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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

      1    Happy Feet                          $41.5          $41.5
      2    Casino Royale                        40.8           40.8
      3    Borat                                14.6           90.8
      4    The Santa Clause 3:                   8.3           51.7
             The Escape Clause
      5    Stranger Than Fiction                 6.6           22.9
      6    Flushed Away                          6.6           48.6
      7    Saw III                               2.9           75.0
      8    Babel                                 2.9           12.0
      9    The Departed                          2.6          113.8
     10    8 Films to Die For                    2.3            2.3
           :Horrorfest

Title                                    Distributor

Happy Feet                              Warner Bros.
Casino Royale                                   Sony
Borat                                            Fox
The Santa Clause 3:                      Buena Vista
  The Escape Clause
Stranger Than Fiction                           Sony
Flushed Away                               Paramount
Saw III                                   Lions Gate
Babel                              Paramount Vantage
The Departed                            Warner Bros.
8 Films to Die For :Horrorfest             Freestyle

Weekend ending Nov. 19
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank       Program                         Network        Rating *

1          Dancing With the Stars Result     ABC            17.7
2          Dancing With the Stars            ABC            17.1
3          CBS NFL                           CBS            14.8
3 (tie)    CSI                               CBS            14.8
5          Desperate Housewives              ABC            13.6

Program                                     Share

Dancing With the Stars Results               27
Dancing With the Stars                       25
CBS NFL                                      25
CSI                                          25
Desperate Housewives                         20

Week ended Nov. 18

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank       Program                       Network          Rating *

1          NFL Regular Season            ESPN                 6.6
           (Tampa Bay/Carolina)
2          WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)   USA                  3.2
3          WWE Entertainment (WWE-Raw)   USA                  3.0
4          SpongeBob                     Nickelodeon          2.6
5          Hannah Montana                Disney               2.6

Week ended June 18

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank       Last Week                Artist

1          new                      Various Artists
2          new                      Josh Groban
3          new                      Keith Urban
4          new                      Sugarland
5          1                        Soundstrack

Last Week  Title                                              Label

new        Now 23                          Sony/BMG/EMI/Universal/Zomba
new        Awake                                            143/Reprise
new        Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing         Capitol Nashville
new        Enjoy the Ride                                       Mercury
1          Hannah Montana                                        Disney

Week ended Nov. 25

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

Rank              Last Week           Title

1                   new               Cars
2                   new               Little Man
3                    1                Mission: Impossible III
4                    2                The Break-Up
5                    3                Click

Last Week  Distributor                  Suggested Retail

  new      Buena Vista                         $29.99
  new      Sony                                 28.95
   1       Paramount                            29.99
   2       Universal                            29.98
   3       Sony                                 29.98

Week ended Nov. 12

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

Rank       Last Week           Title

1            new               Cars
2            new               Little Man
3             2                Over the Hedge
4             1                Mission: Impossible III
5             3                Monster House

Last Week  Distributor                  Total Sales *

  new      Buena Vista                      $244.1
  new      Sony                               58.3
   2       Dreamworks/Paramount              155.0
   1       Paramount                         133.5
   3       Sony                               73.7

Week ended Nov. 12

* millions

VIDEO GAME SALES

Rank       Last Week            Title

1             new               Scarface: The World Is Yours
2             new               Tom Clancy's Splinte Cell
3              1                Madden NFL 07
4              6                Pokemon Mystery Dungeon:
                                Red Rescue
5             new               Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Last Week  Distributor      Suggested Retail

  new      Vivendi                   $50
  new      Ubisoft                   $59
   1       Elec. Arts                $50
   6       Nintendo                  $31
  new      Midway                    $40

For the month of October 2006

Source: Bloomberg News
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Date:Nov 27, 2006
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