BY THE NUMBERS--THE SEQUEL

The 10 Biggest Movie Theater Chains . . . and the 10 Biggest Movie Distributors in 1988 1. United Artists (2,735 screens in U.S.) 2. AMC (1,502 screens) 3. General Cinema (1,415) 4. Cineplex Odeon (1,200) (49% owned by MCA, Inc., parent company of Universal) 5. Loews (approx. 801) (100% owned by Columbia Pictures Entertainment, parent company of Columbia and Tri-Star) 6. Carmike Cinemas (705) 7. Mann (approx. 470) (100% owned by Gulf + Western, Paramount’s parent company) 8. National Amusements (467) 9. Hoyts (420) 10. Cinemark (401) DISTRIBUTORS 1. Buena Vista (Disney) (21.6% share of all U.S. box-office business) 2. Paramount (14.4%) 3. 20th Century Fox (11.8%) 4. Warner Bros. (10.7%) 5. MGM/UA (9.9%) 6. Universal (7.5%) 7. Orion (7.1%) 8. Tri-Star (6.6%) 9. Columbia (3.3%) 10. New Line (2.2%) NOTE: Distributors’ market shares are as of Oct . 31. SOURCE: Boxoffice magazine