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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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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Aug 22, 2005
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