Mediawatch.
MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Total
Gross Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils) Distributor
1 Four Brothers $21.2 $21.2 Paramount
2 The Skeleton Key 16.1 16.1 Universal
3 The Dukes of Hazzard 13.0 57.5 Warner Bros.
4 The Wedding Crashers 11.8 163.9 New Line
5 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 9.6 9.6 Sony
6 Charlie and the Chocolate 7.4 183.9 Warner Bros.
Factory
7 March of the Penguins 6.8 37.7 Warner
Independent
8 Sky High 6.3 43.5 Buena Vista
9 Must Love Dogs 4.6 34.6 Warner Bros.
10 The Great Raid 3.4 3.4 Miramax
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co. 80
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating * Share
1 CSI CBS 9.3 16
2 Without a Trace CBS 8.0 14
3 CSI Miami CBS 7.9 13
4 60 Minutes CBS 7.6 14
5 Two and a Half Men CBS 7.0 11
Week ended Aug. 14
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 The Closer TNT 3.7
2 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw Zone) Spike 3.1
3 Homicide: Life on the Street TNT 3.1
4 Monk USA 3.1
5 NFL Pre-Season Football ESPN 3.0
Week ended Aug. 14
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Last
Rank Week Artist Title Label
1 new Faith Hill Fireflies Warner Bros.
(Nashville)
2 1 Various Artists Now 19 The EMI/Univ/Sony/Z
3 3 Mariah Carey The Emancipation Island
of Mimi
4 2 Young Jeezy Let's Get It Corporate/Def Jam
5 new Teairra Mari Roc-A-Fella MusicLine/
Presents Teairra Roc-A-Fella
Mari
Week ended Aug. 20
MOVIE RENTALS
DVD VHS
Last Rev. Rev.
Rank Week Title (mils) (mils) Total Distributor
1 new Guess Who? $8.7 $0.8 $9.4 Sony
2 new Alexander 6.5 0.5 7.1 Warner Bros.
3 1 Constantine 4.2 0.4 4.6 Warner Bros.
4 2 XXX: State of 4.1 0.3 4.4 Sony
the Union
5 4 Man of the House 3.8 0.3 4.2 Sony
Week ended Aug. 7
DVD SALES
Last Suggested
Rank Week Title Distributor Retail
1 new Guess Who? Sony $28.95
2 new Alexander Warner Bros. 29.95
3 1 Constantine Warner Bros. 29.98
4 2 XXX: State of the Union Sony 28.95
5 new The High and the Mighty Paramount 19.99
Week ended Aug. 7
VIDEO GAME RENTALS
Y-T-D
Last Revenue Revs Plat-
Rank Week Title (mils) (mils) form
1 1 NCAA Football 2006 $0.3 $1.2 PS2
2 2 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition 0.2 5.7 PS2
3 11 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down 0.2 0.3 PS2
4 10 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down 0.2 0.3 Xbox
5 3 Destroy All Humans! 0.2 1.3 PS2
Week ended Aug. 7
Source: Bloomberg News
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