Market Share for Each Distributor in 1996
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
37 |
$1,198,241,107 |
271,095,275 |
20.78% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
27 |
$909,990,524 |
205,880,208 |
15.78% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures
|
23 |
$739,879,919 |
167,393,647 |
12.83% |
| 4 |
20th Century Fox
|
15 |
$730,840,521 |
165,348,534 |
12.67% |
| 5 |
Sony Pictures
|
37 |
$601,689,552 |
136,128,860 |
10.43% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
18 |
$482,494,963 |
109,161,756 |
8.37% |
| 7 |
New Line
|
19 |
$297,929,633 |
67,404,894 |
5.17% |
| 8 |
MGM
|
18 |
$293,428,100 |
66,386,447 |
5.09% |
| 9 |
Miramax
|
36 |
$243,721,924 |
55,140,705 |
4.23% |
| 10 |
Gramercy
|
13 |
$83,506,473 |
18,892,867 |
1.45% |
| 11 |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
16 |
$40,418,945 |
9,144,557 |
.70% |
| 12 |
Orion Pictures
|
5 |
$35,023,932 |
7,923,966 |
.61% |
| 13 |
Miramax/Dimension
|
1 |
$25,728,961 |
5,821,032 |
.45% |
| 14 |
Fox Searchlight
|
3 |
$18,936,850 |
4,284,355 |
.33% |
| 15 |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
6 |
$15,852,904 |
3,586,630 |
.27% |
| 16 |
Columbia
|
2 |
$11,789,164 |
2,667,232 |
.20% |
| 17 |
October Films
|
9 |
$11,034,929 |
2,496,590 |
.19% |
| 18 |
Fine Line
|
5 |
$8,878,232 |
2,008,649 |
.15% |
| 19 |
First Look
|
4 |
$4,971,951 |
1,124,876 |
.09% |
| 20 |
BET Pictures
|
1 |
$2,291,255 |
518,383 |
.04% |
| 21 |
Warren Miller Entertainment
|
1 |
$2,035,470 |
460,514 |
.04% |
| 22 |
Kit Parker Films
|
1 |
$1,229,715 |
278,216 |
.02% |
| 23 |
Orion Classics
|
2 |
$1,004,029 |
227,156 |
.02% |
| 24 |
Northern Arts Entertainment
|
1 |
$959,699 |
217,126 |
.02% |
| 25 |
Lionsgate
|
1 |
$852,362 |
192,842 |
.01% |
| 26 |
Cinepix Film Properties
|
3 |
$850,031 |
192,315 |
.01% |
| 27 |
New Yorker
|
2 |
$744,095 |
168,348 |
.01% |
| 28 |
FM Entertainment International
|
1 |
$684,351 |
154,831 |
.01% |
| 29 |
Rainbow Releasing
|
1 |
$510,271 |
115,446 |
.01% |
| 30 |
Discovery/IMAX
|
1 |
$321,070 |
72,640 |
.01% |
| 31 |
Strand
|
1 |
$304,602 |
68,914 |
.01% |
| 32 |
Legacy Releasing
|
1 |
$198,717 |
44,959 |
.00% |
| 33 |
Savoy
|
1 |
$197,322 |
44,643 |
.00% |
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