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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1   The Passion of the Christ   $15.2     $353       New Market

  2   Hellboy                      10.8     40.8             Sony

  3   Johnson Family Vacation       9.4     11.8  Fox Searchlight

  4   The Alamo                     9.1      9.1      Buena Vista

  5   Walking Tall                  8.4      29               MGM

April 9-11

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank  Program                    Network  Rating *  Share

  1   American Idol (Tues.)        Fox      13.7      23

  2   Apprentice                   NBC      13.5      21

  3   E.R.                         NBC      12.9      21

  4   CSI                          CBS      12.6      20

  5   American Idol (Weds.)        Fox      12.2      21

Week ended April 11
* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank  Program                    Network  Rating *

  1   NCAA Women's Basketball
      Tournament                  ESPN      3.5

  2   WWE Raw Zone                Spike     3.3

  3   Band of Brothers            Hist      2.9

  4   SpongeBob                   Nick      2.8

  5   Fairly Odd Parents          Nick      2.8

Week ended April 11
* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

      Last
Rank  Week  Artist           Title               Label

  1    1    Usher            Confessions         Arista

  2   new   Janet Jackson    Damita Jo           Virgin

  3    2    Various Artists  Now 15              EMI/Universal/
                                                 Sony/Zomba

  4   new   Lil' Flip        U Gotta Feel Me     Sucka Free/Columbia

  5   new   Aerosmith        Honkin' On Bobo     Columbia

  6   new   Eric Clapton     Me and Mr. Johnson  Duck/Reprise

  7   new   J-Kwon           Hood Hop            So So Def

  8    5    Norah Jones      Feels Like Home     Blue Note

  9    3    Guns N' Roses    Greatest Hits       Geffen

 10    8    Kanye West       The College
                             Dropout             Roc-A-Fella/Def
Week ended April 17

VIDEO RENTALS

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

  1   new   Something's
            Gotta Give       $2.6     $2.6            Columbia

  2    1    Gothika           1.8      4.4   Warner Home Video

  3   new   Texas Chainsaw                     New Line/Warner
            Massacre          1.8      1.9          Home Video

  4    2    The Rundown       1.5      3.4           Universal

  5   new   Brother Bear      1.4      1.4         Buena Vista

Week ended April 4

VIDEO SALES

      Last
Rank  Week  Title         Distributor        Suggested Retail

  1   new   Brother Bear  Buena Vista                  $24.99

  1    1    Blue Collar   Warner Home Video              8.93
            Comedy Tour

  2    2    Cry Baby      Universal                      6.99

  4    3    Finding Nemo  Buena Vista                   24.99

  5    4    Toy Story     Buena Vista                   22.99

Week ended April 4

DVD RENTALS

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

new         Something's      $7.3      $7.4           Columbia
            Gotta Give

new         Texas Chainsaw    5.9       6.8    New Line/Warner
            Massacre                                Home Video

  3    2    The Rundown       5.6      12.4          Universal

  4    1    Gothika           5.6      12.6  Warner Home Video

  5   new   Brother Bear      3.9       4          Buena Vista

Week ended April 4

Source: Bloomberg News

BLOOMBERG U.S. ENTERTAINMENT INDEX

April 14, 2003   144.91
April 14, 2004   255.66
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Title Annotation:Media & Technology
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Apr 19, 2004
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