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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- April 6:

Distributor: Sony

Films: 17

Market Share: 20.1%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 11

Market Share: 18.3%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 17

Market Share: 12.6%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 6

Market Share: 12.2%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 15

Market Share: 9.2%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 14

Market Share: 9.1%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 11

Market Share: 8.2%

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Distributor: Warner

Films: 11

Market Share: 6.2%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 6

Market Share: 1.3%

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) 3 $18.3 --28 $100.7 2 The Saint (Paramount) 1 16.3 -- 16.3 3 The Devil’s Own (Columbia) 2 7.0 -51 29.6 4 That Old Feeling (Universal) 1 5.1 -- 5.1 5 Double Team (Columbia) 1 5.0 -- 5.0 6 Selena (Warner) 3 3.5 --44 27.7 7 Jungle 2 Jungle (Buena Vista) 5 3.2 --23 48.0 8 The Sixth Man (Buena Vista) 2 2.9 -31 8.9 9 Return of the Jedi (Fox) 4 2.8 --37 39.7 10 Inventing the Abbotts (Fox) 1 2.3 -- 2.3

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office 1 $160 2 70 3 48 4 20 5 20 6 38 7 58 8 17 9 48 10 8

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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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