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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.
Current majors
Studio parent
Major
(
Date
film
Conglomerat
founded
unit
e
)Fox Filmed Ent
ertainment
20th Cen 1935
(
tury Fox
21st Century F
ox
)
NBCUniversal
Universal 1912
(Comcast)
Pictures
Paramount Moti
on Pictures Gr Paramoun1912
oup
t Pictur
es
(Viacom)
Sony
Pictures M
otion Picture G Columbia 1924
roup
Picture
s
(Sony)
The Walt Disne
y Studios
Walt Disn 1923
(
ey Pictur
The Walt Disn es
ey Company
)
Warner Bros. E
Disneynature,
Lucasfilm,
Marvel Studios
U.S./Canada
market share
(2015)
12.73%
21.65%
6.18%
tion
Nickelodeon Movies
Sony Pictures Releasing,
TriStar Pictures,[7]
Sony Pictures An
8.49%
TriStar Productions,[8]SPWA
imation
[9]
DisneyToon Studi
os
,
Lucasfilm Animat
ion
,
Marvel Animation
, Pixar,
Walt Disney Anim