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DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE
Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 3 to May 15:
Market share Films 18.3% Warner Bros. 15 16.6% Buena Vista 15 15.2% Universal 10 9.7% 20th Century Fox 6 8.9% TriStar 5 7.8% Paramount 6 6.6% New Line 11 4.1% Savoy 3 3.9% Miramax 9 2.8% Gramercy 7
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TRACKING THE TOP 10
Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the weekend of May 15, in millions of dollars:
% Chg. Wks. in Wknd. from Rank & Film Distributor release Screens total last 1 The Crow Miramax 1 1,573 $11.8 -- 2 When a Man Buena Vista 3 1,298 9.4 +1,349 Loves a Woman 3 Crooklyn Universal 1 1,033 4.2 -- 4 With Honors Warner Bros. 3 1,222 2.9 -23 5 Four Weddings Gramercy 10 1,069 2.8 -24 & a Funeral 6 3 Ninjas Kick Back TriStar 2 2,043 2.7 -24 7 No Escape Savoy 3 1,672 1.7 -44 8 Clean Slate MGM/UA 2 1,474 1.5 -52 9 Bad Girls Fox 4 1,371 0.9 -41 10 Schindler’s List Universal 22 1,010 0.8 -22
Box Proj. office U.S. Rank & Film to date B.O.* 1 The Crow $11.9 $45 2 When a Man 10.5 50 Loves a Woman 3 Crooklyn 4.2 18 4 With Honors 13.2 23 5 Four Weddings 34.2 45 & a Funeral 6 3 Ninjas Kick Back 6.8 14 7 No Escape 11.9 17 8 Clean Slate 5.3 9 9 Bad Girls 13.3 16 10 Schindler’s List 91.0 94
* 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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