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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. 3 to Feb. * Warner Bros.

Market share: 22.4 %

Films: 14

* Buena Vista

Market share: 18.4 %

Films: 12

* Universal

Market share: 11.5 %

Films: 8

* 20th Century Fox

Market share: 11.5%

Films: 5

* TriStar

Market share: 8.2 %

Films: 4

* Paramount

Market share: 6.2 %

Films: 5

* New Line

Market share: 5.9 %

Films: 8

* Columbia

Market share: 3.2 %

Films: 2

* SAVOY

Market share: 3.0 %

Films: 2

* Miramax

Market share: 3.0 %

Films: 7

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the weekend ended Feb. 27, in millions of dollars:

Box Wks. in Wknd. office Rank Film Distributor release Screens total to date 1 Ace Ventura, Pet Detective Warner Bros. 4 1,963 $6.5 $45.8 2 On Deadly Ground Warner Bros. 2 2,010 6.4 21.3 3 Sugar Hill Fox 1 845 5.7 5.7 4 Blank Check Buena Vista 3 1,727 4.1 18.0 5 Blue Chips Paramount 2 1,980 4.0 15.4 6 Reality Bites Universal 2 1,175 3.6 10.6 7 8 Seconds New Line 1 836 3.4 3.4 8 Schindler’s List Universal 11 803 2.9 45.9 9 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox 14 1,336 2.8 196.9 10 My Father, the Hero Buena Vista 4 1,335 2.8 19.3

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Proj. U.S. Rank B.O.* 1 $68.0 2 38.0 3 25.0 4 34.0 5 25.0 6 22.0 7 15.0 8 60.0 9 205.0 10 28.0

* 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.

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