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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     Hero                           $11.5    $35.3            Miramax
 2     Without a Paddle                9.4      40.2          Paramount
 3     Anacondas: The Hunt for the
        Blood Orchid                    8        3.9   Sony Screen Gems
 4     Paparazzi                       7.9       7.9                Fox
 5     The Princess Diaries 2          7.3      85.3             Disney

Sept. 3-6

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                          Network    Rating *   Share

 1     60 Minutes                         CBS        7.8         17
 2     Father of the Pride                NBC        7.7         12
 3     NFL Pre-Season Football            ABC        7.6         13
 4     CSI: Miami                         CBS        7.5         12
 5     Two and a Half Men                 CBS        7.4         11

Week ended Sept. 5

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                          Network    Rating *

 1     You Decide 04--Bush              Fox News     4.3
 2     You Decide 04                    Fox News     4.0
 3     You Decide 04--Cheney            Fox News     3.8
 4     You Decide 04--Bush Daughters    Fox News     3.7
 5     You Decide 04--Zell Miller       Fox News     3.6

Week ended Sept. 5

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

      Last
Rank  Week  Artist           Title                     Label

 1    new   Tim McGraw       Live Like You Were Dying  Curb
 2    new   R. Kelly         Happy People/U Saved Me   Jive
 3    new   Young Buck       Straight Outta Ca$hville  G-Unit
 4    new   Mase             Welcome Back              Bad Boy/Fo' Reel
 5     1    Various Artists  Now 16                    Universal/EMI/
                                                        Sony/Zomba
 6     2    Ashlee Simpson   Autobiography             Geffen
 7     3    Prince           Musicology                NPG/Columbia
 8     6    Maroon5          Songs About Jane          Octone/J
 9     5    Usher            Confessions               LaFace
10     10   Big & Rich       Horse of a Different      Warner Bros.
                              Color                     (Nashville)

Week ended Sept. 7

VIDEO RENTALS

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

 1     1    Taking Lives         $1.1     $2.5   Warner Home Video
 2    new   The Girl Next Door    0.8      0.8                 Fox
 3     2    Godsend               0.7      1.7          Lions Gate
 4    new   Laws of Attraction    0.7      0.7     New Line/Warner
                                                        Home Video
 5     4    Hidalgo               0.7      3.8         Buena Vista

Week ended Aug. 29

DVD SALES

      Last                                               Suggested
Rank  Week  Title                       Distributor         Retail

 1    new   The Girl Next Door
             (unrated)                      Fox             $27.98
 2     1    Kill Bill: Vol. 2       Miramax/Buena Vista      29.99
 3     2    Taking Lives (unrated)   Warner Home Video       27.95
 4    new   Futurama: Vol. 4                Fox              49.98
 5     3    Godsend                     Lions Gate           26.98

Week ended Aug. 29

DVD RENTALS

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

 1     1    Taking Lives         $5.8    $12.6   Warner Home Video
 2    new   The Girl Next Door    5.3      5.4                 Fox
 3     2    Godsend               3.9      8.4          Lions Gate
 4    new   Laws of Attraction    3.2      3.3     New Line/Warner
 5     3    Hidalgo               3.1     20.2         Buena Vista

Week ended Aug. 29

Source: Bloomberg News
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Title Annotation:Media & Technology
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Sep 13, 2004
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