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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 22:

* Warner Bros.

Market share: 18.9% Films: 21

* Buena Vista

Market share: 16.6% Films: 19

* Universal

Market share: 14.9% Films: 12

* 20th Century Fox

Market share: 9.3% Films: 8

* TriStar

Market share: 8.7% Films: 8

* Paramount

Market share: 7.5% Films: 7

* New Line

Market share: 6.4% Films: 15

* Miramax

Market share: 4.5% Films: 11

* Savoy

Market share: 4.0% Films: 5

* Gramercy

Market share: 2.8% Films: 7

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the weekend ended May 22, in millions of dollars:

Wks. in Wknd. Rank Film Distributor release Screens total 1 Maverick Warner Bros. 1 2,537 $17.2 2 The Crow Miramax 2 2,119 7.9 3 When a Man Loves ... Buena Vista 4 1,486 6.5 4 Crooklyn Universal 2 1,035 2.5 5 Four Weddings & a Funeral Gramercy 11 1,045 1.9 6 With Honors Warner Bros. 4 1,191 1.6 7 3 Ninjas Kick Back TriStar 3 2,005 1.5 8 No Escape Savoy 4 1,277 0.8 9 You So Crazy S. Goldwyn 4 517 0.8 10 Clean Slate MGM/UA 3 1,427 0.7

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TRACKING THE TOP 10 (contd.)

% Chg. Box Proj. from office U.S. Rank Film last to date B.O.* 1 Maverick -- $17.2 $100.0 2 The Crow -33 23.9 44.0 3 When a Man Loves ... -31 20.6 46.0 4 Crooklyn -42 7.4 16.0 5 Four Weddings & a Funeral -31 37.2 46.0 6 With Honors -44 15.5 21.0 7 3 Ninjas Kick Back -45 8.7 14.0 8 No Escape -53 13.4 17.0 9 You So Crazy -5 7.8 13.0 10 Clean Slate -54 6.4 9.0

* 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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