DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-Feb. 23:

Distributor: Buena Vista

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.