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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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