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MEDIAWATCH
MOVIE BOX OFFICE

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

1      Harry Potter and        $19.9    $229.3       Warner Bros.
       The Goblet of Fire
2      Aeon Flux                12.7      12.7          Paramount
3      Walk the Line             9.5      68.3   20th Century Fox
4      Yours, Mine and Ours      8.3      34.4          Paramount
5      Just Friends              5.6      21.1           New Line
6      Pride and Prejudice       4.6      22.6              Focus
7      Rent                      4.4      23.7               Sony
8      Chicken Little            4.4     124.1        Buena Vista
9      Derailed                  2.3      32.7      Weinstein Co.
10     In the Mix                1.9       8.6         Lions Gate

Week ended Dec. 4

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

PRIMETIME TV SHOWS

Rank         Program               Network   Rating *   Share

1      Desperate Housewives          ABC       15.7       23
2      NFL Monday Night Football     ABC       14.8       23
3      CSI                           CBS       14.5       22
4      Grey's Anatomy                ABC       13.0       20
5      CSI: Miami                    CBS       12.9       20

Week ended Dec. 4

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

CABLE TV SHOWS

Rank         Program                             Network     Rating *

1      NFL Regular Season (Raiders/Chargers)      ESPN         5.6
2      Monk                                        USA         3.5
3      WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)                 USA         3.3
4      SpongeBob                               Nickelodeon     3.2
5      WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw)                 USA         3.1

Week ended Dec. 4

* Each rating point equals 1.1 million homes.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS

       Last
Rank   Week   Artist                Title              Label

1      new    System of a Down   Hypnotize        American/Columbia
2       3     Kenny Chesney      The Road and     BNA
                                 the Radio
3       5     Various Artists    Now 20           Sony BMG2omba/EMI
4       1     Madonna            Confessions on   Warner Bros.
                                 a Dance Floor
5       6     Soundtrack         Get Rich or      G-Unit
                                 Die Tryn'
Week ended Dec. 10

MOVIE RENTALS - DVD/VHS

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

1      new    War of the Worlds    $15.5    $15.7    Dreamworks/
                                                       Universal
2      new    Polar Express          9.6      9.7   Warner Bros.
3       1     Madagascar             7.3     15.4    Dreamworks/
                                                       Universal
4       2     The Skeleton Key       6.8     14.2      Universal
5       5     Christmas With         6.3     18.6           Sony
              the Kranks

Week ended Nov. 27

TV PROGRAM DVD SALES

       Last
Rank   Week   Title                Distributor    Suggested Retail

1      new    Seinfeld: Season 5      Sony                   49.95
2      new    Seinfeld: Season 6      Sony                   50.95
3       5     Lost: Season 1       Buena Vista               59.99
4       1     Friends: Season 10   Warner Bros.              44.98
5      new    Seinfeld: Seasons       Sony                  119.95
              5 & 6 Gift Set

Week ended Nov. 27

DVD SALES

       Last                                               Suggested
Rank   Week   Title                Distributor              Retail

1      new    War of the Worlds    Dreamworks/Universal     29.99
2      new    The Polar Express    Warner Bros.             28.98
3       1     Madagascar           Dreamworks/Universal     29.99
4       2     Star Wars: Revenge   Fox                      29.98
              of the Sith
5       3     Stealth              Sony                     28.95

Week ended Nov. 27

Source: Bloomberg News
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