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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     Fantastic Four          $56.1      $56.1   20th Century Fox
 2     War of the Worlds        30.5      165.0          Paramount
 3     Batman Begins            10.0      171.9       Warner Bros.
 4     Dark Water                9.9        9.9        Buena Vista
 5     Mr. & Mrs. Smith          7.9      158.7   20th Century Fox
 6     Herbie: Fully Loaded      6.1       48.3        Buena Vista
 7     Bewitched                 5.6       50.9               Sony
 8     Madagascar                4.0      179.3         DreamWorks
 9     Rebound                   3.0       11.5   20th Century Fox
 10    Star Wars Episode III     2.6      370.8   20th Century Fox

Week ended July 10

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank                                      Network   Rating *   Share

 1     Dancing with the Stars               ABC      14.2       23
 2     CSI                                  CBS       9.7       16
 3     Without a Trace                      CBS       8.3       14
 4     Dancing with the Stars - 7/6 (S)     ABC       7.0       13
 5     CSI: NY                              CBS       6.7       11

Week ended July 10

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank                    Network   Rating *

 1     Monk               USA       3.9
 2     Into the West      TNT       2.9
 3     Real World XVI     MTV       2.6
 4     Family Guy        ADSM       2.6
 5     Law and Order      TNT       2.5

Week ended July 10

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist          Title                      Label

 1     new    George Strait   Somewhere Down in Texas    MCA Nashville
 2     new    Ying Yang       U.S.A.: United State       Collipark
                Twins           of Atlanta
 3      1     Coldplay        X&Y                        Capitol
 4      2     Mariah Carey    The Emancipation of Mimi   Island
 5     new    Cassidy         I'm a Hustla               Full Surface/J

Week ended July 16

VIDEO RENTALS

                                              Y-T-D
       Last                         Revenue    Revs
Rank   Week   Title                 (mils)    (mils)   Distributor

 1     new    The Pacifier           $1.3     $1.3     Buena Vista
 2     new    The Diary of a          0.9      0.9      Lions Gate
                Mad Black Woman
 3      1     Miss Congeniality 2     0.8      1.8     Warner Bros
 4      2     Hitch                   0.8      2.9            Sony
 5      3     Coach Carter            0.7      1.6       Paramount

Week ended July 3

DVD SALES

       Last                                                  Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                            Distributor      Retail

 1     new    The Pacifier                     Buena Vista      $29.99
 2     new    The Diary of a Mad Black Woman   Lions Gate        28.98
 3      1     Hostage                          Buena Vista      $29.99
 4      3     Hitch                               Sony           28.95
 5      2     Coach Carter                      Paramount        29.95

Week ended July 3

DVD RENTALS

                                              Y-T-D
       Last                         Revenue    Revs
Rank   Week   Title                 (mils)    (mils)     Distributor

 1     new    The Pacifier           $9.5      $9.7      Buena Vista
 2      1     Hitch                   7.9      29.1             Sony
 3      4     Hostage                 6.1      12.9    Miramar/Buena
                                                               Vista
 4      3     Miss Congeniality 2     6.1      12.9      Warner Bros
 5      2     Coach Carter            5.8      12.9        Paramount

Week ended July 3

Source: Bloomberg News
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Date:Jul 18, 2005
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