Mediawatch.
MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Total
Gross Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils)
1 Borat $28.3 $67.1
2 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Claus 16.9 41.1
3 Flushed Away 16.6 39.8
4 Stranger Than Fiction 13.4 13.4
5 Saw III 7.0 70.3
6 Babel 5.6 7.4
7 The Departed 5.2 109.7
8 The Prestige 4.8 46.2
9 The Return 4.5 4.5
10 A Good Year 3.7 3.7
Title Distributor
Borat Fox
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Buena Vista
Flushed Away Paramount
Stranger Than Fiction Sony
Saw III Lions Gate
Babel Paramount Vantage
The Departed Warner Bros.
The Prestige Buena Vista
The Return Focus/Rogue
A Good Year Fox
Weekend ended Nov. 12 Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating * Share
1 Dancing With the Stars ABC 14.1 20
2 Desperate Housewives ABC 13.9 20
3 Dancing With the Stars Results ABC 13.7 21
4 Grey's Anatomy ABC 13.5 20
5 CS1 CBS 12.6 19
Week ended Nov. 12 Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 NFL Regular Season
(Oakland/Seattle) ESPN 6.8
2 SpongeBob the Movie Nickelodeon 4.2
3 College Football
(Louisville/Rutgers) ESPN 4.2
4 SpongeBob the Movie Nickelodeon 4.1
5 SpongeBob Nickelodeon 3.9
Week ended Nov. 12 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Rank Week Artist Title
1 1 Soundtrack Hannah Montana
2 new Barry Manilow The Greatest Songs of
the Sixties
3 new Birdman & Lil Wayne Like Father, Like Son
4 3 John Legend Once Again
5 4 Justin Timberlake FutureSex/Love Sounds Jive
Artist Label
Soundtrack Walt Disney
Barry Manilow Arista
Birdman & Lil Wayne Cash Money/Universal Motown
John Legend G.O.O.D./Columbia
Justin Timberlake
Week ended Nov. 18
MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS
Rank Last Title Wkly. Total.
Week (mils.)
1 new Mission: Impossible III $9.08
2 2 The Break-Up 5.39
3 3 Click 4.98
4 1 Nacho Libre 4.65
5 4 Monster House 4.28
Title YTD (mils) Distributor
Mission: Impossible III $9.75 Paramount
The Break-Up 21.20 Universal
Click 31.70 Sony
Nacho Libre 11.88 Paramount
Monster House 10.40 Sony
Week ended Nov. 5
TV PROGRAM DVD SALES
Rank Last Title Distributor
Week
1 1 The O.C.: Season 3 Warner Bros.
2 new Ghost Whisperer: Season 1 Pramount
3 10 Lost: Season 2 Buena Vista
4 8 Grey's Anatomy: Season 2 Buena Vista
5 6 Grey's Anatomy: Season 1 Buena Vista
Title Suggested Retail
The O.C.: Season 3 $69.98
Ghost Whisperer: Season 1 72.99
Lost: Season 2 59.99
Grey's Anatomy: Season 2 59.99
Grey's Anatomy: Season 1 29.99
Week ended Nov. 5
DVD SALES
Rank Last Title Distributor
Week
1 new Mission Impossible III Paramount
2 2 Over the Hedge Dream Works/Paramount
3 1 Monster House Sony
4 3 Nacho Libre Paramount
5 7 Click Sony
Title Suggested Retail
Mission Impossible III $29.99
Over the Hedge 29.99
Monster House 28.95
Nacho Libre 29.99
Click 28.95
Week ended Nov. 5 Source: Bloomberg News
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