Mediawatch.
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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