DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE
Domestic market share and number of films in release for U.S. distributors from Jan. 4 to Oct. 31, 1993:
* Warner Bros.
Market share: 19.1%
Films: 29
* Buena Vista
Market share: 15.4%
Films: 35
* Universal
Market share: 14.8%
Films: 17
* Columbia
Market share: 11.7%
Films: 22
* 20th Century Fox
Market share: 9.6%
Films: 20
* Paramount
Market share: 8.9%
Films: 11
* TriStar
Market share: 7.1%
Films: 11
* New Line
Market share: 3.9%
Films: 25
* Miramax
Market share: 3.1%
Films: 21
* MGM
Market share: 2.1%
Films: 10
TRACKING THE TOP 10
Total grosses of the latest Top 10 box office releases for the weekend ended Oct. 31, in millions of dollars:
% Chg. Wks. in Wknd. from Rank Film Distributor release Screens total last 1 Nightmare Before Buena Vista 3 1,654 $8.2 +32 Christmas 2 The Beverly Fox 3 2,148 4.9 -31 Hillbillies 3 Demolition Man Warner Bros. 4 2,141 4.2 -41 4 Cool Runnings Buena Vista 5 1,832 3.7 -31 5 Rudy Tristar 3 1,465 3.6 -28 6 Fatal Instinct MGM/UA 1 1,886 3.5 -- 7 Malice Columbia 5 1,519 2.9 -29 8 The Joy Luck Club Buena Vista 8 600 2.0 -22 9 The Age of Columbia 7 839 1.6 -19 Innocence 10 Judgment Night Universal 3 1,350 1.4 -44
Box Proj. office U.S. Rank to date B.O.* 1 $16.5 $68.0 2 25.4 43.0 3 45.6 58.0 4 38.2 51.0 5 11.3 23.0 6 3.5 14.0 7 36.7 49.0 8 21.6 30.0 9 27.2 33.0 10 10.0 14.0
* 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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