Mainstream film distributor companies

#1- Time Warner (Owner of Warner Bros.)

• Warner Bros. Entertainment also owns other brands and divisions which include;• • New Line Cinema• • Castle Rock Entertainment• • Turner Entertainment• • Warner Bros. Animation• • DC Entertainment

• The List of the 13 Warner Bros. movies to make it onto the top 50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;

• 1 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Ranked 4• 2 - The Dark Knight Rises - Ranked 10• 3 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Ranked 17• 4 - The Dark Knight - Ranked 18• 5 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Ranked 20• 6 - Harry Potter and the Deathley Hallows Part 1 - Ranked 23• 7 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Ranked 24• 8 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Ranked 25• 9 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Ranked 27• 10 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Ranked 30• 11 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Ranked 33• 12 - Inception - Ranked 40

#2- Sony (Owner of Sony Pictures Entertainment)

• Sony Pictures Entertainment also own other companies and brands which include;• • TriStar Pictures• • Sony Pictures Animation• • Destination Films• • Triumph Films• • Stage 6 Films• • Affirm Films

• The List of the 5 Sony movies to make it onto the top 50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;• 1 - Skyfall - Ranked 9• 2 - Spider-Man 3 - Ranked 31• 3 - Spider-Man - Ranked 41• 4 - Spider-Man 2 - Ranked 48• 5 - 2012 - Ranked 50

#3- The Walt Disney Company (Owner of Walt Disney Studios)• The Walt Disney Studios also owns other brands and

divisions which include;• • Lucas Film• • Marvel Studios• • Pixar• • Touchstone Pictures• • Disneynature

• The List of the 10 Walt Disney movies to make it onto the top 50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;

• 1 - Marvel's The Avengers Assemble - Ranked 3• 2 - Frozen - Ranked 5• 3 - Iron Man 3 - Ranked 6• 4 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Ranked 11• 5 - Toy Story 3 - Ranked 12• 6 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Ranked 13• 7 - Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Ranked 16• 8 - The Lion King - Ranked 19• 9 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End - Ranked 22• 10 - Finding Nemo - Ranked 26

#4- NBCUniversal (Owner of Universal Pictures)

• Universal Studios also owns other divisions which include;• • Universal Studios Home Entertainment• • Focus Features• • Working Title Films

• The List of the 4 Universal Studios movies to make it onto the top 50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;

• 1 - Jurassic Park - Ranked 14• 2 - Despicable Me 2 - Ranked 21• 3 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Ranked 45• 4 - Fast and Furious 6 - Ranked 46

#5- 21st Century Fox (Owner of 20th Century Fox)

• 20th Century Fox also own other divisions and subsidiary's which include;• • 20th Century Fox Animation• • Fox Searchlight Pictures• • 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment• • Fox Star Studios

• The List of the 7 20th Century Fox movies to make it onto the top 50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;

• 1 - Avatar - Ranked 1• 2 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - Ranked 15• 3 - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - Ranked 32• 4 - Ice Age: Continental Drift - Ranked 34• 5 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - Ranked 37• 6 - Independence Day - Ranked 42• 7 - Star Wars - Ranked 49

#6- Viacom (Owner of Paramount Pictures)

• Paramount Pictures also own other divisions which include;• • Paramount Home Media Distribution• • Paramount Famous Productions• Viacom Media Networks branded labels;• • Nickelodeon Movies• • MTV Films• • Paramount Vantage

• The List of the 5 Paramount Pictures movies to make it onto the top 50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;• 1 - Titanic - Ranked 2• 2 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Ranked 7• 3 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Ranked 38• 4 - Shrek the Third - Ranked 43• 5 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal

Skull - Ranked 47

#7- Lions Gate Entertainment (Also Owner of Summit Entertainment)

• Lionsgate also own other divisions which include;• • Lionsgate Films• • Lionsgate Home Entertainment• Lionsgate also own other subsidiaries which include;• • Roadside Attractions

• Of the top 50 box office grossing movies of all time (2nd July 2014), 2 of these movies were produced by Lionsgate. Considering Lionsgate are a mini major studio that's a good result however of the top 10 grossing movies of all time (2nd July 2014), none of the movies were produced by Lionsgate.• The List of the 2 Lionsgate movies to make it onto the top

50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;• 1 - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Ranked 36• 2 - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 - Ranked

39

#8- The Weinstein Company (Also Owner of Dimension Films)

• The Weinstein Company at the 'Box Office'• Of the top 50 box office grossing movies of all time (2nd July 2014), none of

these movies were produced by The Weinstein Company. This of course reflects badly on the company although they only started the company in 2005 and have had a large selection of moderately successful movies as well as a couple which have exceeded expectations.

• When widening the search a little to the top 200 box office grossing movies of all time (2nd July 2014), 3 of these movies were produced by The Weinstein Company. This isn't bad considering these movies still made a substantial return with the profit they made. The three movies include the following;

• 1 - The Intouchables - Ranked 171• 2 - Django Unchained - Ranked 172• 3 - The King's Speech - Ranked 180

#9- MGM (aka Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Also Owns United Artists)

• Of the top 50 box office grossing movies of all time (2nd July 2014), 3 of these movies were produced by MGM. Considering MGM are a mini major studio that's a good result however of the top 10 grossing movies of all time (2nd July 2014), only 1 of the movies was produced by MGM.• The List of the 3 MGM movies to make it onto the top 50 box

office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;• 1 - Skyfall - Ranked 9• 2 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Ranked 17• 3 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Ranked 24

#10- DreamWorks (aka DreamWorks Pictures)

• The List of the 3 DreamWorks movies to make it onto the top 50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;• 1 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Ranked 7• 2 - Shrek 2 (created by DreamWorks Animation whilst still

owned by DreamWorks Studios) - Ranked 29• 3 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Ranked 38

• The List of the 1 Dreamworks Animation movie to make it onto the top 50 box office grossing movies (2nd July 2014) of all time are as follows;• 1 - Shrek the Third - Ranked 43