Domestic Market Share

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-Dec. 14:

Distributor: Sony

Films: 36

Market share: 21.7%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 32

Market share: 14.6%

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Distributor: Warner Bros.

Films: 27

Market share: 11.6%

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Distributor: 20th Century

Films: 22

Market share: 10.8%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 27

Market share: 10.7%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 13

Market share: 10.6%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 29

Market share: 6.5%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 33

Market share: 6.1%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 17

Market share: 1.5%

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Distributor: Gramercy

Films: 13

Market share: 1.3%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of Dec. 12-14, in millions of dollars:

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% chg. Box Wks. in Wknd. from office Film (Distributor) release total last to date 1. Scream 2 (Miramax) 1 $39.2 -- $39.2 2. Flubber (Buena Vista) 3 $6.8 -40% 58.7 3. For Richer or Poorer (Universal) 1 6.0 -- 6.0 4. Home Alone 3 (20th Century Fox) 1 5.1 -- 5.1 5. Amistad (DreamWorks SKG) 1 4.6 -- 4.6 6. The Rainmaker (Paramount) 4 3.3 -41 39.2 7. Alien Resurrection (20th Century Fox) 3 3.3 -51 41.5 8. Anastasia (20th Century Fox) 5 3.0 -40 41.9 9. The Jackal (Universal) 5 2.4 -39 49.9 10. Midnight in the Garden... (Warner Bros.) 4 1.6 -44 20.4

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

Figures for New Line include Fine Line releases.

Figures for MGM/UA include Goldwyn and Orion releases.

Sources: Entertainment Data Inc.