PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday January 18, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday January 18, 2005 Number One at the Box Office, 'Coach Carter' Record 4-Day Opener for MTV Films M-T-V Films and Tollin/Robbins Production's "Coach Carter" scored 29 point 2 million dollars at the box office this weekend making it the number one film in the country and surpassing the division's previous all-time best opening. "Save The Last Dance" held the record for best M-T-V FILMS opener since 2001 when it made history at 27 point 5 million and at the time set a record for being the biggest-ever January opening. "Coach Carter" also marks the third time the division has reached the number one spot at the box office during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2854658 'Live With Regis and Kelly's' Beautiful Baby Search Is On! Calling all pint-sized cover girls and boys! "Live With Regis and Kelly" is looking for adorable babies -- those unforgettable faces, those endearing expressions, those darling one-of-a-kind features -- to enter "Live's Beautiful Baby Search 2005." Five finalists will be featured on "Live" and the winner will be showcased as the cover cutie on a future issue of Parents magazine. Beginning January 17, 2005, parents of beautiful babies between the ages of 6 months and 48 months will be able to enter their children in the contest by submitting a non-professional photo of their little one online at www.liveregisandkelly.com, where full details and contest rules are available. Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2854698 Nearly Half of Retail Workers Plan to Leave Their Jobs in 2005 Finding a new job is on the list of New Year's resolutions for 47 percent of retail workers, according to a new CareerBuilder.com survey. The desire for higher compensation, a lighter workload and better career advancement opportunities are the top three factors motivating their plans to shop around for a bigger, better deal. Forty-eight percent of retail workers say they do not look forward to going to work each day with more than half stating their paychecks are not providing enough incentive. Dissatisfaction with pay rose from 50 percent in August to 54 percent in the latest survey. Seventy-eight percent of retail workers say they did not receive a bonus in 2004 and 46 percent have not received a salary boost. Of those who were given a raise, more than one-third reported the raise was 3 percent or less. Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2854704 The PR Newswire Broadcast Minute is available by email at no charge to members of the media who sign up for PR Newswire for Journalists ( http://www.prnewswire.com/media ). For more information, contact Rob Fisher at 408-365-8793 or email rob.fisher@prnewswire.com . PRNewswire -- Jan. 18 Source: PR Newswire ------- Profile: International Entertainment