
 3    Survivor: Guatemala                CBS        10.9         18
 4    House                              Fox        10.0         15
 5    NFL Monday Showcase                ABC         9.9         16

Week ended Sept. 18 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank  Program                                Network    Rating *

 1    NFL Regular Season (Chiefs/Raiders)     ESPN        6.9
 2    Nextel Post Race Show                    TNT        3.7
 3    Nextel Cup Racing/Loudon                 TNT        3.4
 4    Prime Movie                            Lifetime     3.3
 5    NFL Prime Time                          ESPN        3.1

Week ended Sept 18 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist                       Title

 1      1     Kanye West                   Late Registration
 2     35     50 Cent                      The Massacre
 3     new    The Rolling Stones           A Bigger Bang
 4      6     The Black Eyed               Peas Monkey Business
 5      5     Mariah Carey                 The Emancipation of Mimi

Artist                                     Label

Kanye West                                 Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam
50 Cent                                    Shady/Aftermath
The Rolling Stones                         Virgin
The Black Eyed                             A&M
Mariah Carey                               Island

Week ended Sept. 24

MOVIE RENTALS -- DVD/VHS

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

 1     new    Crash                   $8.9                $50.6
 2      1     Monster-In-Law           8.6                79.8
 3      2     Sahara                   8.0                67.4
 4      5     Guess Who                3.0                68.0
 5      4     Beauty Shop              3.0                36.3

Title                           Distributor

Crash                            Lions Gate
Monster-In-Law         New Line/Wamer Bros.
Sahara                            Paramount
Guess Who                              Sony
Beauty Shop                        MGM/Sony

Week ended Sept 11

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                               Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                     Distributor        Retail

 1     new    Lost: Season 1            Buena Vista          $59.99
 2     new    Charmed: Season 2         Warner Bros.          49.99
 3     new    Smallville: Season 4      Warner Bros.          59.98
 4     new    Fraggle Rock: Season 1        Hit               44.99
 5      3     The Simpsons: Season 6        Fox               49.98

Week ended Sept 11

DVD SALES

       Last
Rank   Week   Title                            Distributor

 1     new    Crash                            Lions Gate
 2     new    Lost: Season 1                   Buena Vista
 3     new    Toy Story 10th Anniversary    Edition Buena Vista
 4      1     Sahara                             Paramount
 5      2     Monster-In-Law               New Line/Warner Bros.

                                                        Suggested
Title                                                      Retail

Crash                                                      $28.98
Lost: Season 1                                              59.99
Toy Story 10th Anniversary                                  29.99
Sahara                                                      29.95
Monster-In-Law                                              28.98

Week ended Sept. 11

Source: Bloomberg News
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