Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors Jan. 5-April 5:
Distributor: Paramount
Films: 10
Market Share: 27.8%
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Distributor: Sony
Films: 19
Market Share: 13.3%
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Distributor: Miramax
Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors Jan. 5-April 5:
Distributor: Paramount
Films: 10
Market Share: 27.8%
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Distributor: Sony
Films: 19
Market Share: 13.3%
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Distributor: Miramax
Films: 12
Market Share: 11.1%
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Distributor: New Line
Films: 11
Market Share: 11.0%
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Distributor: Warner Bros.
Films: 13
Market Share: 9.6
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Distributor: Universal
Films: 8
Market Share: 5.8%
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Distributor: MGM/UA
Films: 11
Market Share: 5.4%
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Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Films: 6
Market Share: 3.6%
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Distributor: Buena Vista
Films: 11
Market Share: 3.2%
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Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Films: 2
Market Share: 2.5%
Tracking the Top 10
Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of April 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 Lost in Space (New Line) 1 $20.2 -- $20.2 2 Titanic (Paramount) 16 11.5 -24% 530.4 3 Mercury Rising (Universal) 1 10.1 -- 10.1 4 Grease (20th anniv.) (Paramount) 2 5.5 -57 20.1 5 Primary Colors (Universal) 3 4.7 -33 28.9 6 Wild Things (Sony) 3 3.6 -36 23.6 7 The Man in the Iron Mask (MGA/UA) 4 3.5 -45 49.0 8 As Good as It Gets (Sony) 15 3.3 -23 136.4 9 Good Will Hunting (Miramax) 18 3.2 -23 126.0 10 The Newton Boys (20th Century Fox) 2 2.3 -43 7.6
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Notes: 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.
Source: ACNielsen EDI