DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-Feb. 17:

Distributor: Sony

Films: 12

Market Share: 18.9%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 7

Market Share: 17.3%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 15

Market Share: 15.4%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 7

Market Share: 11.4%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 12

Market Share: 10.5%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 11

Market Share: 10.4%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 4

Market Share: 7.1%

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Distributor: Warner

Films: 7

Market Share: 3.4%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 6

Market Share: 2.6%

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Distributor: Gramercy

Films: 4

Market Share: 1.3%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of Feb. 14-17, 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) 3 $21.4 -12 $98.6 2. Absolute Power (Columbia) 1 16.8 -- 16.8 3. Dante’s Peak (Universal) 2 13.7 -26 36.3 4. Vegas Vacation (Warner) 1 12.8 -- 12.8 5. Fools Rush In (Columbia) 1 9.7 -- 9.7 6. That Darn Cat (Buena Vista) 1 6.4 -- 6.4 7. Jerry Maguire (TriStar) 10 5.2 +45 127.7 8. The English Patient (Miramax) 14 4.6 +105 47.7 9. Shine (Fine Line) 13 3.5 +241 20.0 10. Scream (Miramax) 9 3.3 -8 79.1

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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.