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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1    The Grudge 2                $20.8    $20.8    Sony
  2    The Departed                 19.0     57.0    Warner Bros.
  3    Man of the Year              12.3     12.3    Universal
  4    Open Season                  11.1     59.3    Sony
  5    Texas Chainsaw Massacre:      7.5     30.2    New Line
         The Beginning
  6    The Marine                    7.1      7.1    Fox
  7    The Guardian                  5.9     41.1    Buena Vista
  8    Employee of the Month         5.3     19.6    Lions Gate
  9    One Night With the King       4.1      4.1    Gener8xion
                                                       Entertainment
 10    Jackass: Number Two           3.3     68.4    Paramount

Weekend ending Oct. 15

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                          Network   Rating *   Share

  1    Grey's Anatomy                     ABC      14.6        22
  2    CSI                                CBS      13.5        20
  3    Dancing With the Stars             ABC      13.2        20
  4    Desperate Housewives               ABC      13.1        19
  5    Dancing With the Stars Results     ABC      12.3        19

Week ended Oct. 15

Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                                 Network   Rating *

  1    NFL Regular Season (Baltimore/Denver)   ESPN       8.5
  2    Flavor of Love 2                        VH1        4.4
  3    WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)             USA        3.4
  4    WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)             USA        3.3
  5    College Football (Florida/Auburn)       Disney     3.3

Week ended Oct. 15

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist              Title                   Label

  1     new   Evanescence         The Open Door           Wind-up
  2     new   The Killers         Sam's Town              Island
  3     new   George Strait       It Just Comes Natural   MCA Nashville
  4      3    Tony Bennett        Duets: An American      RPM/Columbia
                                    Classic
  5      5    Justin Timberlake   FutureSex/Love Sounds    Jive

Week ended Oct. 20

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

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

  1     new   X-Men: The Last Stand     $9.9     $10.0    Fox
  2      1    The Lake House             6.1      14.1    Warner Bros.
  3      2    The Fast and the           4.0       9.9    Universal
                Furious: Tokyo Drift
  4     new   Thank You for Smoking      3.7       3.8    Fox
  5      3    Lucky Number Slevin        2.9      19.1    Weinstein/
                                                            Genius

Week ended Oct. 8

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                            Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                      Distributor      Retail

  1      1    Stargate SG-1: Season 9    MGM/Fox          $49.98
  2      3    Lost: Season 2             Buena Vista       59.99
  3     new   South Park Hits: Vol. 1    Paramount         26.99
  4      1    Grey's Anatomy: Season 2   Buena Vista       59.99
  5      4    Battlestar Galactica:      Universal         49.98
                Season 2.5

Week ended Oct. 8

DVD SALES

       Last                                             Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                       Distributor      Retail

  1     new   X-Men: The Last Stand       Fox              $29.98
  2     new   The Little Mermaid:         Buena Vista       29.99
                Special Edition
  3     new   Thank You for Smoking       Fox               29.99
  4      1    The Fast and the Furious:   Universal         29.98
                Tokyo Drift
  5     new   The X-Men Trilogy           Fox               44.98

Week ended Oct. 8

Source: Bloomberg News


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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Author:Russell, Joel
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Date:Oct 23, 2006
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