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MEDIA WATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1      The Grudge             $21.8           $70.7       Sony
 2      Ray                     20              20         Universal
 3      Saw                     18.3            18.3       Lions Gate
 4      Shark Tale               7.5           146.9       DreamWorks
 5      Shall We Dance?          6.3            33.9       Miramax

Oct. 29-31

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                Network    Rating *    Share

 1      World Series Game 4      Fox        18.2         28
 2      CSI                      CBS        18.1         27
 3      World Series Game 3      Fox        15.7         24
 4      CSI: Miami               CBS        14.3         22
 5      Without a Trace          CBS        14.1         23

Week ended Oct. 31

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                             Network    Rating *

  1     NFL Regular Season (49ers/Bears)     ESPN        5.5
  2     SpongeBob                            Nick        3.3
  3     Fairly OddParents                    Nick        3.2
  4     NFL Primetime                        ESPN        3.2
  5     SpongeBob                            Nick        3.3

Week ended Oct. 31

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist            Title                  Label

  1    new    Rod Stewart       Stardust: Volume III   J
  2      3    Nelly             Suit                   Derrty/Fo' Reel
  3      1    George Strait     50 Number Ones         MCA Nashville
  4      2    Usher             Confessions            LaFace
  5     13    Ray Charles       Genius Loves Company   Hear
  6    new    Jimmy Eat World   Futures                Interscope
  7    new    Brooks & Dunn     The Greatest Hits      Arista Nashville
  8      4    Celine Dion       Miracle                Epic
  9      6    Hilary Duff       Hilary Duff            Hollywood
 10      9    Tim McGraw        Live Like You Were
                                  Dying                Curb

Week ended Nov. 6

VIDEO RENTALS

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

 1       1      The Day After
                  Tomorrow        $2.1       $4.8                   Fox
 2      new     Van Helsing        1.5        1.6             Universal
 3      new     Garfield: The
                  Movie            1.5        1.5                   Fox
 4      new     A Cinderella
                  Story            1          1       Warner Home Video
 5       2      Raising Helen      0.9        1.9           Buena Vista

Week ended Oct. 24

DVD SALES

        Last                                               Suggested
Rank    Week    Title                       Distributor       Retail

1       new     Van Helsing                  Universal        $29.98
2        1      The Day After Tomorrow          Fox            29.98
3       new     Garfield: The Movie             Fox            29.98
4        3      Aladdin: Special Edition    Buena Vista        29.99
5        2      Fahrenheit 9/11              Columbia          28.95

Week ended Oct. 24

DVD RENTALS

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

1        1      The Day After Tomorrow    $8.6     $18.8            Fox
2       new     Van Helsing                6.9       7        Universal
3       new     Garfield: The Movie        5.6       5.6            Fox
4       new     A Cinderella Story         4.1       4.2         Warner
                                                             Home Video
5        3      Raising Helen              3.7       8      Buena Vista

Week ended Oct. 24

Source: Bloomberg News
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Nov 8, 2004
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