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MEDIAWATCH

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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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Oct 10, 2005
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