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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 Nov. 13:

Buena Vista

Market share: 18.5%

Films: 34

Warner Bros.

Market share: 15.8%

Films: 36

Paramount

Market share: 14.1%

Films: 16

Universal

Market share: 13.5%

Films: 20

20th Century Fox

Market share: 10.1%

Films: 14

Sony *

Market share: 10.0%

Films: 34

New Line

Market share: 5.7%

Films: 12

Miramax

Market share: 3.8%

Films: 22

MGM/UA

Market share: 2.5%

Films: 9

Gramercy

Market share: 2.2%

Films: 13

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the weekend of Nov. 11-13, in millions of dollars:

Rank Film Distributor Wks. in release Screens 1 Interview With the Vampire Warner Bros. 1 2,604 2 The Santa Clause Buena Vista 1 2,183 3 Stargate MGM/UA 3 2,033 4 Pulp Fiction Miramax 5 1,404 5 Frankenstein TriStar 2 2,177 6 The War Universal 2 1,513 7 The Specialist Warner Bros. 6 1,809 8 Forrest Gump Paramount 19 1,167 9 The River Wild Universal 7 1,209 10 Love Affair Warner Bros. 4 1,164

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Wknd. % Chg. Box office Rank Film total from last to date 1 Interview With the Vampire $36.4 -- $36.4 2 The Santa Clause 19.3 -- 19.3 3 Stargate 8.1 -34 46.5 4 Pulp Fiction 4.1 -20 44.2 5 Frankenstein 3.7 -67 17.9 6 The War 3.6 -32 10.1 7 The Specialist 2.1 -32 51.3 8 Forrest Gump 1.5 -22 291.1 9 The River Wild 1.4 -36 41.7 10 Love Affair 1.3 -44 16.4

Proj. U.S. Rank B.O.** 1 $120 2 75 3 75 4 60 5 30 6 18 7 58 8 297 9 46 10 20

** 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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