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DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 6 - 26:

Distributor: Sony

Films: 9

Market Share: 21.0%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 13

Market Share: 21.0%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 6

Market Share: 15.4%

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Distributor: Paramount

Films: 10

Market Share: 14.6%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 11

Market Share: 12.5%

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Distributor: Fox

Films: 6

Market Share: 5.1%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 5

Market Share: 3.9%

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Distributor: Warner

Films: 6

Market Share: 2.4%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 3

Market Share: 2.0%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of Jan.24-26, 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. Jerry Maguire (TriStar) 7 $5.5 -27 $109.8 130 2. In Love and War (New Line) 6 5.5 NA 5.5 20 3. Beverly Hills Ninja (TriStar) 2 5.5 -55 19.0 34 4. Metro (Buena Vista) 2 5.5 -52 18.7 38 5. Evita (Buena Vista) 5 5.4 -39 30.5 50 6. Scream (Miramax) 6 4.0 -45 64.6 78 7. The Relic (Paramount) 3 4.0 -49 25.3 38 8. Fierce Creatures (Universal) 1 3.8 -- 3.8 15 9. Michael (New Line) 5 3.1 -55 76.7 88 10. Zeus and Roxanne (MGA/UA) 1 2.8 -- 2.8 10

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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.

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