Mediawatch.
MOVIE BOX OFFICE
Weekend Total
Gross Gross
Rank Title (mils) (mils) Distributor
1 Mission: Impossible III $25.0 $85.1 Paramount
2 Poseidon 22.2 22.2 Warner Bros.
3 RV 10.0 43.3 Sony
4 Just My Luck 5.7 5.7 Fox
5 An American Haunting 3.6 10.8 Freestyle Releasing
6 United 93 3.5 25.6 Universal
7 Stick It 3.2 22.1 Buena Vista
8 Ice Age: The Meltdown 3.2 187.6 Fox
9 Akeelah and the Bee 2.4 14.0 Lions Gate
10 Hoot 2.3 6.4 New Line
Weekend ending May 24
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
PRIMETIME TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating * Share
1 American Idol - Tuesday Fox 16.6 26
1 American Idol - Wednesday Fox 16.6 25
3 CSI CBS 15.8 24
4 Desperate Housewives ABC 15.0 23
5 Grey's Anatomy ABC 14.2 21
Week ended May 21
Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.
CABLE TV SHOWS
Rank Program Network Rating *
1 The Sopranos HBO 4.8
2 NBA Playoffs (Spurs/Mavericks) ESPN 3.9
3 NBA Playoffs (Mavericks/Spurs) TNT 3.8
4 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) USA 3.4
5 NBA Playoffs (Spurs/Mavericks) TNT 3.2
Week ended May 21
* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes
TOP SELLING ALBUMS
Last
Rank Week Artist Title Label
1 new Red Hot Chili Stadium Arcadium Warner Bros.
Peppers
2 new Nich Lachey What's Left of Me Jive
3 1 Tool 10,000 Days Tool Dissectional/
Volcano
4 new Jagged Edge Jagged Edge Columbia
5 new The Isley Baby Makin' Music Def Soul Classics
Brothers
Week ended May 27
MOVIE RENTALS--DVD/VHS
Wkly.
Last Total YTD
Rank Week Title (mils.) (mils) Distributor
1 new Big Momma's House 2 $6.9 $7 Fox
2 new Rumor Has It 6.8 6.9 Warner Bros.
3 1 The Family Stone 5.4 13.5 Fox
4 new Munich 5.1 5.1 Universal
5 2 Last Holiday 4.5 11.2 Paramount
Week ended May 14
TV PROGRAM DVD SALES
Last Suggested
Rank Week Title Distributor Retail
1 new Scrubs: Season 3 Buena Vista $39.99
2 new The West Wing: Season 6 Warner Bros. 59.98
3 new Rescue Me: Season 2 Sony 49.95
4 new That '70s Show: Season 4 Fox 49.98
5 4 Grey's Anatomy: Season 1 Buena Vista 29.99
Week ended May 14
DVD SALES
Last Suggested
Rank Week Title Distributor Retail
1 new Munich Universal $29.98
2 new Big Momma's House 2 Fox 29.99
3 new Nanny McPhee Universal 29.98
4 new Rumor Has It Warner Bros. 28.98
5 new The New World New Line/Warner Bros. 29.95
Week ended May 14
Source: Bloomberg News
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