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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

  1    The Departed                $26.9    $26.9    Warner Bros.
  2    Texas Chainsaw Massacre:     18.5     18.5    New Line
         The Beginning
  3    Open Season                  15.6     43.8    Sony
  4    Employee of the Month        11.4     11.4    Lions Gate
  5    The Guardian                  9.6     32.3    Buena Vista
  6    Jackass: Number Two           6.5     62.8    Paramount
  7    School for Scoundrels         3.4     14.0    MGM
  8    Jet Li's Fearless             2.3     21.8    Focus/Rogue
  9    Gridiron Gang                 2.2     36.6    Sony
 10    The Illusionist               1.9     34.1    Yari Film Group

Weekend ending Oct. 8

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                          Network   Rating *   Share

  1    Grey's Anatomy                     ABC      14.9        22
  2    CSI                                CBS      13.5        20
  3    Desperate Housewives               ABC      13.0        19
  4    Dancing With the Stars             ABC      12.0        19
  5    Dancing With the Stars Results     ABC      11.6        18

Week ended Oct. 8

Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                                       Network   Rating *

  1    NFL Regular Season (Green Bay/Philadelphia)   ESPN        8.5
  2    MLB Divisional Series (New York/Detroit)      ESPN        4.4
  3    WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)                   USA         3.1
  4    Halloweentown High                            Disney      3.0
  5    Halloweentown II: Kalabar                     Disney      2.9

Week ended Oct. 8

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist              Title                  Label

  1     new   Ludacris            Release Therapy        DTP/Def Jam
  2     new   Janet Jackson       20 Y.O.                Virgin
  3     new   Tony Bennett        Duets: An American     RPM/Columbia
                                    Classic
  4     new   Alan Jackson        Like Red on a Rose     Artista
                                                           Nashville
  5      1    Justin Timberlake   FutureSex/Love Sound   Jive

Week ended Oct. 14

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

                                        Wkly.
       Last                             Total     YTD
Rank   Week   Title                    (mils.)   (mils)   Distributor

  1     new   The Lake House             $7.9     $8.0    Warner Bros.
  2     new   The Fast and the            5.9      5.9    Universal
                Furious: Tokyo Drift
  3      1    Lucky Number Slevin         3.7     16.3    Weinstein/
                                                            Genius
  4     new   Curious George              2.7      2.7    Universal
  5      3    The Wild                    2.5      9.6    Buena Vista

Week ended Oct. 1

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last                                               Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                         Distributor      Retail

  1      1    Grey's Anatomy: Season 2      Buena Vista      $59.99
  2     new   One Tree Hill: Season 3       Warner Bros.      59.98
  3      3    Lost: Season 2                Buena Vista       59.99
  4      4    Battlestar Galactica:         Universal         49.98
                Season 2.5
  5      2    The Gilmore Girls: Season 6   Warner Bros.      59.98

Week ended Oct. 1

DVD SALES

       Last                                          Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                    Distributor      Retail

  1     new   The Fast and the         Universal        $29.98
                Furious: Tokyo Drift
  2     new   Curious George           Universal         29.98
  3     new   The Lake House           Warner Bros.      28.98
  4      1    The Wild                 Buena Vista       29.99
  5      2    Stick It                 Buena Vista       29.99

Week ended Oct. 1

Source: Bloomberg News