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DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 3 to April 10: Warner Bros.: 19.8% Buena Vista: 16.6% Universal: 16.4% 20th Century Fox: 10.1% Paramount: 8.6% TriStar: 8.4% New Line: 6.9 Savoy: 3.4% Columbia: 3.2% Miramax: 3.2%

TRACKING THE TOP 10

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

Wks. in Rank Film Distributor release 1 D2: The Mighty Ducks Buena Vista** 3 2,223 2 Major League 2 Warner Bros. 2 2,167 3 The Paper Universal 4 1,558 4 Naked Gun 33 1/3 Paramount 4 2,262 5 Threesome TriStar 1 1,212 6 Four Weddings & a Funeral Gramercy 5 552 7 Schindler’s List Universal 17 1,389 8 Thumbelina Warner Bros. 2 1,502 9 Above the Rim New Line 3 891 10 Clifford Orion 2 1,023

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% Chg. Box Proj. Wknd. from office U.S. Rank Film total last to date B.O.* 1 D2: The Mighty Ducks $5.5 -12 $30.3 $56.0 2 Major League 2 5.1 -27 17.7 35.0 3 The Paper 4.5 -19 21.9 39.0 4 Naked Gun 33 1/3 4.1 -24 39.7 54.0 5 Threesome 4.0 -- 4.0 22.0 6 Four Weddings & a Funeral 3.9 +94 8.7 35.0 7 Schindler’s List 3.2 -16 79.7 93.0 8 Thumbelina 2.2 -4 7.1 21.0 9 Above the Rim 1.8 -32 11.6 16.0 10 Clifford 1.8 -30 5.5 11.0

** Estimated figures provided due to Buena Vista’s closure Monday in memory of Frank Wells.

* 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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