Film Distribution Companies Research

Below are a list of film distribution companies and a few examples of films they have distributed:

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
This distribution company focuses mainly on animated films, but also only distributes Disney created films. We will not use this distribution company for our film as Disney does not tend to do crime / thriller films, but focuses on U, PG, and 12A films. For these reasons, we will be using a company which focuses more on distributing films in the genre we are using, as it means they will have more experience with distributing these films, and therefore might be able to increase our audience and our profits.

• Marvel's The Avengers
• Iron Man 3
• Pirates Of The Caribbean
• Toy Story
• Alice in Wonderland

Columbia Pictures
This distribution company produces a very varied and wide range in genres regarding the films they distribute, so they have experience and knowledge in all areas of films. However, for our movie, we are looking for a more specialised company which focuses on just one or two linked genres, rather than a wide range of genres.

• Robocop
• Spiderman
• The Smurfs
• Skyfall
• 21 Jump Street

Warner Bros
This company is possibly the most famous, which is one of the reasons as to why we are not using it for our film. Even though it is highly likely that our film will be reached by more people with this distribution company, our film is too low profile and low budget for it to 'fit in' with the other films it distributes.

• The Hobbit
• Man Of Steel
• The Great Gatsby
• The Hangover
• The Dark Knight (Rises)

Momentum Pictures
This company would be great for our movie, as it produces films which are in or related to our genre of choice. With the help of this distribution company, we are able to use not so well known actors or directors and get the film recognised and in cinemas throughout the world. For example, Insidious has no famous actors in it and the director is not necessarily one which we would immediately recognise, but the film has been seen all over the world, and is now onto its 4th sequel.

• Movie 43
• The Woman In Black
• Lawless
• The King's Speech
• Insidious

Icon Productions
Alike Columbia Pictures, this distribution company is involved with a wide range of genres, which could potentially restrict its knowledge of a particular genre, i.e. crime / thriller.

• Bridge To Terebithia
• Nowhere Boy
• What Women Want
• Braveheart

Entertainment Film Distributors
This distribution company works with different types of films, but mainly sticks to crime and its sub genres. This makes it a definate possibility for distributing my film.

• American Hustle
• The Butler
• The Inbetweeners Movie
• Spy Kids
• Scream 4

For my film, Entertainment Film Distributors or Momentum Pictures would be the best company for my genre, as it has experience with producing very famous crime-thriller films which have went on to sell well in the box office.