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MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Gross Total Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils) Distributor
1 National Treasure $35.6 124.0 Disney
2 Alvin & Chipmunks 30.0 142 Fox
3 I Am Legend 27.5 195 Warner Bros.
4 Charlie Wilson's 11.8 34.5 Universal
War
5 Juno 10.3 25.7 Fox
6 Aliens vs. Predator 10.1 26.9 Fox
7 Water Horse 9.2 16.8 Sony
8 P.S. I Love You 9.1 23.4 Warner Bros.
9 Sweeney Todd 8.0 26.7 Dreamworks
10 Enchanted 6.5 111 Disney
Weekend ending Dec. 30
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 CSI: Miami CBS 9.5
2 NBC Sunday Night Football NBC 8.7
3 60 Minutes CBS 8.4
4 NCIS CBS 8.2
5 CSI: NY CBS 7.7
Weekend ending Dec. 30
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 NFL (Chicago vs. Minnesota) ESPN 8.1
2 Shot at Love: Tila Tequila MTV 4.0
3 I Love New York 2 VH1 3.5
4 (tie) WWE Entertainment (WWE RAW) USA 3.0
4 (tie) WWE Entertainment (WWE RAW) USA 3.0
Weekend ending Dec. 23
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Rank Last Week Artist Title Label
1 1 Josh Groban Noel 143/Reprise
2 New Mary J. Blige Growing Pains Matriarch/Geffen
3 2 Alicia Keys As I Am MBK/J
4 3 Eagles Long Road Out ERC
of Eden
5 7 Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana 2 Walt Disney/
Hollywood
Week ended Jan. 5
MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS
Rank Last Week Title Distributor
1 New Simpsons Movie Fox
2 1 Bourne Ultimatum Universal
3 New Balls of Fury Universal
4 New Stardust Paramount
5 2 Superbad Sony
Week ended Dec. 23
DVD SALES
Rank Last Week Title Distributor Retail
1 New Simpsons Movie Fox $29.99
2 1 Harry Potter: Phoenix Warner Bros. 28.98
3 4 Pirates: At World's End Disney 29.99
4 2 Bourne Ultimatum Universal 29.98
5 3 High School Musical 2 Disney 29.99
Weekend ended Dec. 23
MOVIELINK DOWNLOADS
Suggested
Rank Title Distributor Retail
1 Harry Potter: Phoenix Warner Bros. $19.95
2 Pirates: At World's End Disney 17.95
3 Superbad Sony 19.95
4 Bourne Supremacy Universal 14.95
5 Live Free or Die Hard Fox 19.95
Weekend ended Dec. 23
Source: Bloomberg News
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