DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-Feb. 9:

Distributor: Sony

Films: 10

Market Share: 17.2%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 14

Market Share: 17.1%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 7

Market Share: 16.6%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 6

Market Share: 12.6%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 11

Market Share: 11.8%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 12

Market Share: 11.0%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 4

Market Share: 5.6%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 5

Market Share: 3.2%

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Distributor: Warner

Films: 6

Market Share: 1.7%

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Distributor: Gramercy

Films: 3

Market Share: 1.5%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of Feb. 7-9, in millions of dollars:

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% chg. Box Wks in Wknd. from office Film (distributor) release total last to date 1. Star Wars (Fox) 2 $24.3 -32 $70.8 2. Dante’s Peak (Universal) 1 18.5 -- 18.5 3. The Beautician... (Paramount) 1 4.1 -- 4.1 4. Jerry Maguire (TriStar) 9 3.6 -31 121.3 5. Scream (Miramax) 8 3.6 -21 75.0 6. Evita (Buena Vista) 7 3.0 -31 41.0 7. Metro (Buena Vista) 4 2.5 -43 28.4 8. The English Patient (Miramax) 13 2.2 +21 42.0 9. Beverly Hills... (TriStar) 4 2.0 -52 27.1 10. Michael (New Line) 7 1.9 -28 83.1

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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.