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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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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Sep 11, 2006
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