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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     Lord of the Rings: The     $28.2       $290.4        New Line
         Return of the King
 2     Cheaper by the Dozen        21.6        85.6              Fox
 3     Cold Mountain               14.6        19.1          Miramax
 4     Something's Gotta Give      11.6        43.7             Sony
 5     Paycheck                    9.8         38.6        Paramount

Jan. 2-4

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                   Network     Rating *     Share

  1    AFC/NFC Showcase 2          ABC         16.0       28
  2    AFC/NFC Playoff Game 2      ABC         15.4       25
  3    Sugar Bowl                  ABC         14.8       23
  4    AFC Wildcard Late Post      CBS         12.4       21
  5    60 Minutes                  CBS         10.6       16
  6    Rose Bowl Post Game         ABC         10.5       17
  7    Sugar BowlPre-Game          ABC         10.4       16
  8    CSI Special                 CBS         10.1       16
  9    CSI: Miami                  CBS          9.8       16
 10    CSI: Miami Special          CBS          9.7       15

Week ended Jan. 4

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                   Network     Rating *

 1     NFL Steelers/Ravens       ESPN           6.7
 2     NFL Eagles/Redskins       ESPN           4.3
 3     NFL Prime Time            ESPN           2.9
 4     Spongebob                 Nick           2.8
 5     Sportscenter              ESPN           2.6

Week ended Dec. 28

* Each rating point equals 1.06 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist            Title

  1      4    Outkast           Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
  2      1    Alicia Keys       The Diary of Alicia Keys
  3      2    Toby Keith        Shock'n Y'all
  4      3    Various Artists   Now 14
  5      7    Sheryl Crow       The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
  6      5    Josh Groban       Closer
  7      6    Hilary Duff       Metamorphosis
  8      9    No Doubt          The Singles 1992-2003
  9      8    Ruben Studdard    Soulful
 10     13    Britney Spears    In the Zone

Rank   Label

  1    Arista
  2    Jive
  3    DreamWorks (Nashville)
  4    Columbia/Universal/EMI/Zomba
  5    A&M
  6    143/Reprise
  7    Buena Vista
  8    Interscope
  9    Jive
 10    Jive

Week ended Jan. 6

VIDEO RENTALS

                                                   Y-T-D
Rank   Last   Title                      Revenue    Revs
       Week                              (mils)    (mils)   Distributor

 1     new    The League of Extra-
                ordinary Gentlemen       $3       $3.1             Fox
 2     new    Seabiscuit                  2.81    2.84       Universal
 3      2     Bad Boys II                 2.8      5.9        Columbia
 4      1     Pirates of the Caribbean    2.6      9.6     Buena Vista
 5     new    Freaky Friday               2.6      2.6     Buena Vista

Week ended Dec. 21

VIDEO SALES

        Last                                                  Suggested
Rank    Week   Title                      Distributor            Retail

 1      new    Seabiscuit                 Universal              $22.98
 2       1     Finding Nemo               Buena Vista             24.99
 3       2     Pirates of the Caribbean   Buena Vista             24.99
 4      new    Freaky Friday              Buena Vista             24.99
 5       7     Blue Collar Comedy Tour    Warner Home Video        8.93

Week ended Dec. 21

DVD RENTALS

                                                    Y-T-D
        Last                              Revenue   Revs
Rank    Week   Title                      (mils)    (mils)   Distributor

 1      new    Seabiscuit                    $5.9   $6.1       Universal
 2       2     Bad Boys II                    5.6   12.4        Columbia
 3      new    Freaky Friday                  5.6    5.7     Buena Vista
 4      new    The League of Extra-           5.4    5.5             Fox
                 ordinary Gentlemen
 5       1     Pirates of the Caribbean       4.9   21.2     Buena Vista

Week ended Dec. 21

Source: Bloomberg News
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