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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     The Dukes of Hazzard     $30.7    $30.7          Warner Bros.
 2     The Wedding Crashers      16.0    143.6              New Line
 3     Charlie and the           11.0    169.4          Warner Bros.
         Chocolate Factory
 4     Sky High                   9.0     32.0           Buena Vista
 5     Must Love Dogs             7.4     26.2          Warner Bros.
 6     March of the Penguins      7.1     26.4    Warner Independent
 7     Stealth                    5.9     24.6                  Sony
 8     Fantastic Four             4.3    144.0      20th Century Fox
 9     War of the Worlds          3.5    224.6             Paramount
 10    The Island                 3.1     30.9            Dreamworks

Week ended Aug. 7

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program              Network   Rating *   Share

 1     CSI                    CBS       9.5       16
 2     Without a Trace        CBS       8.2       15
 3     CSI Miami              CBS       6.8       11
 4     NCIS                   CBS       6.5       12
 5     Two and a Half Men     NBC       6.4       11

Week ended Aug. 7

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                              Network   Rating *

 1     The Closer                             TNT        4.0
 2     Real World XVI                         MTV        3.9
 3     Monk                                   USA        3.5
 4     WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw Zone)      Spike       3.2
 5     Harry Potter and Chamber of Secret   Disney       3.0

Week ended Aug. 7

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist            Title                Label

  1     1     Various Artists   Now 19               The EMI/Universal/
                                                       Sony/Z
  2    new    Young Jeezy       Let's Get It: Thug   Corporate/Def Jam
  3     2     Mariah Carey      The Emancipation     Island
                                  Of Mimi
  4    new    Dane Cook         Retaliation          Comedy Central
  5    new    Jason Mraz        Mr. A-Z              Atlantic

Week ended Aug. 7

VIDEO RENTALS

                                              Y-T-D
       Last                         Revenue   Revs
Rank   Week    Title                 (mils)   (mils    Distributor

  1     1     Constantine            $0.6     $1.6    Warner Bros.
  2     2     Million Dollar Baby     0.6      2.5    Warner Bros.
  3    new    The Upside of Anger     0.6      0.6       New Line/
                                                      Warner Bros.
  4    new    XXX: State of the       0.5      0.5            Sony
                Union
  5     3     The Pacifier            0.5      4.1     Buena Vista

Week ended June 31

DVD SALES

       Last                                            Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                     Distributor       Retail

  1    new    Constantine               Warner Bros.      $29.98
  2    new    XXX: State of the Union      Sony            28.95
  3    new    The Upside of Anger        New Line/         27.95
                                        Warner Bros.
  4     3     Million Dollar Baby       Warner Bros.       29.95
  5     2     Man of the House             Sony            28.95

Week ended June 31

DVD RENTALS

                                                  Y-T-D
       Last                             Revenue    Revs
Rank   Week   Title                     (mils)    (mils)    Distributor

 1      1     Constantine                $6.8      $16.1   Warner Bros.
 2     new    XXX: State of the Union     6.0        6.2           Sony
 3      2     Million Dollar Baby         5.2       23.9   Warner Bros.
 4      3     Man of the House            4.9       10.8           Sony
 5     new    The Upside of Anger         4.5        4.6      New Line/
                                                            Warner Bros

Week ended June 31

Source: Bloomberg News
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