DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 2 to May 5: *--*

Distributor Films Market share Buena Vista 22 21.1% MGM/UA 13 12.2% Universal 11 10.9% Sony 19 10.6% Warner Bros. 13 9.7% Fox 7 9.4% Paramount 12 8.3% Miramax 21 6.1% New Line 12 5.9% Gramercy 9 3.6%

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TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest top 10 box-office releases for the weekend of April 26-28, in millions of dollars:

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% change Box Wks in Wknd. from office Film (distributor) release total last to date 1. The Craft (Columbia) 1 6.7 -- 6.7 2. The Truth About Cats...(Fox) 2 5.8 -14 14.5 3. The Quest (Universal) 2 $4.2 -40 $13.1 4. Primal Fear (Paramount) 5 3.6 -23 44.9 5. The Great White Hype (Fox) 1 3.3 -- 3.3 6. Last Dance (Buena Vista) 1 2.7 -- 2.7 7. The Birdcage (MGM/UA) 9 2.5 -26 112.8 8. James and the...(Buena Vista) 4 2.4 -34 22.8 9. The Pallbearer (Miramax) 1 2.3 -- 2.3 10. Mullholland Falls (MGM/UA) 2 2.2 -48 8.0

Proj. U.S. Film (distributor) b.o.* 1. The Craft (Columbia) 30 2. The Truth About Cats...(Fox) 35 3. The Quest (Universal) $25 4. Primal Fear (Paramount) 58 5. The Great White Hype (Fox) 15 6. Last Dance (Buena Vista) 12 7. The Birdcage (MGM/UA) 123 8. James and the...(Buena Vista) 30 9. The Pallbearer (Miramax) 10 10. Mullholland Falls (MGM/UA) 13

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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.

Sources: Top 10 provided by Entertainment Data Inc.