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Film distribution
Film distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an
audience. This is normally the task of a professional film distributor, who would
determine the marketing strategy for the film, the media by which a film is to be
exhibited or made available for viewing, and who may set the release date and
other matters. The film may be exhibited directly to the public either through a
movie theater or television, or personal home viewing (including DVD-Video or
Blu-ray Disc, video-on-demand, download, television programs through
broadcast syndication etc.). For commercial projects, film distribution is usually
accompanied by film promotion.
When a film is initially produced, a feature film is often shown to audiences in a
movie theater. Typically, one film is the featured presentation (or feature film).
Before the 1970s, there were "double features"; typically, a high quality "A picture"
rented by an independent theater for a lump sum, and a "B picture" of lower quality
rented for a percentage of the gross receipts. Today, the bulk of the material shown
before the feature film consists of previews for upcoming movies (also known as
trailers) and paid advertisements.

Major Film Studios


A major film studio is a production and distribution company that releases a substantial number of films
annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market. In the
North American, Western, and global markets, the major film studios, often simply known as the majors,
are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and
distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box
office revenue.[1][2] The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business
subsidiary of each respective conglomerate.
The "Big Six" majors, whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood,
are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s. In three
cases20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., and Paramountthe studios were one of the "Big Five" majors
during that era as well. In two casesColumbia and Universalthe studios were also considered majors,
but in the next tier down, part of the "Little Three". In the sixth case, Walt Disney Studios was an
independent production company during the Golden Age; it was an important Hollywood entity, but not a
major. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, and RKO were majors.
Today, Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles
(actually, on Disney's studio lot and in the same building).[3][4] The five others report to conglomerates
headquartered in New York City, Philadelphia, and Tokyo. Of the Big Six, Paramount is the only one still
based in Hollywood, and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles
city limits, while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank, Columbia in Culver City, and Universal in
the unincorporated area of Universal City.

The Big Six


Most of today's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on
arthouse pictures (e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures) or genre films (e.g. Sony's Screen Gems); several
of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010. The six major studios
are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies, which are known as
independents or "indies". The leading independent producer/distributorsLionsgate Films,
The Weinstein Company, and former major studio MGMare sometimes referred to as "minimajors". From 1998 through 2005, DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to
arguably qualify it as a seventh major, despite its relatively small output. In 2006, DreamWorks was
acquired by Viacom, Paramount's corporate parent. In late 2008, DreamWorks once again became
an independent production company; its films are distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, with
their contract set to expire in 2016.
The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual
production is largely handled by independent companieseither long-running entities or ones
created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film. The specialty divisions often simply
acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement. While the
majors still do a modicum of true production, their activities are focused more in the areas of
development, financing, marketing, and merchandising. Those business functions are still usually
performed in or near Los Angeles, even though the runaway production phenomenon means that
most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles.

Current majors
Studio parent
Major
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Date
film
Conglomerat
founded
unit
e
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ertainment
20th Cen 1935
(
tury Fox
21st Century F
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)
NBCUniversal
Universal 1912
(Comcast)
Pictures
Paramount Moti
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t Pictur
es
(Viacom)
Sony
Pictures M
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roup
Picture
s
(Sony)
The Walt Disne
y Studios
Walt Disn 1923
(
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The Walt Disn es
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)
Warner Bros. E

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Insurge Pictures
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Screen Gems,
Sony Pictures Affirm Films,
Classics
Stage 6 Films

Disneynature,
Lucasfilm,
Marvel Studios

Other divisions and


brands

Blue Sky Studios, New Regency Productions


20th Century Fox (20% equity)
Animation
Illumination Ente
Focus World, High Top
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Releasing
,
Universal Animati Comedy Central Films,
on
Studios Anima MTV Films,
Paramount

U.S./Canada
market share
(2015)

12.73%

21.65%

6.18%

tion

Nickelodeon Movies
Sony Pictures Releasing,
TriStar Pictures,[7]
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8.49%
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DisneyToon Studi
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,
Lucasfilm Animat
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,
Marvel Animation
, Pixar,
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Walt Disney Studios Motion


Pictures
, ESPN Films (80% majority
20.75%
stake), Miravista Films,
Touchstone Pictures,
UTV Motion Pictures Buena
Vista
Castle Rock, HBO Films,

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