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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1     Monster in Law              $23.1     $23.1            New Line
  2     Kicking & Screaming          20.2      20.2           Universal
  3     Unleashed                    10.9      10.9               Focus
  4     Kingdom of Heaven             9.6      35.1                 Fox
  5     Crash                         7.0      19.6          Lions Gate
  6     House of Wax                  6.6      21.9        Warner Bros.
  7     The Hitchhiker's Guide
          to the Galaxy               5.0      43.5         Buena Vista
  8     The Interpreter               4.6      61.2           Universal
  9     XXX: State of the Union       2.1      24.3     Sony/Revolution
 10     Mindhunters                   1.9       1.9           Dimension

May 13-15

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                 Network    Rating *    Share

  1     CSI                       CBS        16.2         25
  2     Desperate Housewives      ABC        15.8         23
  3     American Idol (Wed.)      FOX        15.5         23
  4     American Idol (Tues.)     FOX        14.6         24
  5     CSI: Miami                CBS        13.1         21

Week ended May 15 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                                 Network    Rating *

  1     Nextel Cup Race (Live from Richmond)      FX         3.4
  2     WWE Raw                                  Spike       3.1
  3     WWE Raw Zone                             Spike       3.1
  4     NBA Playoffs (Suns/Mavericks)             TNT        3.0
  5     Fairly Odd Parents                       Nick        3.0

Week ended May 15 * Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank    Last Week    Artist               Title

  1        new       Nine Inch Nails      With Teeth
  2         2        Mariah Carey         The Emancipation of Mimi
  3         4        Rob Thomas           Something to Be
  4         6        50 Cent              The Massacre
  5         1        Bruce Springsteen    Devils and Dust

Rank    Label

  1     Nothing
  2     Island
  3     Melisma/Atlantic
  4     Shady/Aftermath
  5     Columbia

Week ended May 21

VIDEO RENTALS

Rank    Last Week    Title                Revenue (mils)

  1         1        National Treasure        $1.5
  2         1        Meet the Fockers          1.1
  3         2        Lemony Snicket            0.8
  4         3        Blade: Trinity            0.6
  5         4        Ocean's Twelve            0.4

Rank    Y-T-D Revs (mils)              Distributor

  1           $1.5                     Buena Vista
  2            4.5            Dreamworks/Universal
  3            2.0                       Paramount
  4            1.4           New Line/Warner Bros.
  5            3.2                    Warner Bros.

Week ended May 8

DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week    Title                            Distributor

1          new       National Treasure                Buena Vista
2          new       The Phantom of the Opera         Warner Bros.
3           2        Blade: Trinity              New Line/Warner Bros.
4           3        Meet the Fockers                  Universal
5           1        Lemony Snicket                    Paramount

Rank    Suggested Retail

1                 $29.99
2                  27.95
3                  29.95
4                  29.98
5                  29.99

Week ended May 8

DVD RENTALS

Rank    Last Week    Title                Revenue (mils)

1          new       National Treasure        $10.6
2           1        Meet the Fockers           6.7
3           2        Lemony Snicket             5.6
4           3        Blade: Trinity             4.7
5           4        Ocean's Twelve             3.2

Rank    Y-T-D Revs (mils)              Distributor

1             $10.6                    Buena Vista
2              26.6           Dreamworks/Universal
3              13.5                      Paramount
4              11.7          New Line/Warner Bros.
5              25.6                   Warner Bros.

Week ended May 8

Source: Bloomberg News
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Date:May 23, 2005
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