Domestic Market Share

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6-Oct. 12:

Distributor: Sony

Films: 32

Market share: 22.3%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 29

Market share: 15.2%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 11

Market share: 11.5%

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Distributor: Warner Bros.

Films: 23

Market share: 11.3%

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Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Films: 17

Market share: 10.6%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 24

Market share: 10.5%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 23

Market share: 6.4%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 29

Market share: 6.2%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 15

Market share: 1.3%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of Oct. 10-12 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) 2 $11.1 -16% $28.5 2 Seven Years in Tibet (Sony Pictures) 1 10.0 -- 10.1 3 Soul Food (20th Century Fox) 3 5.6 -33 30.3 4 In & Out (Paramount) 4 5.5 -29 48.0 5 The Peacemaker (DreamWorks SKG) 3 5.2 -36 31.5 6 Rocketman (Buena Vista) 1 4.5 -- 4.5 7 L.A. Confidential (Warner Bros.) 4 3.7 -22 23.0 8 The Edge (20th Century Fox) 3 3.5 -31 20.3 9 Most Wanted (New Line) 1 2.8 -- 2.8 10 Gang Related (Orion) 1 2.4 -- 3.3

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

Figures for New Line include Fine Line releases.

Source: Entertainment Data Inc.