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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     Diary of a Mad Black     $21.9     $21.9     Lions Gate
         Woman
 2     Hitch                     20.4     121.4           Sony
 3     Constantine               12        51     Warner Bros.
 4     Cused                      9.6       9.6      Dimension
 5     Man of the House           8.9       8.9           Sony
 6     Million Dollar Baby        7.3      64.9   Warner Bros.
 7     Because of Winn-Dixie      6.8      23.3            Fox
 8     Are We There Yet?          4.1       7.5           Sony
 9     Son of the Mask            3.8       14        New Line
10     The Aviator                3.7      93.6        Miramax

Feb. 25-28

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                 Network   Rating *   Share

 1     Academy Awards            ABC       25.4      38
 2     Oscar Countdown 2005      ABC       17.4      27
 3     CSI                       CBS       17.2      25
 4     American Idol (Tues.)     Fox       15.9      24
 5     American Idol (Weds.)     Fox       15.7      23

Week ended Feb. 27

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist            Title                  Label

 1      15    Ray Charles       Genius Loves Company   Hear
 2      3     Green Day         American Idiot         Reprise
 3      2     The Game          The Documentary        Aftermath/G-Unit
 4      14    Various artists   Grammy Nominees 2005   Grammy
 5      10    Usher             Confessions            LaFace
 6      1     3 Doors Down      Seventeen Days         Republic/
                                                         Universal
 7      6     John Legend       Get Lifted             Good Music/
                                                         Columbia
 8      11    Eminem            Encore                 Shady/Aftermath
 9      22    Maroon5           Song About Jane        Octone/J
10      13    Kelly Clarkson    Breakaway              RCA

Week ended March 5

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                 Network   Rating *

 1     WWE Raw Zone             Spike     3.4
 2     SpongeBob SquarePants     Nick     3.2
 3     Monk                       USA     3.2
 4     WWE Raw Zone             Spike     3.1
 5     Fairly OddParents         Nick     3.1

Week ended Feb. 27

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

SOFTWARE SALES

                                                        Avg. Selling
Rank   Program                          Publisher          Price

 1     TurboTax 2004 Deluxe               Intuit            $37
 2     TurboTax 2004 Multi State 45       Intuit             28
 3     Norton Antivirus 2005             Symantec            45
 4     TurboTax 2004                      Intuit             19
 5     Taxcut 2004 Deluxe             Block Financial        24
 6     TurboTax 2004 Premier              Intuit             65
 7     Taxcut 2004 State              Block Financial        25
 8     Norton Password Manager 2004      Symantec            0
 9     Norton Internet Security          Symantec            64
 10    Quicken 2005                       Intuit             30

January 2005

BLOOMBERG U.S. ENTERTAINMENT INDEX

Mar. 2, 2004   245.22
Mar. 2, 2005   243.20

Note: Table made from line graph.
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Title Annotation:Media & Technology
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 7, 2005
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