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MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Gross Total Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils)
1 Underworld: Evolution $26.9 $26.9
2 Hoodwinked 10.4 28.6
3 Glory Road 8.8 27.7
4 Last Holiday 8.7 26.0
5 Brokeback Mountain 7.8 42.1
6 The Chronicles of Narnia 6.2 271.9
7 Fun With Dick and Jane 5.8 101.4
8 End of the Spear 4.3 4.3
9 Hostel 4.2 42.7
10 King Kong 4.2 209.9
Rank Distributor
1 Sony/Screen Gems
2 Weinstein Co.
3 Buena Vista
4 Paramount
5 Focus
6 Buena Vista
7 Sony
8 Rocky Mountain
9 Lions Gate
10 Universal
Week ended Jan. 22
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating * Share
1 Fox NFC Championship Fox 20.8 31
2 American Idol--(Tues.) Fox 19.3 28
3 American Idol--(Wed.) Fox 17.8 27
4 CSI CBS 16.9 25
5 Desperate Housewives ABC 15.5 22
Week ended Jan. 22
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 High School Musical Disney 4.5
2 High School Musical Disney 3.7
3 S Jimmy Powerhour2 Nickelodeon 3.7
4 Monk USA 3.6
5 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) USA 3.5
Week ended Jan. 22
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Rank Last Week Artist Title
1 2 Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough
2 1 Jamie Foxx Unpredictable
3 5 Carrie Underword Some Hearts
4 3 Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits
5 7 The Notorious B.I.G Duets: The Final Chapter
Rank Label
1 Matriarch/Geffen
2 J
3 Arista/Arista Nashville
4 Shady/Aftermath
5 Bad Boy
Week ended Jan. 28
MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS
Last Wkly. Total
Rank Week Title (mils.) YTD (mils)
1 1 Wedding Crashers $10.3 $24.2
2 new Red Eye 8.2 8.4
3 new Transporter 2 8.1 8.2
4 new The Constant Gardner 4.4 4.5
5 2 The 40-Year-Old-Virgin 3.9 36.8
Rank Distributor
1 New Line/Warner Bros.
2 Dreamworks/Universal
3 Fox
4 Universal
5 Universal
Week ended Jan. 15
TV PROGRAM DVD SALES
Rank Last Week Title Distributor
1 1 Family Guy--Vol. 3 Fox
2 5 Firefly: Complete Series Fox
3 4 Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 Universal
4 8 24: Season 4 Fox
5 2 The Shield: Season 4 Fox
Rank Suggested Retail
1 $39.98
2 49.98
3 49.98
4 69.98
5 59.98
Week ended Jan. 15
DVD SALES
Rank Last Week Title Distributor
1 1 Wedding Crashers New Line/Warner Bros.
2 new Transporter 2 Fox
3 new Hustle and Flow Paramount
4 new Red Eye Dreamworks/Universal
5 new The Constant Gardner Universal
Rank Suggested Retail
1 $28.98
2 29.99
3 29.99
4 29.99
5 29.98
Week ended Jan. 15
Source: Bloomberg News
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