Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of February 26, 2010

Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of February 26, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT), today announced the weekend theatrical box office numbers for the weekend period of February 26 through February 28, 2010 according to the company's Box Office Essentials(TM) theatrical box office data collection and analytical service.

The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday February 28, 2010 include:

Rank Title Distributor Weekend Gross Cume Locations
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1 Shutter Island Paramount 22,260,000 75,136,066 3003
2 Cop Out Warner Bros. 18,565,000 18,565,000 3150
3 Crazies, The Overture Films 16,521,000 16,521,000 2477
4 Avatar 20th Century Fox 14,000,000 706,904,794 2456
5 Percy Jackson &
The Olympians:
Lightning Fox 20th Century Fox 9,800,000 71,214,859 3302
6 Valentine's Day Warner Bros. 9,505,000 100,358,204 3578
7 Dear John Sony 5,000,000 72,623,598 3006
8 Wolfman, The Universal 4,123,265 57,243,525 3043
9 Tooth Fairy 20th Century Fox 3,450,000 53,866,121 2249
10 Crazy Heart Fox Searchlight 2,540,000 25,087,112 1148
11 Blind Side, The Warner Bros. 1,295,000 248,812,504 945
12 Book Of Eli, The Warner Bros. 1,130,000 92,524,462 975

Weekend of 2/26/10 to 2/28/10

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About Box Office Essentials

Box Office Essentials provides each studio with password-protected, real-time, web browser-based and 24/7 access to data pertaining specifically to their movie release titles. A sophisticated toolset allows studio distribution executives to view and analyze the information at different levels of detail and across a multitude of attributes (by theatre circuit, DMA, time zone, etc.), enhancing their ability to make faster, and better informed decisions. Additional features include online school calendars (K-12 and college), interactive release schedule and 24-hour subscriber support.

About Rentrak Corporation

Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT) is a global digital media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry. With reach across numerous platforms including box office, home entertainment, on-demand and linear television, broadband and mobile, Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional offices worldwide in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom. For more information on any of Rentrak's services, please visit www.rentrak.com.

Contacts: Rogers & Cowan for Rentrak Corporation
Sallie Olmsted Amanda Bartz
(310) 854-8124 (310) 854-8151
solmsted@rogersandcowan.comabartz@rogersandcowan.com

Source: Rentrak Corporation

CONTACT: Sallie Olmsted, +1-310-854-8124, solmsted@rogersandcowan.com,
or Amanda Bartz, +1-310-854-8151, abartz@rogersandcowan.com, both of Rogers &
Cowan for Rentrak Corporation

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