Motion picture distributors: ranked by total U.S., Canada box-office receipts for 2004.

MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTORS

Ranked by total U.S., Canada box-office receipts for 2004

Rank   Distributor (Ranking        2004 Results    Top-Grossing Film
       in 2004)                    * box-office
       * address                   receipts (1)
       * city/zip                   (millions)
                                   * number of
                                    films (1)
                                     * market
                                    share (2)

 1     Sony Pictures                  $1,308          Spider-Man 2
       Releasing (2)                    22
       10202 W. Washington Blvd.      14.2%
       Culver City 90232

 2     Warner Bros. Domestic          1,215       Harry Potter and the
       Theatrical                       29        Prisoner of Azkaban
       Distribution (3)                13.2
       4000 Warner Blvd.
       Burbank 91522

 3     Buena Vista Pictures           1,157         The Incredibles
       Distribution Inc. (1)            27
       500 S. Buena Vista St.          12.6
       Burbank 91506

 4     DreamWorks Pictures (10)        926              Shrek 2
       1000 Flower St.                  10
       Glendale 91201                   10

 5     Universal Pictures              905        The Bourne Supremacy
       Distribution (4)                 18
       100 Universal City Plaza        9.8
       Universal City 91608

 6     Twentieth Century Fox (6)       903           The Day After
       10201 W. Pico Blvd.              18              Tomorrow
       Los Angeles 90035               9.8

 7     Paramount Domestic              625         Lemony Snicket's A
       Distribution (8)                 17             Series of
       5555 Melrose Ave.               6.8         Unfortunate Events
       Hollywood 90038

 8     Newmarket Films LLC             406         The Passion of the
       597 Fifth Ave., Seventh          8                Christ
       Floor                           4.4
       New York 10017

 9     New Line Cinema Inc. (5)        388          The Lord of the
       116 N. Robertson Blvd.,          12         Rings: The Return
       Suite 200                       4.2            of the King
       Los Angeles CA 90048

10     Miramax Films (7)               378         Kill Bill Volume 2
       8439 Sunset Blvd.                24
       West Hollywood 90069            4.1

Rank   Distributor (Ranking        Top Film's Data     Parent Company
       in 2004)                      * box-office
       * address                       dollars
       * city/zip                     (millions)
                                     * % of total
                                   receipts derived
                                    from top film

 1     Sony Pictures                    $3,734           Sony Corp.
       Releasing (2)                    28.50%
       10202 W. Washington Blvd.
       Culver City 90232

 2     Warner Bros. Domestic            249.4         Time Warner Inc.
       Theatrical                        20.6
       Distribution (3)
       4000 Warner Blvd.
       Burbank 91522

 3     Buena Vista Pictures             251.7         Walt Disney Co.
       Distribution Inc. (1)             21.7
       500 S. Buena Vista St.
       Burbank 91506

 4     DreamWorks Pictures (10)         436.7          DreamWorks SKG
       1000 Flower St.                   47.2
       Glendale 91201

 5     Universal Pictures               176.1          NBC Universal
       Distribution (4)                  19.4
       100 Universal City Plaza
       Universal City 91608

 6     Twentieth Century Fox (6)        186.7            News Corp.
       10201 W. Pico Blvd.               20.7
       Los Angeles 90035

 7     Paramount Domestic                94.6           Viacom Inc.
       Distribution (8)                  15.1
       5555 Melrose Ave.
       Hollywood 90038

 8     Newmarket Films LLC              370.3            Newmarket
       597 Fifth Ave., Seventh           91.1          Entertainment
       Floor                                               Group
       New York 10017

 9     New Line Cinema Inc. (5)          86.6         Time Warner Inc.
       116 N. Robertson Blvd.,           22.3
       Suite 200
       Los Angeles CA 90048

10     Miramax Films (7)                 66.2         Walt Disney Co.
       8439 Sunset Blvd.                 17.4
       West Hollywood 90069

Rank   Distributor (Ranking                Production Cos. for
       in 2004)                       Which the Company Distributes
       * address                             (partial list)
       * city/zip

