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Domestic Market Share

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 5-19:

Distributor: Paramount

Films: 7

Market share: 31.8%

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Distributor: Miramax

Films: 5

Market share: 16.2%

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Distributor: Sony

Films: 6

Market share: 9.0%

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Distributor: New Line

Films: 6

Market share: 7.2%

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Distributor: DreamWorks SKG

Films: 2

Market share: 6.8%

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Distributor: MGM/UA

Films: 6

Market share: 6.6%

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Distributor: Warner Bros.

Films: 7

Market share: 5.5%

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Distributor: Universal

Films: 4

Market share: 5.4%

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Distributor: Buena Vista

Films: 7

Market share: 4.8%

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Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Films: 4

Market share: 4.5%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total box-office grosses of the latest top 10 releases for the weekend of Jan. 16-19, in millions of dollars:

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% chg. Box Wks. in Wknd. from office Film (Distributor) release total last to date 1. Titanic (Paramount) 5 $36.0 +25% $242.7 2. Good Will Hunting (Miramax) 7 13.7 +34 37.3 3. Fallen (Warner Bros.) 1 10.4 -- 10.4 4. As Good as It Gets (Sony) 4 10.0 +11 66.8 5. Hard Rain (Paramount) 1 8.0 -- 8.0 6. Half Baked (Universal) 1 7.7 -- 7.7 7. Wag the Dog (New Line) 4 6.5 --17 18.0 8. Tomorrow Never Dies (MGM/UA) 5 6.3 --16 111.8 9. Mouse Hunt (DreamWorks SKG) 5 5.5 +19 52.0 10. Amistad (DreamWorks SKG) 6 3.3 +24 35.0

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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

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