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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: 18.6

Films: 34

Warner Bros.

Market share: 16.1%

Films: 36

Paramount

Market share: 14.3%

Films: 17

Universal

Market share: 13.2%

Films: 20

Sony *

Market share: 9.9%

Films: 35

20th Century Fox

Market share: 9.91%

Films: 15

New Line

Market share: 5.6%

Films: 13

Miramax

Market share: 3.8%

Films: 23

MGM/UA

Market share: 2.6%

Films: 9

Gramercy

Market share: 2.1%

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 Star Trek: Generations Paramount 1 2,659 2 Interview With the Vampire Warner Bros. 2 2,604 3 The Santa Clause Buena Vista 2 2,301 4 The Lion King Buena Vista 23 1,456 5 The Professional Columbia 1 1,158 6 Stargate MGM/UA 4 2,033 7 Pulp Fiction Miramax 6 1,151 8 Miracle on 34th Street Fox 1 1190 9 The War Universal 3 1,537 10 The Swan Princess New Line 1 1,403

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Wknd. % Chg. Box office Rank Film total from last to date 1 Star Trek: Generations $23.1 -- $26.2 2 Interview With the Vampire 17.1 .52 63.6 2 The Santa Clause 17.1 -11 40.6 4 The Lion King 5.5 N/A 272.9 5 The Professional 5.3 -- 5.3 6 Stargate 4.4 -46 52.7 7 Pulp Fiction 3.0 -27 48.4 8 Miracle on 34th Street 2.8 -- 2.8 9 The War 2.6 -28 13.4 10 The Swan Princess 2.4 -- 2.5

Proj. U.S. Rank B.O.** 1 $125 2 115 2 100 4 300 5 22 6 68 7 59 8 12 9 21 10 10

*Combined market share for Columbia, Tristar and Triumph releases.

** 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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