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DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

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Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 4 to Sept. 26, 1993: * Warner Bros.

Market share: 19.0%

Films: 24

* Universal

Market share: 15.6%

Films: 15

* Buena Vista

Market share: 14.5%

Films: 32

* Columbia

Market share: 11.2%

Films: 21

* Paramount

Market share: 9.8%

Films: 10

* 20th Century Fox

Market share: 9.2%

Films: 18

* TriStar

Market share: 7.2%

Films: 9

* New Line

Market share: 4.1%

Films: 22

* Miramax

Market share: 3.3%

Films: 19

* MGM

Market share: 2.2%

Films: 8

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the week ended Sept. 26, in millions of dollars: Rank: 1 Film: The Good Son Distributor: Fox Weeks in release: 1 Screens: 1,847 Weekend total: $12.5 % Change from last: -- Box office to date*: $12.5 *Rank: 2 Film: The Program Distributor: Buena Vista Weeks in release: 1 Screens: 1,653 Weekend total: $6.8 % Change from last: -- Box office to date*: $6.8 *Rank: 3 Film: The Fugitive Distributor: Warner Bros. Weeks in release: 8 Screens: 2,203 Weekend total: $5.2 % Change from last: -27 Box office to date*: $161.4 *Rank: 4 Film: Striking Distance Distributor: Columbia. Weeks in release: 2 Screens: 1,917 Weekend total: $5.0 % Change from last: -42 Box office to date*: $16.1 *Rank: 5 Film: The Age of Innocence Distributor: Columbia Weeks in release: 2 Screens: 472 Weekend total: $4.8 % Change from last: +106 Box office to date*: $8.1 *Rank: 6 Film: Warlock: The Armageddon Distributor: Trimark Weeks in release: 1 Screens: 1,320 Weekend total: $1.7 % Change from last: -- Box office to date*: $1.7 *Rank: 7 Film: Undercover Blues Distributor: MGM/UA Weeks in release: 3 Screens: 1,598 Weekend total: $1.7 % Change from last: -41 Box office to date*: $10.9 *Rank: 8 Film: Jurassic Park Distributor: Universal Weeks in release: 16 Screens: 1,073 Weekend total: $1.6 % Change from last: -24 Box office to date*: $324.2 *Rank: 9 Film: The Joy Luck Club Distributor: Buena Vista Weeks in release: 3 Screens: 103 Weekend total: $1.6 % Change from last: +493 Box office to date*: $2.4 *Rank: 10 Film: The Man Without a Face Distributor: Warner Bros. Weeks in release: 5 Screens: 1,241 Weekend total: $1.5 % Change from last: -34 Box office to date*: $21.7 * Distributors receive roughly half of box office revenue, on average.

Source: Top 10 provided by Entertainment Data Inc.

Coming Attractions: ‘A Bronx Tale’

* Distributor: Savoy Pictures

* Release date: Friday, on 1,100 screens

* Production cost: About $20 million

* Cast: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato

* Director: Robert De Niro

* Synopsis: Teen-ager is torn between his tough father and a charismatic crime boss. Drama. Rated R.

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* Prognosis: Good reviews should help the movie, which marks De Niro’s directorial debut and is start-up Savoy’s kickoff film.

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