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DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Share

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 3 to Oct. 2:

Buena Vista

Market share: 19.3%

Films: 31

Paramount

Market share: 15.2%

Films: 14

Warner Bros.

Market share: 14.4%

Films: 30

Universal

Market share: 13.7%

Films: 18

20th Century Fox

Market share: 11.1%

Films: 14

New Line

Market share: 5.8%

Films: 11

TriStar

Market share: 4.8%

Films: 11

Columbia

Market share: 4.7%

Films: 16

Miramax

Market share: 3.0%

Films: 19

Gramercy

Market share: 2.0%

Films: 11

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the weekend ended Oct. 2, in millions of dollars: Rank: 1 Film: The River Wild Distributor: Universal Weeks in release: 1 Screens: 2,074 Weekend total: $10.2 % Change from last: -- Box office to date: $10.2 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $45 *Rank: 2 Film: Timecop Distributor: Universal Weeks in release: 3 Screens: 2,274 Weekend total: $5.4 % Change from last: -33 Box office to date: $31.5 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $46 *Rank: 3 Film: Jason’s Lyric Distributor: Gramercy Weeks in release: 1 Screens: 804 Weekend total: $5.1 % Change from last: -- Box office to date: $6.3 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $25 *Rank: 4 Film: Forrest Gump Distributor: Paramount Weeks in release: 13 Screens: 2,360 Weekend total: $4.4 % Change from last: -20 Box office to date: $269.7 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $286 *Rank: 5 Film: Quiz Show Distributor: Buena Vista Weeks in release: 3 Screens: 439 Weekend total: $3.4 % Change from last: 15 Box office to date: $8.4 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $30 *Rank: 6 Film: Terminal Velocity Distributor: Buena Vista Weeks in release: 2 Screens: 1,797 Weekend total: $3.3 % Change from last: -40 Box office to date: $10.5 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $18 *Rank: 7 Film: Clear and Present Danger Distributor: Paramount Weeks in release: 9 Screens: 1,490 Weekend total: $2.0 % Change from last: -27 Box office to date: $115.7 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $121 *Rank: 8 Film: The Scout Distributor: Fox Weeks in release: 1 Screens: 1,585 Weekend total: $1.5 % Change from last: -- Box office to date: $1.5 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $6 *Rank: 9 Film: The Mask Distributor: New Line Weeks in release: 10 Screens: 1,360 Weekend total: $1.3 % Change from last: -20 Box office to date: $110.2 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $114 *Rank: 10 Film: Natural Born Killers Distributor: Warner Bros. Weeks in release: 6 Screens: 1,212 Weekend total: $1.2 % Change from last: -38 Box office to date: $44.8 Proj. U.S. B.O.**: $48 * ** 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, SBCI Swiss Bank Corp.

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