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Buena Vista returned to the top of the US theatrical distributor leader board last year, after a two year absence from a slot which it has now occupied for seven of the past 10 years. It also grossed a company record of $1.52bn, only the second time in history that a single distributor has achieved a gross box office in excess of $1.5bn in a single year. But Buena Vista's earnings this year were still marginally down on Sony Pictures' record breaking tally of $1.57bn in 2002.

US: film distributor market shares 2002/2003

US: change in box office revenues by studio 2003 vs 2002