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 On Command and LodgeNet Reveal 
Top Ten Hotel Movie Lists for 2002
 On Command's Top Ten Movie List

Jan 8, 2003 - Top performing titles in order of revenue generated in On Command�s network of more than 890,000 domestic and international hotel rooms are: 

1) �The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring� 
2) �Ocean�s Eleven� 
3) �Shallow Hal� 
4) �Spider-Man� 
5) �My Big, Fat Greek Wedding� 
6) �Training Day� 
7) �Harry Potter & the Sorcerer�s Stone� 
8) �Monsters, Inc.� 
9) �Black Hawk Down� 
10) �The Bourne Identity� 

As in recent years, the biggest draws at the box office were also the biggest draws in the hotel room. �Virtually all top performing movies play in our hotel rooms,� said Tad Walden, vice president of marketing for On Command.  �It�s been an exceptional year for Hollywood blockbusters.� 

Rounding out the top twenty titles were �Unfaithful,� �Behind Enemy Lines,� �Minority Report,� �Panic Room,� �American Pie 2,� �Spy Game,� �A Beautiful Mind,� �Austin Powers in Goldmember,� �Insomnia,� and �Ice Age.� 

About On Command 
On Command Corporation provfides in-room entertainment technology to the lodging and cruise ship industries.  On Command is a majority-owned subsidiary of Liberty Satellite and Technology, Inc.  On Command and its distribution network services more than 1,000,000 guest rooms, which touch more than 300 million guests annually. 

Tad Walden
Corporate Communications
On Command Corporation
+1-720-873-3321
[email protected]
 http://www.oncommand.com

 

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LodgeNet�s Top 10 Movie List

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Jan. 8, 2003 - LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation today released its list of Top 10 movies for 2002 while recapping a banner year in sales and studio relationships. 

1) "Shallow Hal"
2) "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
3) "Ocean�s Eleven"
4) "Spider-Man"
5) "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer�s Stone"
6) "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
7) "The Sum of All Fears"
8) "Training Day"
9) "We Were Soldiers"
10) "Ice Age"

LodgeNet reports its most popular theatrical movie for 2002 was Shallow Hal, 
a comedy about a man whose dating standards change dramatically after a motivational speaker causes him to see women in a new light. Second on the company�s list was the runaway sleeper My Big Fat Greek Wedding. 
Completing the Top 10 list, in order, were: Ocean�s Eleven; Spider-Man; 
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer�s Stone; The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Sum of All Fears; Training Day; We Were Soldiers; and, Ice Age.  Two of those titles�Ocean�s Eleven, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer�s Stone�grossed $1 million in a single month (March). For the year, a company record 27 movies grossed more than $1 million on LodgeNet systems, with six titles topping $2 million. 

�Our Top 10 list reflects the broad variety of quality entertainment we offered guests through our interactive TV systems last year, � said William M.  Coleman, Vice President Studio Relations & Film Licensing Worldwide for LodgeNet. �Romantic comedies and action thrillers, fantasy fiction and gritty dramas were all well represented among the more than 110 new titles we brought hotels during 2002.� 

�We are pleased that through our relationship with LodgeNet so many travelers enjoyed Shallow Hal, Ice Age, and other releases from our studio over the past 12 months,� said Dave Smith, Vice President Pay TV Sales & Channel Operations for 20th Century Fox. �We look forward to premiering new titles on LodgeNet systems that will enjoy similar success in the upcoming year.� 
The year also saw LodgeNet significantly enhance its delivery capabilities by finalizing digital distribution agreements with all the major studios.  LodgeNet now uplinks hotel-specific movie and other digital programming lineups to its specialized point-to-multipoint satellite distribution network, then downloads them to properties with the company�s digital interactive TV systems.  Movies are stored on a digital server, offering guests on-demand availability without the title limitations of tape-based systems, plus DVD/CD- like functionality with skip, pause and save features on selected titles. 

About LodgeNet
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (  http://www.lodgenet.com/ ) is the leading provider in the delivery of broadband, interactive services to the lodging industry, serving more hotels and guest rooms than any other provider in the world. LodgeNet provides service to 950,000 rooms (including more than 900,000 interactive guest pay rooms) in more than 5,600 hotel properties worldwide.  More than 260 million travelers have access to LodgeNet systems on an annual basis. LodgeNet is listed on Nasdaq and trades under the symbol LNET.

Ann Parker
Director of Corporate Communications
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation
+1-605-988-1000
[email protected]
http://www.lodgenet.com

 

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Also See: Lodgenet and On Command Reveal Their Respective Top Ten In-Room Movies for 2000 / Jan 2001
On Command and LodgeNet Reveal Top Ten Movie Lists / Jan 2000
Holiday Inn Express Surveyed 1,000 Executives to get the Scoop on the Secret Life of Road Warriors / Oct 1999 

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