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MEDIAWATCH

MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1      V for Vendetta                      $25.6           $25.6
 2      Failure to Launch                    15.6            48.3
 3      The Shaggy Dog                       13.4            35.6
 4      She's the Man                        10.7            10.7
 5      The Hills Have Eyes                   8.0            28.7
 6      16 Blocks                             4.8            30.2
 7      Eight Below                           4.1            73.0
 8      Tyler Perry's Madea's Family
          Reunion                             2.9            60.0
 9      The Pink Panther                      2.6            78.6
10      Aquamarine                            2.1            15.8

Rank        Distributor

 1         Warner Bros.
 2            Paramount
 3          Buena Vista
 4            Paramount
 5      Fox Searchlight
 6         Warner Bros.
 7          Buena Vista
 8           Lions Gate
 9         Columbia/MGM
10                  Fox

Week ended March 19

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                     Network    Rating *    Share

  1     American Idol--Tuesday        Fox        18.5         27
  2     American Idol--Wednesday      Fox        16.3         25
  3     Grey's Anatomy                ABC        13.2         22
  4     CSI: Miami                    CBS        12.3         20
  5     NCIS                          CBS        11.1         17

Week ended March 19

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank    Program                        Network        Rating *

  1     The Sopranos                   HBO            5.3
  2     WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)    USA            3.4
  3     Monk                           USA            3.4
  4     WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)    USA            3.4
  5     SpongeBob                      Nickelodeon    3.1

Week ended March 19

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

Rank    Last Week    Artist                Title

  1        new       Juvenile       Reality Check
  2         9        James Blunt    Back to Bedlam
  3         2        Soundtrack     High School Musical
  4        new       Matisyahu      Youth
  5         1        Ne-Yo          In My Own Words

Rank          Label

  1     UTP/Atlantic
  2     Custard/Atlantic
  3     Walt Disney
  4     Or/Epic
  5     Def Jam

Week ended March 25

MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS

                                                     Wkly. Total
Rank    Last Week    Title                             (mils.)

  1         1        Walk the Line                      $10.0
  2        new       Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire         8.6
  3        new       Jarhead                              8.5
  4        new       Just Friends                         5.6
  5         2        Yours Mine & Ours                    5.3

Rank    YTD (mils)              Distributor

  1       $21.8                         Fox
  2         8.7                Warner Bros.
  3         8.6                   Universal
  4         5.7       New Line/Warner Bros.
  5        12.0                   Paramount

Week ended March 12

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week    Title                         Distributor

  1         1        Grey's Anatomy: Season 1      Buena Vista
  2        new       Hogan's Heroes: Season 3       Paramount
  3         2        Charmed: Season 4              Paramount
  4         4        Lost: Season 1                Buena Vista
  5         5        Chappelle's Show: Season 2     Paramount

Rank    Suggested Retail

  1               $29.99
  2                38.99
  3                49.99
  4                59.99
  5                36.99

Week ended March 12

DVD SALES

Rank    Last Week    Title                           Distributor

  1        new       Harry Potter: Goblet of
                       Fire                          Warner Bros.
  2        new       Jarhead                          Universal
  3         1        Walk the Line                       Fox
  4         2        Lady and the Tramp:             Buena Vista
  5        new       Just Friends               New Line/Warner Bros.

Rank    Suggested Retail

  1               $28.98
  2                29.98
  3                29.99
  4                29.99
  5                28.98

Week ended March 12

Source: Bloomberg News
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Date:Mar 27, 2006
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