DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 2 through Sept. 22:

Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 32

Market Share: 20.8%

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Distributor: Warner Bros.

Films: 23

Market Share: 16.1%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 9

Market Share: 13.0%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 18

Market Share: 10.5%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 17

Market Share: 10.3%

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Distributor: Sony

Films: 31

Market Share: 9.8%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 17

Market Share: 6.5%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 34

Market Share: 4.4%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 19

Market Share: 3.9%

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Distributor: Gramercy

Films: 12

Market Share: 1.9%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest top 10 box-office releases for the weekend of Sept. 20-22, in millions of dollars:

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% change Box Wks in Wknd. from office Film (distributor) release total last to date 1. The First Wives...(Paramount) 1 $18.9 -- $18.9 2. Last Man Standing (New Line) 1 7.0 -- 7.0 3. Fly Away Home (Columbia) 2 3.8 -19 9.5 4. Maximum Risk (Columbia) 2 2.9 -48 10.3 5. Bulletproof (Universal) 3 2.6 -36 15.6 6. First Kid (Buena Vista) 4 2.3 -25 20.2 7. Tin Cup (Warner Bros.) 6 1.8 -46 49.5 8. A Time to Kill (Warner Bros.) 9 1.6 -44 103.3 9. Independence Day (Fox) 12 1.6 -23 290.6 10. Rich Man’s Wife (Buena Vista) 2 1.6 -50 5.6

Proj. U.S. Film (distributor) b.o.* 1. The First Wives...(Paramount) $85 2. Last Man Standing (New Line) 30 3. Fly Away Home (Columbia) 22 4. Maximum Risk (Columbia) 16 5. Bulletproof (Universal) 22 6. First Kid (Buena Vista) 28 7. Tin Cup (Warner Bros.) 54 8. A Time to Kill (Warner Bros.) 108 9. Independence Day (Fox) 296 10. Rich Man’s Wife (Buena Vista) 9

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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.

Sources: Top 10 provided by Entertainment Data Inc.; box-office projections provided by Lisbeth R. Barron, SBCI Swiss bank Corp.