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MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Total
Gross Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils) Distributor
1 Invincible $12.2 $38.0 Buena Vista
2 Crank 10.5 12.9 Lions Gate
3 The Wicker Man 9.6 11.7 Warner Bros.
4 Little Miss Sunshine 7.6 35.7 Fox Searchlight
5 The Illusionist 6.3 12.2 Yari Film Group
6 Talladega Nights:
The Ballad of Ricky
Bobby 6.1 138.3 Sony
7 Barnyard: The Original
Party Animals 4.9 63.8 Paramount
8 World Trace Center 4.6 63.8 Paramount
9 Accepted 4.6 29.1 Universal
10 Step Up 4.5 58.5 Buena Vista
Weekend ending Sept. 4
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating * Share
1 CSI: Miami CBS 7.3 12
2 Law and Order: SVU NBC 7.0 12
3 Two and a Half Men CBS 6.3 10
3 Without a Trace CBS 6.3 11
5 60 Minutes CBS 6.2 13
5 CSI: NY CBS 6.2 10
Week ended Sept. 3
Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 The Closer TNT 4.5
2 NFL Pre-Season Football
(Greenbay/Cincinnati) ESPN 4.3
3 2006 Video Music Awards MTV 3.6
4 Fairly OddParents Nick 2.7
5 WWE Entertainment Sci-Fi 2.7
Week ended Sept. 3
* Each rating points equals 1.1 million homes.
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Last
Rank Week Artist Title Label
1 new Danity Kane Danity Kane Bad Boy
2 new OutKast Idlewild (Soundtrack) LaFace
3 1 Christina Back to Basics RCA
Aguilera
4 new Mana Amar Es Combatir Warner Latina
5 5 Soundtrack The Cheetah Girls 2 Disney
Week ended Sept. 9
MOVIE RENTALS -- DVD/VHS
Wkly.
Last Total
Rank Week Title (mils.) YTD (mils) Distributor
1 new Poseidon $9.0 $9.1 Warner Bros.
2 new Silent Hill 7.0 7.1 Sony
3 1 RV 7.0 16.2 Sony
4 3 Inside Man 5.3 22.0 Universal
5 2 Scary Movie 4 4.7 13.2 Weinstein/Genius
Week ended Aug. 27
TV PROGRAM DVD SALES
Last Suggested
Rank Week Title Distributor Retail
1 new House, M.D.: Season 2 Universal $59.98
2 new Veronica Mars: Season 2 Warner Bros. 59.98
3 5 High School Musical Buena Vista 26.99
4 3 Rome: Season 1 HBO/Warner Bros. 99.98
5 6 Chappelle's Show: Paramount 24.99
Lost Episodes
Week ended Aug. 27
DVD SALES
Last Suggested
Rank Week Title Distributor Retail
1 new Silent Hill Sony $28.95
2 new Poseidon Warner Bros. 28.98
3 1 RV Sony 28.95
4 2 Scary Movie 4 Weinstein/Genius 29.95
5 new Just My Luck Fox 29.99
Week ended Aug. 27
Source: Bloomberg News
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