The Times Film Index

DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE

Year-to-date domestic market share of film distributors for week ending July 11: Universal: 17.6% Warner Bros.: 16.1% Buena Vista: 15.7% Columbia: 10.3% Paramount: 10.1% 20th Century Fox: 7.1% New Line: 6.9% TriStar: 5.0% Miramax: 4.2% MGM: 2.4%

Coming Attractions . . . ‘Free Willy’ * Distributor: Warner Bros. * Release date: Friday, on about 1,500 screens * Production cost: $13 million * Cast: Lori Petty, Jason James Richter, Keiko the whale * Director: Simon Wincer * Synopsis: A young boy befriends a whale in this sentimental tale. Drama. Rated PG. * Prognosis: Good, if audiences buy the premise. Entertainment Weekly magazine describes it as “ ‘Born Free’ with fins.’