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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     The Game Plan          $22.7    $22.7    Disney
 2     The Kingdom             17.7     17.7    Universal
 3     Resident Evil            8.0     36.8    Sony
 4     Good Luck Chuck          6.3     23.6    Lions Gate
 5     3:10 to Yuma             4.2     43.9    Lions Gate
 6     The Brave One            3.8     30.9    Warner Bros.
 7     Mr. Woodcock             3.0     19.6    New Line
 8     Eastern Promises         2.9     11.2    New Line
 9     Sydney White             2.7      8.6    Universal
10     Across the Universe      2.1      5.5    Sony

Weekend ended Sept. 30

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank      Program                         Network   Rating *

1         CSI                               CBS      14.9
2         Dancing With the Stars (Mon.)     ABC      13.5
3         Grey's Anatomy                    ABC      13.2
4         Dancing With the Stars (Tue.)     ABC      12.2
5 (tie)   Desperate Housewives              ABC      12.2

Weekend ended Sept. 30

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                              Network   Rating *

1      NFL Regular Season (Titans/Saints)    ESPN       7.3
2      High School Musical 2                 Disney     3.5
3      Sky High                              Disney     3.2
4      Sky High (Sat.)                       Disney     3.2
5      College Football (Auburn/Florida)     ESPN       3.1

Weekend ended Sept 30

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist            Title                Label

1      New    Reba McEntire     Reba Duets           MCA Nashville
2       1     Kanye West        Graduation           Roc-A-Fella/DefJam
3       2     50 Cent           Curtis               Shady/Aftermath/
                                                     Interscope
4      New    Barry Manilow     The Greatest Songs   Arista
                                of the Seventies
5       3     Kenny Chesney     Just Who I Am:       BNA
                                Poets & Pirates

Week ending Oct. 6

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

       Last
Rank   Week   Title             Distributor

1      New    We Are Marshall   Warner Bros.
2      New    The Condemned     Lions Gate
3       2     Delta Farce       Lions Gate
4       1     Blades of Glory   Dreamworks/Paramount
5       3     Georgia Rule      Universal

Week ended Sept. 23

DVD SALES

       Last                                             Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                  Distributor           Retail

1      New    We Are Marshall        Warner Bros.          $28.98
2      New    The Condemned          Lions Gate             28.98
3      New    Grindhouse Presents:   Weinstein/Genius       29.95
              Proof Death
4      New    Family Guy: Vol.5      Fox                    39.98
5      New    Barbie as the Island   Universal              19.98
              Princess

Week ended Sept. 23

TOP SELLING VIDEO GAMES

Rank   Title             Platform   Publisher

1      Madden NFL '08    XBOX360    Electronic Arts
2      Madden NFL '08    PS2        Electronic Arts
3      Bioshock          XBOX360    Take 2 Interactive
4      Madden NFL '08    PS3        Electronic Arts
5      Play Wii Remote   Wii        Nintendo of America

Week ended Aug. 31

Source: Bloomberg News
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Date:Oct 8, 2007
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