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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 Dec. 12, 1993:

Warner Bros.: 32 (18.1%)

Buena Vista: 37 (16.2%)

Universal: 19 (14.2%)

Columbia: 26 (11.7%)

20th Century Fox: 21 (10.3%)

Paramount: 14 (9.4%)

Tristar: 12 (6.90%)

New Line: 26 (3.9%)

Miramax: 24 (3.1%)

MGM: 12 (2.0%)

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the weekend ended Dec. 12, in millions of dollars:

% Chg. Wks. in Wknd. from Rank Film Distributor release Screens total last 1 Wayne’s World Paramount 1 2,400 $13.5 -- 2 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox 3 1,959 10.2 -31 3 Sister Act 2 Buena Vista 1 2,132 7.6 -- 4 Geronimo: Columbia 1 1,605 4.0 -- A ... Legend 5 A Perfect World Warner Bros. 3 1,964 2.8 -48 6 The Three Buena Vista 5 1,751 2.0 -48 Musketeers 7 Addams Family Paramount 4 2,001 1.9 -59 Values 8 Carlito’s Way Universal 5 1,266 1.3 -47 9 The Piano Miramax 5 274 1.3 -24 10 My Life Columbia 5 1,130 1.1 -52

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Box Proj. office U.S. Rank to date B.O.* 1 $13.5 $39.0 2 60.6 92.0 3 7.6 32.0 4 4.0 16.0 5 22.9 29.0 6 41.1 47.0 7 39.0 45.0 8 31.1 35.0 9 9.2 15.0 10 24.0 27.0

* Distributors receive roughly half of box office revenue, on average.

Sources: Top 10 provided by Entertainment Data Inc.; box office projections provided by Lisbeth R. Barron, S.G. Warburg & Co.

Los Angeles Times

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