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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

   1   Kingdom of Heaven          $19.6    $19.6    Fox
   2   House of Wax                12.1     12.1    Warner Bros.
   3   Hitchhiker's Guide to        9.8     35.8    Buena Vista
         the Galaxy
   4   Crash                        9.1      9.1    Lions Gate
   5   The Interpreter              7.8     54.4    Universal
   6   XXX: State of the Union      5.5     20.9    Sony/Revolution
   7   Sahara                       3.4     61.7    Paramount
   8   The Amityville Horror        3.3     60.3    MGM
   9   A Lot Like Love              3.2     18.9    Buena Vista
  10   Fever Pitch                  2.2     39.2    Fox

May 6-8

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank     Program                   Network     Rating *     Share

   1     CSI                         CBS        16.3         25
   2     American Idol (Wed.)        FOX        15.7         24
   3     Desperate Housewives        ABC        15.7         24
   4     American Idol (Tues.)       FOX        14.9         24
   5     CSI: Miami                  CBS        13.3         20

Week ended May 8

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank     Program                              Network     Rating *

   1     SpongeBob SquarePants                Nick         3.4
   2     WWE Raw                              Spike        3.3
   3     WWE Raw Zone                         Spike        3.3
   4     Fairly OddParents                    Nick         2.8
   5     NBA Playoffs (Mavericks/Rockets)     TNT          2.7

Week ended May 8

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist              Title                  Label

   1    new   Bruce Springsteen   Devils and Dust        Columbia
   2      2   Mariah Carey        The Emancipation       Island
                                    of Mimi
   3    new   Bobby Valentino     Disturbing the Peace   DTP/Def Jam
   4      1   Rob Thomas          Something to Be        Melisma/
                                                           Atlantic
   5    new   Amerie              Touch                  Columbia

Week Ended May 14

VIDEO RENTALS

                                                           Y-T-D
       Last                                      Revenue    Revs
Rank   Week   Title                              (mils)    (mils)

   1      1   Meet the Fockers                     $1.5     $3.4
   2    new   Lemony Snicket's A Series of ...      0.0      1.2
   3    new   Blade: Trinity                        0.9      0.9
   4      2   Ocean's Twelve                        0.6      2.8
   5      5   Spanglish                             0.4      2.3

       Last
Rank   Week   Title                              Distributor

   1      1   Meet the Fockers                   Dreamworks/Universal
   2    new   Lemony Snicket's A Series of ...   Paramount
   3    new   Blade: Trinity                     New Line/Warner Bros.
   4      2   Ocean's Twelve                     Warner Bros.
   5      5   Spanglish                          Sony

Week Ended May 1

DVD SALES

       Last                                              Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                     Distributor       Retail

   1   new    Lemony Snicket's          Paramount         $29.99
                A Series of ...
   2   New    Blade: Trinity            New Line/          29.95
                                          Warner Bros.
   3      1   Meet the Fockers          Universal          29.98
   4      3   Ocean's Twelve            Warner Bros.       27.95
   5      2   House of Flying Daggers   Sony               28.95

Week ended May 1

DVD RENTALS

                                                          Y-T-D
       Last                                      Revenue   Revs
Rank   Week   Title                              (mils)   (mils)

   1   new    Meet the Fockers                     $9.4    $19.9
   2   new    Lemony Snicket's A Series of ...      7.9      7.9
   3   new    Blade: Trinity                        7.0      7.0
   4      2   Ocean's Twelve                        5.1     22.4
   5   new    Darkness                              4.1      4.1

       Last
Rank   Week   Title                              Distributor

   1   new    Meet the Fockers                   Dreamworks/Universal
   2   new    Lemony Snicket's A Series of ...   Paramount
   3   new    Blade: Trinity                     New Line/Warner Bros.
   4      2   Ocean's Twelve                     Warner Bros.
   5   new    Darkness                           Buena Vista

Week Ended May 1

Source: Bloomberg News
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