Domestic Market Share

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-Oct. 5:

Distributor: Sony

Films: 31

Market share: 22.4%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 27

Market share: 15.3%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 11

Market share: 11.7%

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Distributor: Warner Bros.

Films: 23

Market share: 11.4%

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Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Films: 17

Market share: 10.4%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 24

Market share: 10.2%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 22

Market share: 6.4%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 28

Market share: 6.3%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 13

Market share: 1.3%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of Oct. 3-5 in millions of dollars:

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% chg. Box Wks. in Wknd. from office Film (Distributor) release total last to date 1. Kiss the Girls (Paramount) 1 $13.2 -- $13.2 2. Soul Food (20th Century Fox) 2 8.4 -25% 22.7 3. The Peacemaker (DreamWorks SKG) 2 8.2 -34 24.2 4. In & Out (Paramount) 3 7.7 -31 40.8 5. The Edge (20th Century Fox) 2 5.0 -35 15.2 6. L.A. Confidential (Warner Bros.) 3 4.7 +6 17.8 7. The Game (PolyGram) 4 2.9 -42 40.2 8. U-Turn (Sony Pictures) 1 2.7 --- 2.7 9. The Full Monty (Fox Searchlight) 8 2.3 -18 17.2 10. Wes Craven’s Wishmaster (Live Ent.) 3 1.5 -51 13.3

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Note: Distributors receive roughly half of box-office revenue, on average.

Figures for New Line include Fine Line releases.

Sources: Entertainment Data Inc.