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To: Coy Lynn Gullett who wrote (241)	2/9/1998 7:07:00 PM
From: Richard Makowiec	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 633

Anybody, besides me, surprised at the $2 1/32- 2 1/16 bid/ask ALL DAY LONG? Especially with the volume (459k)? Normally this indicates the MM's are playin. Either they are trimming inventory and propping the price the best they can or accumulating inventory and restricting the flow the best they can. I have no clue as to which is the case here...only that my belief is the MM's are directly involved here with their share chests. Rich

To: Coy Lynn Gullett who wrote (241)	2/9/1998 8:34:00 PM
From: Charles Hughes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 633

>>> In Fiscal year 1997 they released 7 titles and made 120 million on a average of 235,000 titles sold for each title(number might not be exact for average of titles.. but very close..I'm going from memory..the exact number was stated in last years mprs ending results) <<< In a case like this it would be very useful to know if that average was median or mean. Also, how much of the money was for the '95 and '96 titles and other 'classics'. I think there is a line of older titles that retails for around 20 bucks, even less if you get them in a 'pack' of several titles. Also, what was the biggest hit, and what did they gross and net on it. I know you might not have this info, but you always publish the best statistics, so I thought I'd ask. With productions costing 1-3 million dollars any more, plus marketing costs and so forth, break even is probably a couple hundred thousand units +- 50%, not counting share of company fixed costs, commissions, admin, and so on. Do you agree?