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May 18 2007 4:54PM EDT

The Week (5/14-5/18) By the Numbers


$279,000,000: The total expected take of the US download market this year, according to Forrester Research, which says the market may have already reached critical mass (Monday)

3: Number of dimensions that Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg will use to shoot their Tintin trilogy (Tuesday)

$2,000,000: What the studios are paying for a single lavish premiere or party at Cannes this week, not to mention air travel ($150,000 for a private plane), hotel (usually $1000-$3000 plus a night), hair and makeup ($30,000) and security costs ($10,000) for talent. (Wednesday)

72: The number of hours in the new "live plus three" standard--a compromise between broadcasters and advertisers in the age DVR, iPods, VOD, PCs, etc. to count viewers who watch a show live or within 72 hours of its appearance when measuring audiences. (Thursday)

$100,000,000: The amount of financing that Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men), Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu (Babel), along with two up-and-coming writers/directors (Carlos Cuaron and Rodrigo Garcia) have from Universal and ther specialty label Focus Features to make five films. (Friday)

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