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DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 3 to Feb. 6:

Buena Vista

Market share: 20.2%

Films: 11

Warner Bros.

Market share:20.2%

Films:

20th Century Fox

Market share: 13.7%

Films: 4

Universal

Market share: 11.2%

Films: 6

TriStar

Market share: 10.0%

Films: 4

New Line

Market share: 6.8%

Films: 7

Paramount

Market share: 5.8%

Films: 4

Savoy

Market share: 4.3%

Films: 2

Miramax

Market share: 3.0%

Films: 7

Columbia

Market share: 2.8%

Films: 6

TRACKING THE TOP 10

Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the weekend ended Feb. 6, in millions of dollars:

% Chg. Wks. in Wknd. from Rank Film Distributor release Screens total last 1 Ace Ventura: Warner Bros. 1 1,750 $12.1 -- Pet Detective 2 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox 11 2,138 6.9 -11 3 Philadelphia TriStar 7 1,594 5.8 -20 4 My Father, Buena Vista 1 1,193 5.6 -- the Hero 5 I’ll Do Anything Columbia 1 1,205 4.7 -- 6 Schindler’s List Universal 8 764 4.6 +51 7 Grumpy Old Men Warner Bros. 7 1,722 4.5 -11 8 Blink New Line 2 1,540 3.9 -10 9 Intersection Paramount 3 1,300 2.6 -36 10 Iron Will Buena Vista 4 1,527 2.3 -27

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Box Proj. office U.S. Rank to date B.O.* 1 $12.1 $50.0 2 181.6 209.0 3 44.8 66.0 4 5.6 27.0 5 4.7 25.0 6 29.3 52.0 7 54.3 73.0 8 10.6 26.0 9 17.7 25.0 10 17.6 25.0

* Distributors receive roughly half of box office revenue, on average.

Sources: Top 10 provided by Entertainment Data Inc.; box office projections provided by Lisbeth R. Barron, S.G. Warburg & Co.

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