 1     Sony Pictures                  Columbia Pictures, Revolution
       Releasing (2)                Studios, TriStar Pictures, Screen
       10202 W. Washington Blvd.                  Gems
       Culver City 90232

 2     Warner Bros. Domestic         Warner Bros., Silver Pictures,
       Theatrical                      Dark Castle Entertainment,
       Distribution (3)                 Section Eight Productions
       4000 Warner Blvd.
       Burbank 91522

 3     Buena Vista Pictures         Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone
       Distribution Inc. (1)          Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
       500 S. Buena Vista St.
       Burbank 91506

 4     DreamWorks Pictures (10)     Image Movers, Montecito Pictures,
       1000 Flower St.                       Bandero, Amblin
       Glendale 91201

 5     Universal Pictures            Imagine Entertainment, Kennedy/
       Distribution (4)                 Marshall Co., Shady Acres
       100 Universal City Plaza    Entertainment, Sommers Co., Strike
       Universal City 91608        Entertainment, Working Title Films

 6     Twentieth Century Fox (6)    Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000,
       10201 W. Pico Blvd.            Fox Family Films, Searchlight
       Los Angeles 90035             Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox
                                               Animation,

 7     Paramount Domestic             Scoff Rudin Productions, C/W
       Distribution (8)            Productions, Lakeshore, Alphaville,
       5555 Melrose Ave.                  KopelsoNlntertainment
       Hollywood 90038

 8     Newmarket Films LLC           Newmarket Entertainment Group,
       597 Fifth Ave., Seventh         Icon Pictures, Raygun Films
       Floor
       New York 10017

 9     New Line Cinema Inc. (5)           New Line, Fine Line,
       116 N. Robertson Blvd.,       Rat Entertainment, Benderspink
       Suite 200
       Los Angeles CA 90048

10     Miramax Films (7)             A Band Apart, Wes Craven Films,
       8439 Sunset Blvd.                     Dimension Films
       West Hollywood 90069

Rank   Distributor (Ranking        Top Local Executive
       in 2004)                    * title
       * address                   * phone
       * city/zip

 1     Sony Pictures               Rory Bruer
       Releasing (2)               president, distribution
       10202 W. Washington Blvd.   [phone]
       Culver City 90232

 2     Warner Bros. Domestic       Daniel Fellman
       Theatrical                  president, distribution
       Distribution (3)            [phone]
       4000 Warner Blvd.
       Burbank 91522

 3     Buena Vista Pictures        Chuck Viane
       Distribution Inc. (1)       president, distribution
       500 S. Buena Vista St.      [phone]
       Burbank 91506

 4     DreamWorks Pictures (10)    James C. Tharp
       1000 Flower St.             president, theatrical distribution
       Glendale 91201              [phone]

 5     Universal Pictures          Nikki Rocco
       Distribution (4)            president, distribution
       100 Universal City Plaza    [phone]
       Universal City 91608

 6     Twentieth Century Fox (6)   Bruce Snyder
       10201 W. Pico Blvd.         president, domestic distribution
       Los Angeles 90035           [phone]

 7     Paramount Domestic          Wayne Lewellen
       Distribution (8)            president, distribution
       5555 Melrose Ave.           [phone]
       Hollywood 90038

 8     Newmarket Films LLC         Bob Berney
       597 Fifth Ave., Seventh     president
       Floor                       [phone]
       New York 10017

 9     New Line Cinema Inc. (5)    David Tuckerman
       116 N. Robertson Blvd.,     president, domestic theatrical dist.
       Suite 200                   [phone]
       Los Angeles CA 90048

10     Miramax Films (7)           Elliot Slutzky
       8439 Sunset Blvd.           exec, v.p., general manger
       West Hollywood 90069        [phone]

(1) For the play period Jan. 5, 2004 - Jan. 2, 2005.

(2) Percentage of total domestic box-office receipts for the play
period Jan. 5, 2004 - Jan. 2, 2005.

Note: The information on this list was supplied by Nielsen EDI Inc.
Additional information was provided by representa. tives of the
distributors. Distributors are ranked by total domestic box-office
receipts for the play period Jan. 5, 2004 - Jan. 2,2005.

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