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DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

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Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-March 30:

Distributor: Sony

Films: 15

Market Share: 20.4%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 10

Market Share: 19.1%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 17

Market Share: 12.8%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 5

Market Share: 10.7%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 14

Market Share: 9.5%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 13

Market Share: 8.6%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 11

Market Share: 8.5%

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Distributor: Warner

Films: 10

Market Share: 6.1%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 6

Market Share: 1.4%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of March 28-30, in millions of dollars:

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% Chg. Box Proj. Wks. in Wknd. from office box Film (Distributor) release total last to date 1 Liar Liar (Universal) 2 $25.4 --19 $71.0 2 The Devil’s Own (Columbia) 1 14.3 -- 18.1 3 Selena (Warner) 2 6.1 --47 21.7 4 Return of the Jedi (Fox) 3 4.5 --41 34.8 5 Jungle 2 Jungle (Buena Vista) 4 4.1 --31 42.1 6 The Sixth Man (Buena Vista) 1 4.1 -- 4.1 7 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (Fox) 1 3.3 -- 3.3 8 The English Patient (Miramax) 20 3.0 +50 67.6 9 B.A.P.S. (New Line) 1 2.7 -- 2.7 10 Private Parts (Paramount) 4 2.4 --45 38.2

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office 1 $155 2 55 3 40 4 45 5 54 6 16 7 12 8 78 9 10 10 45

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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, Bear, Stearns & Co.

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