Market Share for Each Distributor in 1996
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
37 |
$1,160,614,453 |
262,582,454 |
20.76% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
30 |
$889,296,009 |
201,198,193 |
15.91% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures
|
23 |
$715,738,481 |
161,931,782 |
12.80% |
| 4 |
20th Century Fox
|
15 |
$708,633,772 |
160,324,381 |
12.68% |
| 5 |
Sony Pictures
|
36 |
$568,358,918 |
128,587,992 |
10.17% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
18 |
$477,452,119 |
108,020,843 |
8.54% |
| 7 |
MGM
|
19 |
$291,608,808 |
65,974,842 |
5.22% |
| 8 |
New Line
|
20 |
$271,289,045 |
61,377,613 |
4.85% |
| 9 |
Miramax
|
38 |
$241,020,686 |
54,529,567 |
4.31% |
| 10 |
Gramercy
|
15 |
$85,180,700 |
19,271,652 |
1.52% |
| 11 |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
18 |
$40,515,712 |
9,166,450 |
.72% |
| 12 |
Orion Pictures
|
5 |
$34,887,236 |
7,893,040 |
.62% |
| 13 |
Miramax/Dimension
|
1 |
$25,728,961 |
5,821,032 |
.46% |
| 14 |
Fox Searchlight
|
4 |
$18,736,628 |
4,239,056 |
.34% |
| 15 |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
7 |
$15,477,639 |
3,501,728 |
.28% |
| 16 |
Columbia
|
4 |
$11,661,309 |
2,638,305 |
.21% |
| 17 |
October Films
|
9 |
$9,323,404 |
2,109,367 |
.17% |
| 18 |
Fine Line
|
7 |
$5,520,368 |
1,248,951 |
.10% |
| 19 |
First Look
|
5 |
$4,833,309 |
1,093,509 |
.09% |
| 20 |
BET Pictures
|
1 |
$2,174,060 |
491,869 |
.04% |
| 21 |
Warren Miller Entertainment
|
1 |
$2,035,470 |
460,514 |
.04% |
| 22 |
New Yorker
|
5 |
$1,532,132 |
346,637 |
.03% |
| 23 |
Kit Parker Films
|
1 |
$1,229,715 |
278,216 |
.02% |
| 24 |
Cinepix Film Properties
|
5 |
$1,185,497 |
268,212 |
.02% |
| 25 |
Northern Arts Entertainment
|
4 |
$915,973 |
207,233 |
.02% |
| 26 |
Lionsgate
|
1 |
$852,362 |
192,842 |
.02% |
| 27 |
Orion Classics
|
2 |
$839,292 |
189,885 |
.02% |
| 28 |
Filmopolis Pictures
|
1 |
$555,900 |
125,769 |
.01% |
| 29 |
Rainbow Releasing
|
1 |
$510,271 |
115,446 |
.01% |
| 30 |
FM Entertainment International
|
1 |
$456,931 |
103,378 |
.01% |
| 31 |
Palm Pictures
|
1 |
$443,579 |
100,357 |
.01% |
| 32 |
Artistic License
|
1 |
$337,560 |
76,371 |
.01% |
| 33 |
Discovery/IMAX
|
1 |
$321,070 |
72,640 |
.01% |
| 34 |
Strand
|
3 |
$314,602 |
71,176 |
.01% |
| 35 |
Legacy Releasing
|
3 |
$269,399 |
60,950 |
.00% |
| 36 |
Paulist Pictures
|
1 |
$225,161 |
50,941 |
.00% |
| 37 |
Savoy
|
1 |
$127,691 |
28,889 |
.00% |
| 38 |
Kino International
|
1 |
$5,000 |
1,131 |
.00% |
| 39 |
Castle Hill Productions
|
1 |
$5,000 |
1,131 |
.00% |
| 40 |
Trimark
|
1 |
$5,000 |
1,131 |
.00% |
| 41 |
Roxie Releasing
|
1 |
$5,000 |
1,131 |
.00% |
| 42 |
JeTi Films
|
1 |
$527 |
119 |
.00% |
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