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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

 1     The Hitchhiker's Guide to     $21.1    $21.1       Buena Vista
         the Galaxy
 2     The Interpreter                13.8     43.2         Universal
 3     XXX: State of the Union        12.7     12.7   Sony/Revolution
 4     The Amityville Horror           7.9     54.8               MGM
 5     Sahara                          5.7     56.9         Paramount
 6     A Lot Like Love                 5.1     14.6       Buena Vista
 7     Fever Pitch                     3.5     36.3               Fox
 8     Kung Fu Hustle                  3.3     12.7     Sony Pictures
                                                              Classic
 9     Robots                          2.3    123.3               Fox
 10    Guess Who                       2.2     65.4              Sony

April 29-May 1

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                 Network   Rating *   Share

 1     Desperate Housewives      ABC       15.8        23
 2     American Idol (Tues.)     FOX       15.2        24
 3     CSI                       CBS       15.1        23
 4     American Idol (Wed.)      FOX       14.8        23
 5     Survivor: Palau           CBS       12.6        19

Week ended May 1

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank   Program                 Network   Rating *

 1     WWE Raw Zone             Spike      3.3
 2     WWE Raw                  Spike      3.2
 3     SpongeBob SquarePants    Nick       2.8
 4     Fairly Odd Parents       Nick       2.8
 5     SpongeBob SquarePants    Nick       2.7

Week ended May 1

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week  Artist        Title               Label

 1     new   Rob Thomas    Something to Be     Melisma/Atlantic
 2      1    Mariah Carey  The Emancipation    Island
                             of Mimi
 3     new   Mike Jones    Who Is Mike Jones?  Swishahouse/Asylum
 4     new   IL Divo       IL Divo             SYCO/Columbia
 5      3    50 Cent       The Massacre        Shady/Aftermath

Week Ended May 7

VIDEO RENTALS

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

 1     new    Meet the Fockers    $1.9        $1.9       Dreamworks/
                                                           Universal
 2      1     Ocean's Twelve       0.9        2.1       Warner Bros.
 3      2     Sideways             0.6        2.3                Fox
 4      4     Hotel Rwanda         0.5        1.1                MGM
 5      3     Spanglish            0.5        1.8               Sony

Week Ended April 24

DVD SALES

       Last                                            Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                     Distributor       Retail

 1     new    Meet the Fockers           Universal        $29.98
 2     new    House of Flying Daggers       Sony           28.95
 3      1     Ocean's Twelve            Warner Bros.       27.95
 4      2     Sideways                      Fox            29.98
 5      5     The Incredibles           Buena Vista        28.99

Week ended April 24

DVD RENTALS

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

 1     new    Meet the Fockers    $10.5      $10.5       Dreamworks/
                                                           Universal
 2      1     Ocean's Twelve       7.2        17.3      Warner Bros.
 3      2     Spanglish            4.2        16.1              Sony
 4      3     Sideways             3.7        15.1               Fox
 5      5     Hotel Rwanda         3.0        6.9                MGM

Source: Bloomberg News

BLOOMBERG U.S. ENTERTAINMENT INDEX

May 5, 2004   243.33
May 5, 2005   232.20

Note: Table made from line graph.
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