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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

1      The Covenant                 $8.9      $8.9     Sony/Screen Gems
2      Hollywoodland                 5.9       5.9                Focus
3      Invincible                    5.6      45.5          Buena Vista
4      The Protector                 5.0       5.0        Weinstein Co.
5      Crank                         4.9      20.0           Lions Gate
6      The Illusionist               4.5      18.0      Yari Film Group
7      Little Miss Sunshine          4.2      41.5      Fox Searchlight
8      The Wicker Man                4.1      17.4         Warner Bros.
9      Talladega Nights:             3.0     142.2                 Sony
       The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
10     Barnyard: The Original        2.7      67.0            Paramount
       Party Animals

Weekend ending Sept. 10

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                      Network   Rating *   Share

1      NBC Sunday Night Football      NBC       14.3      23
2      NBC NFL Thursday Specials      NBC       12.6      21
3      House                          Fox       11.6      19
4      NBC NFL Thursday Pre-Kicks     NBC        9.3      16
5      Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick      NBC        9.2      15

Week ended. Sept 10

Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                                    Network   Rating *

1      College Football--Monday (Florida State)    ESPN       5.7
2      The Closer                                   TNT       4.9
3      Nextel Cup (Racing/Richmond)                 TNT       3.2
4      Nip/Tuck                                     FX        3.2
5      WWE Entertainment                            USA       3.1

Week ended Sept. 10

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist               Title                       Label

1      new    Bob Dylan            Modern Times             Columbia
2       1     Danity Kane          Danity Kane               Bad Boy
3      new    Young Dro            Best Thang Smokin'   Grand Hustle/
                                                            Atlantic
4       3     Christina Aguilera   Back to Basics                RCA
5      new    Jessica Simpson      A Public Affair              Epic

Week ended Sept. 16

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

                              Wkly.
       Last                   Total      YTD
Rank   Week   Title           (mils.)   (mils)     Distributor

1      new    The Sentinel     $8.4      $8.4              Fox
2       1     Poseidon          6.2      15.3     Warner Bros.
3      new    Take the Lead     6.1       6.1    New Line/W. B.
4       3     RV                5.7      21.9             Sony
5       4     Inside Man        4.7      26.7        Universal

Week ended Sept. 3

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                             Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                   Distributor          Retail

1      new    Arrested Development:   Fox                  $29.98
                Season 3
2      new    Desperate Housewives:   Buena Vista           59.99
                Season 2
3      new    South Park: Season 8    Paramount             49.99
4      new    Nip/Tuck: Season 3      Warner Bros.          59.98
5       1     House, M.D.: Season 2   Universal             59.98

Week ended Sept. 3

DVD SALES

       Last                                                   Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                   Distributor                Retail

1      new    Brother Bear 2          Buena Vista               $29.99
2      new    The Sentinel            Fox                        29.98
3      new    Take the Lead           New Line/Warner Bros.      28.98
4       1     Silent Hill             Sony                       28.95
5      new    Akeelah and the Bee     Lions Gate                 28.98

Week ended Sept. 3
Source: Bloomberg News


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