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MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Total
Gross Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils) Distributor
1 Flightplan $14.8 $45.9 Buena Vista
2 Serenity 10.1 10.1 Universal
3 Tim Burton's Corpse Bride 10.0 33.2 Warner Bros.
4 A History of Violence 8.1 8.9 New Line
5 Into the Blue 7.1 7.1 Sony
6 Just Like Heaven 6.1 38.4 Dreamworks
7 The Exorcism of Emily Rose 4.4 68.5 Screen Gems
8 Roll Bounce 4.0 12.7 Fox Searchlight
9 The Greatest Game Ever 3.7 3.7 Buena Vista
Played
10 The 40-Year-Old Virgin 3.1 101.4 Universal
Week ended Oct. 2
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating * Share
1 CSI CBS 17.4 26
2 Desperate Housewives ABC 16.7 24
3 Without a Trace CBS 13.8 22
4 Lost ABC 13.7 20
5 Grey's Anatomy ABC 11.5 18
Week ended Oct. 2
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 NFL Regular Season (49ers/Cardinals) ESPN 5.2
2 NFL Prime Time ESPN 2.9
3 Halloweentown II: Kalabar Disney 2.8
4 WWE Entertainment (Raw) Spike 2.7
5 WWE Entertainment (Raw Zone) Spike 2.5
Week ended Oct. 2
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Last
Rank Week Artist Title Label
1 new Disturbed Ten Thousand Fists Reprise
2 new Bon Jovi Have a Nice Day Island
3 2 Kanye West Late Registration Roc-A-Fella/Def
4 new Various Artists So Amazing J
5 new Barbra Streisand Guilty Pleasures Columbia
Week ended Oct. 8
MOVIE RENTALS - DVD/VHS
Wkly.
Last Total YTD
Rank Week Title (mils.) (mils) Distributor
1 new The Longest Yard $10.4 $158.1 Paramount
2 2 Fever Pitch 4.9 42.1 Fox
3 1 Crash 4.7 53.4 Lions Gate
4 3 Monster-In-Law 4.3 82.9 New Line/
Warner Bros.
5 4 Hitchhiker's Guide 4.2 51.1 Buena Vista
to the Galaxy
Week ended Sept. 25
TV PROGRAM DVD SALES
Last Suggested
Rank Week Title Distributor Retail
1 new Desperate Housewives: Season 1 Buena Vista $59.99
2 1 Lost: Season 1 Buena Vista 59.99
3 new Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 Universal 59.98
4 2 Smallville: Season 4 Warner Bros. 59.98
5 3 Da Ali G Show: Season 2 Warner Bros. 29.95
Week ended Sept. 25
OVERALL DVD SALES
Last Suggested
Rank Week Title Distributor Retail
1 new The Longest Yard Paramount $29.95
2 new Desperate Housewives: Season 1 Buena Vista 59.99
3 new The Adventures of Sharkboy Buena Vista 29.99
and Lavagirl
4 1 The Hitchhiker's Guide Buena Vista 29.99
to the Galaxy
5 2 Fever Pitch Fox 29.98
Week ended Sept. 25
Source: Bloomberg News
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