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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

1      Hostel                        $19.6           $19.6
2      The Chronicles of Narnia      15.6            247.8
3      King Kong                     12.6            192.7
4      Fun With Dick and Jane        11.9            81.1
5      Cheaper by the Dozen 2        8.4             66.6
6      Munich                        7.6             25.4
7      Memoirs of a Geisha           6.1             39.9
8      Brokeback Mountain            5.7             22.4
9      Rumor Has It                  5.7             35.2
10     The Family Stone              4.6             53.2

Rank   Title                         Distributor

1      Hostel                        Lions Gate
2      The Chronicles of Narnia      Buena Vista
3      King Kong                     Universal
4      Fun With Dick and Jane        Sony
5      Cheaper by the Dozen 2        Fox
6      Munich                        Universal
7      Memoirs of a Geisha           Sony
8      Brokeback Mountain            Focus
9      Rumor Has It                  Warner Bros.
10     The Family Stone              Fox

Week ended Jan. 8

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                  Network   Rating *   Share

1      Rose Bowl                ABC       21.7       35
2      CSI                      CBS       16.7       25
3      Rose Bowl--Pre           ABC       15.5       25
4      Desperate Housewives     ABC       14.6       21
5      AFC Wildcard Post Game   CBS       14.3       23

Week ended Jan. 8

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                       Network   Rating *

1      Drake & Josh Movie            Nick      3.2
2      Drake & Josh Movie            Nick      3.1
3      WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)   USA       3.0
4      Drake & Josh Movie            Nick      3.0
5      WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)   USA       3.0

Week ended Jan. 8

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank   Last   Artist             Title
       Week                                        Label

1      2     Jamie Foxx         Unpredictable      J
2      1     Mary J. Blige      The Breakthrough   Geffen
3      4     Eminem             Curtain Call:
                                  The Hits         Shady/Aftermath
4      3     The Notorious
               B.I.G.           Duets: The Final
                                  Chapter           Bad Boy
5      5     Carrie Underwood   Some Hearts         Arista/Arista
                                                      Nashville

Week ended Jan. 14

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

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

1      1      The 40-Year-
                Old-Virgin         $8.5        $27.5    Universal
2      2      Four Brothers         7.8         15.7    Paramount
3      3      Mr. & Mrs. Smith      7.4         48.2    Fox
4      5      Must Love Dogs        7.1         13.3    Warner Bros.
5      7      The Island            5.1         18.4    Dreamworks/
                                                          Universal

Week ended Jan. 1

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

Rank   Last
       Week   Title                    Distributor   Suggested Retail

1      new    The Shield: Season 4     Fox           $59.98
2      1      Family Guy-Vol. 3        Fox            39.98
3      2      Battlestar Galactica:
                Season 2               Universal      49.98
4      7      The Simpsons: Season 7   Fox            49.98
5      3      Lost: Season 1           Buena Vista    59.99

Week ended Jan. 1

DVD SALES

Rank   Last                                          Suggested
       Week   Title                    Distributor   Retail

1      1      The 40-Year-Old-Virgin   Universal      $29.98
2      new    American Pie Presents:
                Band Camp              Universal       26.98
3      new    Into the Blue            Sony            28.95
4      2      Four Brothers            Paramount       29.95
5      new    Dark Water               Buena Vista     19.99

Week ended Jan. 1

Source: Bloomberg News
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Date:Jan 16, 2006
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