Mediawatch.
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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