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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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