DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE
Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-Feb. 23:
Distributor: Buena Vista
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Feb. 27, 1997 COMPANY TOWN For the Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday February 27, 1997 Home Edition Business Part D Page 4 Financial Desk 3 inches; 97 words Type of Material: Correction; Infobox; List
Film chart--Because of an error by The Times, the wrong figures for movie industry market share were published in Wednesday’s Company Town. Here is the correct chart:
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The Times Film Index
Domestic Market Share
Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-Feb. 23:
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Distributor Films Market Share Fox 8 19.8% Sony 12 19.3 Buena Vista 15 14.2 New Line 7 10.5 Miramax 12 10.0 Paramount 11 9.3 Universal 4 7.3 Warner 8 4.5 MGM/UA 6 2.3 Gramercy 5 1.2
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Note: Market share figures for Sony include Columbia, TriStar and Triumph releases.
Figures for New Line include Fine Line releases.
Source: Entertainment Data Inc.
GRAPHIC-TABLE: Domestic Market Share, Los Angeles Times
Films: 38
Market Share: 21.2%
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Distributor: Warner
Films: 34
Market Share: 16.0%
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Distributor: Fox
Films: 14
Market Share: 12.7%
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Distributor: Paramount
Films: 23
Market Share: 12.6%
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Distributor: Sony
Films: 38
Market Share: 10.3%
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Distributor: Universal
Films: 20
Market Share: 8.8%
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Distributor: MGM/UA
Films: 20
Market Share: 5.4%
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Distributor: New Line
Films: 27
Market Share: 4.5%
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Distributor: Miramax
Films: 47
Market Share: 4.1%
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Distributor: Gramercy
Films: 15
Market Share: 1.5%
TRACKING THE TOP 10
Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of Feb. 21-23, in millions of dollars:
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% chg. Box Proj. Wks in Wknd. from office U.S. Film (distributor) release total last to date b.o.* 1. The Empire Strikes Back (Fox) 1 $22.0 -- $22.0 95 2. Star Wars (Fox) 4 11.0 -48 116.0 155 3. Absolute Power (Columbia) 2 9.0 -46 28.7 60 4. Dante’s Peak (Universal) 3 7.1 -48 45.5 70 5. Vegas Vacation (Warner) 2 6.5 -49 21.3 42 6. Fools Rush In (Columbia) 2 5.5 -43 16.6 35 7. That Darn Cat (Buena Vista) 2 3.6 -44 11.2 22 8. Rosewood (Warner) 1 3.2 -- 3.2 12 9. Jerry Maguire (TriStar) 11 3.1 -41 131.7 142 10. The English Patient (Miramax) 15 2.8 -38 51.5 62
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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.
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