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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1    Blades of Glory          $23.0          $68.4          Paramount
  2    Meet the Robinsons        17.0           52.2        Buena Vista
  3    Are We Done Yet?          15.0           19.1               Sony
  4    Grindhouse                11.6           11.6      Weinstein Co.
  5    Reaping                   10.1           12.0       Warner Bros.
  6    300                        8.8          193.9       Warner Bros.
  7    Wild Hogs                  6.8          145.5        Buena Vista
  8    Shooter                    5.8           36.7          Paramount
  9    TMNT                       4.9           46.7        Time Warner
 10    Firehouse Dog              4.0            5.3                Fox

Weekend ending April 8

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

 Rank      Program                   Network    Rating *

1          American Idol (Tues.)       Fox        16.2
1 (tie)    American Idol (Wed.)        Fox        16.2
3          CSI                         CBS        14.0
4          Dancing With the Stars      ABC        13.0
5          House                       Fox        12.1

Weekend ending April 1

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                      Network      Rating *

  1     Sopranos                       HBO          4.3
  2     WWE Entertainment (Raw)        USA          3.6
  3     WWE Entertainment (Raw)        USA          3.6
  4     I Love New York                VH1          3.1
  5     Drake & Josh               Nickelodeon      3.0

Weekend ending April 8

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank    Last Week    Artist             Title                     Label

  1        New       Tim McGraw         Let It Go                  Curb
  2        New       Various Artists    Now 24                      EMI
  3        New       Young Buck         Buck The World           G-Unit
  4        New       Mims               Music Is My Savior      Capitol
  5         6        Akon               Konvicted             Konvicted

Week ended April 14

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

Rank    Last Week    Title                       Distributor

  1        New       The Pursuit of Happyness    Sony
  2        New       Happy Feet                  Warner Bros.
  3         1        Blood Diamond               Warner Bros.
  4        New       Children of Men             Universal
  5         4        Casino Royale               MGM/Sony

Week ended April 1

DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week    Title                       Distributor

  1        New       Happy Feet                  Warner Bros.
  2        New       The Pursuit of Happyness    Warner Bros.
  3         1        Eragon                      Fox
  4        New       Children of Men             Universal
  5         3        Blood Diamond               Warner Bros.

Rank    Suggested Retail

  1               $29.98
  2                28.95
  3                29.99
  4                29.98
  5                29.98

Week ended April 1

MOVIELINK DOWNLOADS

Rank    Title                       Distributor     Suggested Retail

  1     Happy Feet                  Warner Bros.              $14.95
  2     The Pursuit of Happiness    Sony                       14.95
  3     Blood Diamond               Warner Bros.               14.95
  4     Eragon                      Fox                        14.95
  5     Borat                       Fox                        14.95

Week ended April 1

Source: Bloomberg News
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Title Annotation:MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Date:Apr 16, 2007
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