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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     Invincible                $17.0     $17.0   Buena Vista
 2     Talladega Nights: The       8.1     127.8   Sony
       Ballad of Ricky Bobby
 3     Little Miss Sunshine        7.4      22.9   Fox Searchlight
 4     Beerfest                    7.0       7.0   Warner Bros.
 5     World Trade Center          6.5      55.6   Paramount
 6     Accepted                    6.3      21.0   Universal
 7     Snakes on a Plane           6.2      26.3   New Line
 8     Step Up                     6.2      50.4   Buena Vista
 9     Idlewild                    5.7       5.7   Universal
10     Barnyard: The Original      5.7      55.0   Paramount
       Party Animals

Weekend ending Aug. 28

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program           Network   Rating *   Share

1      Emmy Awards         NBC       10.6       17
2      60 Minutes          CBS        7.9       14
3      CSI                 CBS        7.7       13
4      CSI: Miami          CBS        7.4       12
5      Without a Trace     CBS        7.0       12

Week ended Aug. 27

Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                   Network   Rating *

1      The Cheetah Girls 2       Disney      4.6
2      NFL Pre-Season Football   ESPN        4.5
       (Dallas/New Orleans)
3      The Closer                TNT         4.3
4      Monk                      USA         3.6
5      Nextel Cup/Bristol        TNT         3.6

Week ended Aug. 27

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist               Title                 Label

1      new    Christina Aguilera   Back to Basics        RCA
2      new    Lyfe Jennings        The Phoenix           Columbia
3      new    Trace Adkins         Dangerous Man         Capitol
                                                         Nashville
4      new    Cherish              Unappreciated         Sho'nuff
5      new    Soundtrack           The Cheetah Girls 2   Walt Disney

Week ended Sept. 2

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

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

1      new    RV                      $9.1     $9.2    Sony
2      new    Scary Movie 4            8.5      8.6    Weinstein/Genius
3      1      Inside Man               7.3     16.7    Universal
4      4      Larry the Cable Guy      4.0      9.1    Paramount
5      3      The Benchwarmers         3.8     26.4    Sony

Week ended Aug. 20

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                               Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                    Distributor          Retail

1      new    The Simpson: Season 8    Fox                  $49.98
2      4      Laguna Beach: Season 2   Paramount             38.99
3      new    Rome: Season 1           HBO/Warner Bros.      99.98
4      new    Full House: Season 4     Warner Bros.          29.98
5      3      High School Musical      Buena Vista           26.99

Week ended Aug. 20

DVD SALES

       Last                                            Suggested
Rank   Week   Title            Distributor               Retail

1      new    RV               Sony                      $28.95
2      new    Scary Movie 4    Weinstein/Genius           29.95
3      1      Inside Man       Universal                  29.98
4      2      V for Vendetta   Warner Bros.               28.98
5      new    Hoot             New Line/Warner Bros.      27.98

Week ended Aug. 20

Source: Bloomberg News
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Sep 4, 2006
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