DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 2 through Oct. 27:

Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 34

Market Share: 19.8%

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Distributor: Warner Bros.

Films: 29

Market Share: 16.0%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 10

Market Share: 12.7%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 20

Market Share: 11.9%

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Distributor: Sony

Films: 35

Market Share: 10.1%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 19

Market Share: 9.9%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 18

Market Share: 6.2%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 23

Market Share: 4.4%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 38

Market Share: 4.2%

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Distributor: Gramercy

Films: 15

Market Share: 1.8%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest top 10 box-office releases for the weekend of Oct. 25-27, in millions of dollars:

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% change Box Wks in Wknd. from office Film (distributor) release total last to date 1. Sleepers (Warner Bros.) 2 9.6 -22 $26.4 2. High School High (TriStar) 1 6.3 -- 2.9 3. Stephen King’s...(Paramount) 1 5.7 -- 5.7 4. The Ghost and...(Paramount) 3 4.4 -42 26.8 5. The First Wives Club (Paramount) 6 4.4 -35 88.7 6. The Associate (Buena Vista) 1 4.3 -- 4.3 7. The Long Kiss...(New Line) 3 3.7 -44 25.3 8. Michael Collins (Warner Bros.) 3 2.4 +1,184 2.9 9. That Thing You Do! (Fox) 4 2.1 -47 20.6 10. D3: The Mighty...(Buena Vista) 4 1.7 -54 18.2

Proj. U.S. Film (distributor) b.o.* 1. Sleepers (Warner Bros.) 60 2. High School High (TriStar) 26 3. Stephen King’s...(Paramount) 23 4. The Ghost and...(Paramount) 36 5. The First Wives Club (Paramount) 100 6. The Associate (Buena Vista) 16 7. The Long Kiss...(New Line) 33 8. Michael Collins (Warner Bros.) 10 9. That Thing You Do! (Fox) 26 10. D3: The Mighty...(Buena Vista) 22

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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.

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