DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 2 to March 31:

Buena Vista:

Films: 18

Market share: 22.6%

Sony:

Films: 16

Market share: 11.7%

MGM/UA: Films: 12

Market share: 11.2%

Warner Bros.:

Films: 13

Market share: 11%

Fox:

Films: 5

Market share: 10.5%

Universal:

Films: 9

Market share: 9.9%

Paramount:

Films: 10

Market share: 7.0%

Miramax:

Films: 17

Market share: 6.5%

New Line:

Films: 10

Market share: 5.0%

Gramercy:

Films: 7

Market share: 3.3%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest top 10 box-office releases for the weekend of March 29-31, in millions of dollars.

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% Chg. Box Wks in Wknd from office Film (Distributor) release total last to date 1 The Birdcage (MGM/UA) 4 $10.1 -24 $74.6 2 Sgt. Bilko (Universal) 1 8.1 -- 8.1 3 Executive Decision (Warner Bros.) 3 6.9 -29 35.8 4 Oliver & Company (Buena Vista) 1 4.5 -- 4.5 5 Diabolique (Warner Bros.) 2 3.5 -38 10.7 6 A Family Thing (MGM/UA) 1 3.0 -- 3.0 7 Up Close and...(Buena Vista) 5 2.8 -33 40.0 8 Fargo (Gramercy) 4 2.7 -4 8.7 9 All Dogs Go...2 (MGM/UA) 1 2.3 -- 2.3 10 Homeward Bound 2 (Buena Vista) 4 2.0 -5.3 25.5

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* Distributors receive roughly half of box-office revenue, on average.

Note: Market share figures for Sony include Columbia, TriStar and Triumph releases. Figures for New Line include Fine Line releases. Figures for Twentieth Century Fox include Fox Searchlight releases.

Source: Top 10 provided by Entertainment Data Inc.