Big Distributors

Distribution is the most important stage in any film as it can play a huge factor in a film's success. They are in charge of how the film should be advertised and where the film will be shown and for how long.

Examples of big distributors:

Sony
Sony Pictures Entertainment, is the television and film production/distribution unit of Sony. With 12.5% box office market share in 2011, the company was ranked 3rd among film studios. Its group sales in 2010 were US$7.2 billion. The many film franchises it has produced include Spider Man, Men in Black, Ghostbusters and The Karate Kid.



Disney
Disney Media Distribution is responsible for The Walt Disney Company's branded and non-branded filmed entertainment distribution, now distributing more than 30,000 hours of content to over 1300 broadcasters across 240 territories worldwide. It was once named Buena Vista International Television. It was then renamed Disney-ABC International Television in 2007 to focus on the Disney, ABC and ESPN brands. Then in 2011 it was renamed Disney Media Distribution. Examples of films it has distributed include Pirates of the Caribbean, The Princess Diaries and Toy Story.



DreamWorks
Dreamworks Studio has produced or distributed more than ten films with box-office grosses totalling more than $100 million each. It has distributed many films such as Chicken Run, Ghost Town and Fright Night.