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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

                                                 Weekend Gross
Rank    Title                                       (mils)

1       Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow        $15.6
2       Mr. 3000                                      8.7
3       Resident Evil: Apocalypse                     8.7
4       Wimbledon                                     7.1
5       Cellular                                      6.8

                                                  Total Gross
Title                                               (mils)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow                $15.6
Mr. 3000                                              8.7
Resident Evil: Apocalypse                              37
Wimbledon                                             7.1
Cellular                                             19.7

Title                                             Distributor

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow               Paramount
Mr. 3000                                          Buena Vista
Resident Evil: Apocalypse                         Screen Gems
Wimbledon                                           Universal
Cellular                                             New Line

Sept. 17-19

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                        Network

1       CSI                              CBS
2       NFL Monday Night Football        ABC
3       Survivor: Vanuatu (Special)      CBS
4       Will & Grace                     NBC
5       60 Minutes                       CBS

Program                               Rating *

CSI                                      14
NFL Monday Night Football               12.5
Survivor: Vanuatu (Special)             11.7
Will & Grace                            10.8
60 Minutes                              10.6

Program                                 Share

CSI                                      22
NFL Monday Night Football                21
Survivor: Vanuatu (Special)              19
Will & Grace                             17
60 Minutes                               18

Week ended Sept 19 * Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                          Network

1       NFL (Dolphins/Bengals)              ESPN
2       NFL Prime Time                      ESPN
3       Law & Order                          TNT
4       SpongeBob                    Nickelodeon
5       WWE Raw                            Spike

Program                               Rating *

NFL (Dolphins/Bengals)                   6.2
NFL Prime Time                           3.5
Law & Order                              3.0
SpongeBob                                3.0
WWE Raw                                  2.9

Week ended Sept. 19 * Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank    Last Week    Artist             Title

 1         new       Alan Jackson       What I Do
 2          1        Tim McGraw         Live Like You Were Dying
 3          2        Ray Charles        Genius Loves Company
 4         new       Anita Baker        My Everything
 5          5        Various Artists    Now 16
 6          8        Ashlee Simpson     Autobiography
 7          3        Jill Scott         Beautifully Human: Words &
                                        Sounds 2
 8          4        LL Cool J          The DEFinition
 9          6        R. Kelly           Happy People/U Saved Me
 10         7        Young Buck         Straight Outta Cashville

Artist               Label

Alan Jackson         Arista Nashville
Tim McGraw           Curb

Ray Charles          Hear
Anita Baker          Blue Note
Various Artists      Universal/EMI/Sony/Zomba
Ashlee Simpson       Geffen
Jill Scott           Hidden Beach/Epic
LL Cool J            Def Jam
R. Kelly             Jive
Young Buck           G-Unit

Week ended Sept. 25

VIDEO RENTALS

Rank    Last Week    Title                         Revenue (mils)

 1          1        Taking Lives                       $1.1
 1         new       The Punisher                       $1.5
 2          1        The Passion of the Christ            1
 3         new       The Ladykillers                     0.8
 4          2        Twisted                             0.8
 5         new       Soulplane                           0.8

Title                    Y-T-D Revs (mils)               Distributor

Taking Lives                    $2.5               Warner Home Video
The Punisher                    $1.5                      Lions Gate
The Passion of the Christ        2.7                             Fox
The Ladykillers                  0.9                     Buena Vista
Twisted                          1.8                       Paramount
Soulplane                        0.8                             MGM

Week ended Sept. 12

DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week     Title                        Distributor

 1         new        The Punisher                 Lions Gate
 2          1         The Passion of the Christ        Fox
 3         new        The Ladykillers              Buena Vista
 4         new        Jersey Girl                  Buena Vista
 5         new        Soul Plane (unrated)             MGM

Title                                         Suggested Retail

The Punisher                                            $27.98
The Passion of the Christ                                29.98
The Ladykillers                                          29.99
Jersey Girl                                              29.99
Soul Plane (unrated)                                     26.98

Week ended Sept. 12

DVD RENTALS

Rank    Last Week    Title              Revenue (mils)

1          new       The Punisher           $7.4
2          new       The Ladykillers         4.6
3          new       Soul Plane              4.1
4           2        Twisted                  4
5          new       Jersey Girl             3.5

Title                Y-T-D Revs (mils)          Distributor

The Punisher              $7.5                   Lions Gate
The Ladykillers            4.6                  Buena Vista
Soul Plane                 4.1                          MGM
Twisted                    8.8                    Paramount
Jersey Girl                    3.5      Miramax/Buena Vista

Week Ended Sept. 12

Source: Bloomberg News
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