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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     Meet the Fockers             $28.5    $204.3     Universal
 2     White Noise                   24.1      24.1     Universal
 3     The Aviator                    7.5      42.8       Miramax
 4     Lemony Snicket's A Series      7.4     105.6     Paramount
 5     Fat Albert                     5.7      41             Fox

Jan. 7-9

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                     Network   Rating *   Share

 1     CSI                           CBS       17.7        26
 2     NFL Playoff/Jets-Chargers     ABC       16          25
 3     Desperate Housewives          ABC       15.1        22
 4     Without a Trace               CBS       15.1        24
 5     AFC/NFC Showcase              ABC       14.6        26

Week ended Jan. 9

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program            Network   Rating *

 1     Law & Order          TNT       3.3
 2     SpongeBob           Nick       2.9
 3     WWE Raw Zone        Spike      2.8
 4     Law & Order: SVU     USA       2.8
 5     SpongeBob           Nick       2.8

Week ended Jan. 9

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist              Title

 1      1     Eminem              Encore
 2      9     Green Day           American Idiot
 3      15    Lil Jon & Boyz      Crunk Juice
 4      8     Jay-Z/Linkin Park   MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups
 5      10    Ludacris            The Red Light District
 6      6     Usher               Confessions
 7     new    John Legend
 8      13    2Pac                Loyal to the Game
 9      2     Various Artists     Now 17
 10     4     Destiny's Child     Destiny Fulfilled

Rank   Artist              Label

 1     Eminem              Shady/Aftermath
 2     Green Day           Reprise
 3     Lil Jon & Boyz      BME
 4     Jay-Z/Linkin Park   Machine Shop/Roc/Def Jam
 5     Ludacris            Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South
 6     Usher               LaFace
 7     John Legend         Get LiftedGood Music/Columbia
 8     2Pac                Amaru
 9     Various Artists     Sony BMG/Universal/EMI/Zomba/Capitol
 10    Destiny's Child     Columbia

Week ended Jan. 15

VIDEO RENTALS

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

 1      1     I, Robot                    $1.5        $5.9
 2      2     The Manchurian Candidate     1.5         3.1
 3      3     Collateral                   1.5         4.9
 4     new    Anchorman                    1.4         1.4
 5     new    Open Water                   1.2         1.2

Rank   Title                               Distributor

 1     I, Robot                                    Fox
 2     The Manchurian Candidate              Paramount
 3     Collateral                 DreamWorks/Universal
 4     Anchorman                  DreamWorks/Universal
 5     Open Water                           Lions Gate

Week Ended Jan. 2

DVD SALES

       Last
Rank   Week   Title                           Distributor

 1     new    Anchorman (unrated)         DreamWorks/Universal
 2      1     Napoleon Dynamite                   Fox
 3     new    Resident Evil: Apocalypse           Sony
 4     new    Garden State                        Fox
 5      3     King Arthur (unrated)           Buena Vista

Rank   Title                       Suggested Retail

 1     Anchorman (unrated)              $29.99
 2     Napoleon Dynamite                 29.98
 3     Resident Evil: Apocalypse         28.96
 4     Garden State                      29.98
 5     King Arthur (unrated)             29.99

Week ended Dec. Jan. 2

DVD RENTALS

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

 1     new    Anchorman                   $8.3        $8.3
 2      2     The Manchurian Candidate     8.1        17.1
 3      1     I, Robot                     7.8        29.2
 4      3     Collateral                   6.9        23.2
 5     new    Open Water                   6.2        6.2

Rank   Title                               Distributor

 1     Anchorman                  DreamWorks/Universal
 2     The Manchurian Candidate              Paramount
 3     I, Robot                                    Fox
 4     Collateral                 DreamWorks/Universal
 5     Open Water                           Lions Gate

Week Ended Jan. 2

Source: Bloomberg News
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