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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1     The Pacifier               $30.6     $30.6          Buena Vista
  2     Be Cool                     23.5      23.5                  MGM
  3     Hitch                       12.1     138                   Sony
  4     Diary of a Mad Black
          Woman                     11        37.1           Lions Gate
  5     Million Dollar Baby          8.1      76.6         Warner Bros.
  6     Constantine                  6.1      60.7         Warner Bros.
  7     Cursed                       3.9      15.3            Dimension
  8     Man of the House             3.5      14                   Sony
  9     Because of Winn-Dixie        3.2      26.8                  Fox
 10     The Jacket                   2.7       2.7    Warner Indie Pics

March 4-6

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                            Network    Rating *    Share

 1      Their Eyes Were Watching God         ABC         25       15.9
 2      American Idol (Tues.)                FOX         23       15.7
 3      CSI                                  CBS         23       15.5
 4      American Idol (Wed.)                 FOX         21       14.4
 5      American Idol Special (Feb. 28)      FOX         20       13.5

Week ended March

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                  Network    Rating *

 1      WWE Raw Zone              Spike       3.4
 2      WWE Raw Zone              Spike       3.2
 3      Fairly OddParents         Nick        3.2
 4      SpongeBob SquarePants     Nick        3
 5      SpongeBob SquarePants     Nick        2.9

Week ended March

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

        Last
Rank    Week    Artist          Title              Label

 1      new     Omarion         O                  T.U.G./Epic
 2       1      Ray Charles     Genius Loves
                                  Company          Hear
 3       2      Green Day       American Idiot     Reprise
 4       3      The Game        The Documentary    Aftermath/G-Unit
 5      new     Tori Amos       The Beekeeper      Epic

Week ended March 12

VIDEO RENTALS

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

 1       3      Taxi             $1.1          2.7                Fox
 2       2      The Notebook      1.1          4.4          New Line/
                                                         Warner Bros.
 3       1      Saw               1.1          2.8         Lions Gate
 4       5      Ray               0.8          4.3          Universal
 5       4      Shark Tale        0.7          3.4        DreamWorks/
                                                            Universal

Week Ended Feb. 27

DVD SALES

        Last                                             Suggested
Rank    Week    Title                Distributor          Retail

 1       1      Saw                  Lions Gate           $29.98
 2       2      The Notebook    New Line/Warner Bros.      27.95
 3       4      Ray                   Universal            29.98
 4       3      Shark Tale      DreamWorks/Universal       29.99
 5       5      Taxi                     Fox               29.98

Week ended Feb. 27

DVD RENTALS

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

 1       1      Saw              $6.8        $16.3         Lions Gate
 2       2      Taxi              5.9         13.5                Fox
 3       3      The Notebook      4.8         19.6          New Line/
                                                         Warner Bros.
 4       5      Ray               4.1         21            Universal
 5       4      Shark Tale        3.4         15.4        DreamWorks/
                                                            Universal

Week Ended Feb. 27

Source: Bloomberg News
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Date:Mar 14, 2005
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