Warner Bros. tops distributor rankings

April 21, 2009 On the cusp of a summer in which Warner Bros. will unspool its latest Harry Potter moneymaker, the studio sits atop the distributor rankings for 2009 with an 18% domestic market share. Sony, boasting summer pics including the Tom Hanks starrer "Angels & Demons," is third at 12.4% with one weekend to go before the May 1 start of the industry's most lucrative boxoffice season. Boasting nearly $492 million through Sunday, Warners has used the bulk of theatrical earnings for its December release "Gran Torino," a $139 million domestic grosser in 2009, to stake an early claim to front-runner status this year.

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