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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1    Glory Road                   $16.9        $16.9       Buena Vista
 2    Hoodwinked                    16.9         16.9     Weinstein Co.
 3    Last Holiday                  15.5         15.5         Paramount
 4    The Chronicles of Narnia      12.8        264.0       Buena Vista
 5    Hostel                        11.4         36.6        Lions Gate
 6    Fun With Dick and Jane        10.3         94.2              Sony
 7    King Kong                      9.1        204.5         Universal
 8    Tristan & Isolde               7.6          7.6               Fox
 9    Brokeback Mountain             7.0         32.1             Focus
10    Cheaper by the Dozen 2         6.8         74.7               Fox

Week ended Jan. 16

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank                              Network      Rating *      Share

 1    AFC Divisional Playoff        CBS         16.1           28
 2    Desperate Housewives          ABC         13.9           20
 3    CSI: Miami                    CBS         13.0           21
 4    Grey's Anatomy                ABC         12.1           19
 5    Lost                          ABC         11.9           18

Week ended Jan. 15 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank  Programs                    Network      Rating *

 1    WWE Entertainment             USA          3.6
        (WWE Raw)
 2    Monk                          USA          3.5
 3    WWE Entertainment             USA          3.5
        (WWE Raw)
 4    SpongeBob                  Nickelodeon     3.1
 5    Fairly Odd Parents         Nickelodeon     3.0

Week ended Jan. 15 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

      Last
Rank  Week   Artist                   Title

 1     1     Jamie Foxx               Unpredictable
 2     2     Mary J. Blige            The Breakthrough
 3     3     Eminem                   Curtain Call: The Hits
 4    new    The Strokes              First Impressions of Earth
 5     5     Carrie Underwood         Some Hearts

Artist                                Label

Jamie Foxx                            J
Mary J. Blige                         Matriarch/Geffen
Eminem                                Shady/Aftermath
The Strokes                           RCA
Carrie Underwood                      Arista/Arista Nashville

Week ended Jan. 21

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

      Last                                   Wkly.
Rank  Week   Title                       Total (mils.)

 1    new    Wedding Crashers               $13.6
 2     1     The 40-Year-Old-Virgin           5.4
 3     2     Four Brothers                    4.6
 4    new    The Cave                         4.4
 5     3     Must Love Dogs                   4.0

                                 YTD
Title                           (mils)                      Distributor

Wedding Crashers                $13.9             New Line/Warner Bros.
The 40-Year-Old-Virgin           32.8                         Universal
Four Brothers                    20.7                         Paramount
The Cave                          4.5                              Sony
Must Love Dogs                   17.4                      Warner Bros.

Week ended Jan. 8

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

      Last                                                    Suggested
Rank  Week   Title                        Distributor            Retail

 1     2     Family Guy - Vol. 3              Fox                $39.98
 2     1     The Shield: Season 4             Fox                 59.98
 3     4     The Simpsons: Season 7           Fox                 49.98
 4     3     Battlestar Galactica:         Universal              49.98
               Season 2
 5    new    Firefly: Complete                Fox                 49.98
               Series

Week ended Jan. 8

DVD SALES

      Last
Rank  Week   Title                        Distributor

 1    new    Wedding Crashers         New Line/Warner Bros.
 2    new    The Cave                         Sony
 3     1     The 40-Year-Old-Virgin        Universal
 4    new    The Gospel                       Sony
 5     2     American Pie                Camp Universal
               Presents: Band

                                           Suggested
Title                                        Retail

Wedding Crashers                             $28.98
The Cave                                      28.95
The 40-Year-Old-Virgin                        29.98
The Gospel                                    28.95
American Pie                                  26.98
  Presents: Band

Week ended Jan. 8

Source: Bloomberg News
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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Jan 23, 2006
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