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Mediawatch.


HOLLYWOOD MOVIE BOX OFFICE

MEDIAWATCH

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

1      Harry Potter and the
         Goblet of Fire          $54.7     $201.0          Warner Bros.
2      Walk the Line              19.2       54.0      20th Century Fox
3      Yours, Mine and Ours       17.5       24.3             Paramount
4      Chicken Little             12.6      118.4           Buena Vista
5      Rent                       10.0       17.1                  Sony
6      Just Friends                9.2       13.2              New Line
7      Pride and Prejudice         7.2       16.0                 Focus
8      Derailed                    4.6       29.3         Weinstein Co.
9      In the Mix                  4.4        6.1            Lions Gate
10     The Ice Harvest             3.7        5.0                 Focus

Week ended Nov. 27

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank     Program              Network    Rating *   Share

1      Desperate Housewives     ABC        15.8       22
2      CSI--Thanksgiving        CBS        14.6       26
3      CSI: Miami               CBS        12.7       20
4      Grey's Anatomy           ABC        12.6       19
5      Cold Case                CBS        12.2       18

Week ended Nov. 27

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank      Program                         Network    Rating *

1      NFL Regular Season (Saints/Jets)     ESPN       4.7
2      WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)          USA        2.9
3      WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)          USA        2.9
4      Law & Order                          TNT        2.8
5      S J Neutron                          Nick       2.7

Week ended Nov. 27.

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist                Title             Label

  1    new    Madonna            Confessions on a
                                   Dance Floor      Warner Bros.
  2    new    Carrie Underwood   Some Hearts        Arista/Arista
                                                      Nashville
  3     1     Kenny Chesney      The Road and the
                                   Radio            BNA
  4    15     Mariah Carey       The Emancipation
                                   Of Mimi          Island
  5     3     Various Artists    Now 20             Sony BMG/Zomba/EMI

Week ended Dec. 3

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

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

1      new    Madagascar             $7.9       $8.1       Dreamworks/
                                                             Universal
2      new    The Skeleton Key        7.4        7.5         Universal
3      new    Stealth                 6.7        6.8              Sony
4       1     Charlie and the
                Chocolate Factory     5.9       14.4      Warner Bros.
5       2     Christmas With
                the Kranks            5.4       12.3              Sony

Week ended Nov. 20

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                                  Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                         Distributor         Retail

1      new    Friends: Season 10           Warner Bros.         $44.98
2      new    Oprah: 20th Anniversary
                Collection                  Paramount            54.99
3      new    Scrubs: Season 2             Buena Vista           39.99
4       1     Beavis and Butthead: Vol 1    Paramount            38.99
5       2     Lost: Season 1               Buena Vista           59.99

Week ended Nov. 20

DVD SALES

       Last                                                  Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                      Distributor            Retail

1      new    Madagascar            Dreamworks/Universal        $29.99
2       1     Star Wars: Revenge
                of the Sith                 Fox                  29.98
3      new    Stealth                      Sony                  28.95
4      new    The Skeleton Key           Universal               29.98
5       3     Charlie and the
                Chocolate Factory       Warner Bros.             28.98

Week ended Nov. 20

Source: Bloomberg News
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