DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 2 through Oct. 13:

Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 33

Market Share: 20.2%

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Distributor: Warner Bros.

Films: 26

Market Share: 15.8%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 10

Market Share: 12.9%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 19

Market Share: 11.4%

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Distributor: Sony

Films: 32

Market Share: 10.1%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 19

Market Share: 10%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 18

Market Share: 6.4%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 37

Market Share: 4.3%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 21

Market Share: 4.2%

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Distributor: Gramercy

Films: 13

Market Share: 1.8%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

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

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% change Box Wks in Wknd. from office Film (distributor) release total last to date 1. **The Ghost and...(Paramount) 1 $9.2 -- $9.2 2. **The First Wives Club (Paramount) 4 9.1 -17 72.1 3. **The Long Kiss...(New Line) 1 9.1 -- 9.1 4. The Chamber (Universal) 1 5.6 -- 5.6 5. That Thing You Do! 2 4.9 -21 12.7 6. D3: The Mighty...(Buena Vista) 2 4.2 -33 11.3 7. The Glimmer Man (Warner Bros.) 2 4.1 -46 14.2 8. Extreme Measures (Columbia) 3 1.6 -59 15.7 9. Fly Away Home (Columbia) 5 1.6 -20 17.9 10. Independence Day (Fox) 15 1.3 -12 297.4

Proj. U.S. Film (distributor) b.o.* 1. **The Ghost and...(Paramount) NA 2. **The First Wives Club (Paramount) NA 3. **The Long Kiss...(New Line) NA 4. The Chamber (Universal) NA 5. That Thing You Do! NA 6. D3: The Mighty...(Buena Vista) NA 7. The Glimmer Man (Warner Bros.) NA 8. Extreme Measures (Columbia) NA 9. Fly Away Home (Columbia) NA 10. Independence Day (Fox) NA

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*Distributors receive roughly half of box-office revenue, on average. NA--not available

Note: Market share figures for Sony include Columbia, TriStar and Triumph releases.

Figures for New Line include Fine Line releases.

**Both Paramount and New Line contended Monday that they had the top-grossing film of the weekend. Each studio refused to release figures for most of the day because of distrust of the other’s figures. Late in the day, shortly after New Line announced numbers for “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” Paramount released slightly higher numbers for “The Ghost and the Darkness” and “The First Wives Club.” A New Line spokesman said the studio still believes its film “was the No. 1 movie this weekend.” (Related story appears on F1.)

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