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MEDIAWATCH
MOVIE BOX OFFICE
                               Weekend   Total
                                Gross    Gross
Rank   Title                   (mils)    (mils)   Distributor

  1    Open Season              $23.6     $23.6   Sony
  2    The Guardian              18.0      18.0   Buena Vista
  3    Jackass: Number Two       14.6      52.1   Paramount
  4    School for Scoundrels      8.6       8.6   MGM
  5    Jet Li's Fearless          5.0      18.1   Focus/Rogue
  6    Gridiron Gang              4.6      33.3   Sony
  7    The Illusionist            2.7      31.4   Yari Film Group
  8    Flyboys                    2.4       9.9   MGM
  9    The Black Dhalia           2.1      20.7   Universal
 10    Little Miss Sunshine       2.0      53.1   Fox Searchlight

Weekend ending Oct. 1

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                  Network   Rating *   Share

  1    Grey's Anatomy             ABC      15.0        22
  2    CSI                        CBS      14.3        21
  3    Desperate Housewives       ABC      13.3        20
  4    Dancing With the Stars     ABC      11.8        18
  5    CSI: Miami                 CBS      11.6        19

Week ended Oct. 1

Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                        Network       Rating *

  1    NFL Regular Season (Atlanta/   ESPN            9.7
       New Orleans)
  2    Halloweentown                  Disney          3.0
  3    SpongeBob                      Nickelodeon     2.9
  4    WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)    USA             2.9
  5    SpongeBob                      Nickelodeon     2.8

Week ended Oct. 1

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist              Title                  Label

  1       1   Justin Timberlake   FutureSex/LoveSounds   Jive
  2     new   Clay Aiken          A Thousand Different   RCA
                                  Ways
  3     new   Fergie              The Dutchess           will.i.am/A&M
  4     new   Kenny Chesney       Live: Live Those       BNA
                                  Songs Again
  5       2   John Mayer          Continuum              Aware/Columbia

Week ended Oct 7

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

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

  1       1   Lucky Number Slevin     5.1      12.6    Weinstein/Genius
  2     new   Stay Alive              3.4       3.5    Buena Vista
  3       2   The Wild                3.1       7.0    Buena Vista
  4     new   Stick It                3.0       3.1    Buena Vista
  5       3   The Sentinel            2.5      19.1    Fox

Week ended Sept. 24

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                                Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                         Distributor      Retail

  1       1   Grey's Anatomy: Season 2      Buena Vista      $59.99
  2     new   The Gilmore Girls: Season 6   Warner Bros.      59.98
  3       4   Lost: Season 2                Buena Vista       59.99
  4     new   Battlestar Galactica:         Universal         49.98
              Season 2.5
  5       3   Smallville: Season 5          Warner Bros.      59.98

Week ended Sept 24

DVD SALES

       Last                                            Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                 Distributor          Retail

  1       1   The Wild              Buena Vista          $29.99
  2     new   Stick It              Buena Vista           29.99
  3     new   Barbie: 12            Universal             19.98
              Dancing Princess
  4     new   Stay Alive            Buena Vista           29.99
  5       3   Lucky Number Slevin   Weinstein/Genius      29.95

Week ended Sept. 24

Source: Bloomberg News
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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Oct 9, 2006
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