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MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Total
Gross Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils) Distributor
1 Transporter 2 $20.1 $20.1 20th Century Fox
2 The 40-Year-Old
Virgin 16.5 71.9 Universal
3 The Constant
Gardener 11.0 12.7 Focus
4 Red Eye 9.4 45.5 Dreamworks
5 The Brothers Grimm 9.0 28.7 Miramax
6 Four Brothers 6.4 64.4 Paramount
7 The Wedding Crashers 5.8 195.8 New Line
8 March of the
Penguins 5.6 63.6 Warner Independent
9 The Skeleton Key 4.0 43.8 Universal
10 The Cave 3.8 11.8 Sony
Week ended Sept. 5
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating * Share
1 Dateline Thursday Special NBC 8.2 13
2 CSI: Miami CBS 7.9 13
3 60 Minutes CBS 7.7 16
4 Dateline Friday Special NBC 7.3 13
5 Two and a Half Men 9.30 p.m. CBS 7.2 11
Week ended Sept 4
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 The Closer TNT 3.8
2 The O'Reilly Factor Fox News 3.6
3 Fox News Live Fox News 3.6
4 The O'Reilly Factor Fox News 3.5
5 Hannity & Colmes Fox News 3.5
Week ended Sept. 4
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Last
Rank Week Artist Title
1 1 Hilary Duff Most Wanted
2 4 Various Artists Now 19
3 3 Mariah Carey The Emancipation of Mimi
4 6 The Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business
5 new Jim Jones Harlem: The Diary of a Summer
Rank Label
1 Hollywood
2 The EMI/Univ/Sony/Z Faith
3 Island
4 A&M
5 Diplomats
Week ended Sept 10
MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS
Wkly.
Last Total YTD
Rank Week Title (mils.) (mils) Distributor
1 new The Ring Two $7.5 $7.6 Universal
2 new Beauty Shop 6.1 6.2 MGM/Sony
3 1 Sin City 5.9 15.2 Buena Vista
4 3 The Wedding Date 5.2 11.9 Universal
5 new A Lot Like Love 5.0 5.0 Buena Vista
Week ended Aug. 28
DVD SALES
Last Suggested
Rank Week Title Distributor Retail
1 new Sin City Buena Vista $29.99
2 new The Ring Two Dreamworks/Universal 29.99
3 new Beauty Shop MGM/Sony 28.95
4 new A Lot Like Love Buena Vista 29.99
5 2 The Wedding Date Universal 29.98
Week ended Aug. 28
VIDEO GAME RENTALS
Weekly
Last Revenue
Rank Week Title Platform (mils)
1 1 Madden 2006 PS2 $0.4
2 2 Madden 2006 XBox 0.2
3 3 NCAA Football 2006 PS2 0.1
4 5 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition PS2 0.1
5 4 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down PS2 0.1
Week ended Aug 28
Source: Bloomberg News
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