film production and distribution companies

2. A product ion company provides the phys i cal bas is f or wor k s in the realms
of the per forming ar t s , new media ar t , f i lm, televi sion, radio, and video.
List of f i lm product ion companies (USA) :
- DreamWork s Animat ion (Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda)
- 20th Centur y Fox (Avatar, Planet of the Apes)
- Blue Sk y Studios ( I ce Age, Rio) (USA)
- Met ro-Goldwyn -Mayer (Fl ipper, The Wi zard Of Oz )
- Uni versal Studios (E.T, Jaws , The Mummy)
- Paramount Pi c tures (Star Trek , Top Gun, Transformers )
- Columbia Pi c tures (Spider -Man, Ghos tbusters , The Karate Kid)
- - Sc reen Gems (The Vow, Dear John, Fr iends Wi th Benef i ts )
- Warner Bros . Pi c tures (Casablanca, Har r y Pot ter, Dolphin Tale)
- Cas t le Roc k Enter tainment (Mi s s Congenial i t y, When Har r y Met Sal ly)
- New Line Cinema (El f , Sex and the Ci t y, Final Des t inat ion)
List of f i lm product ion companies (UK) :
Wor k ing Ti t le Fi lms (Br idget Jones Diar y, Not t ing Hi l l , Love Ac tual ly)
- Wi ldgaze Fi lms (An Educat ion, Fever Pi t ch)
- Hammer (Wake Wood, The Res ident , The Woman in Blac k)
- Big Tal k Produc t ions (Him and Her (TV) , Paul , At tac k the Bloc k)
- Cowboy Fi lms (Mar ley, Fi re in Babylon)

3. Sc reen Gems i s an Amer ican f i lm produc t ion company and di vi s ion company of
S o n y P i c t u r e s E n t e r t a i n m e n t ’ s C o l u m b i a T r i S t a r M o t i o n P i c t u r e G r o u p t h a t h a s
ser ved several di f f erent purposes f or i t s parent companies over t he decades
s ince i t s incorporat ion.
How wel l Dear John done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $25,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: £1,995,301 (UK) (16 Apr i l 2010)
Gross: £5,445,790 (UK) (14 May 2010 )
How wel l The Vow done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $30,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $41,202,458 (USA) (10 Februar y 2012)
Gross: $125,014,030 (USA) (11 May 2012 )
How wel l Fr iends Wi th Benef i ts done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $35,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $18,622,150 (USA) (22 Jul y 2011)
Gross: $55,802,754 (USA) (16 September 2011 )
As of May 2011, t he mos t - suc cessful Sc reen Gems f i lm commer cial ly has been
Res ident Evi l : Af ter l i fe, whi ch gros sed $296,221,566 in internat ional box of f ice
receipt s.

4. In 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures enjoyed the most successful theatrical year in company history,
grossing an industry-leading $5.038 billion in global box office ($1.893 billion domestic, $3.145
international) to take the number one positions in domestic, international and worldwide box office.
The year marked the first time the Studio surpassed the $5 billion mark and only the second time
that feat has been achieved by any studio in Hollywood. Both the domestic and international
divisions crossed the billion-dollar mark for the 13th consecutive year, and the Pictures Group
exceeded $4 billion globally for the fifth consecutive year, both milestones no other studio has ever
achieved.
How well Casablanca done at Box Office
Budget: $950,000 (estimated)
The film premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City on November 26, 1942, to
coincide with the Allied invasion of North Africa and the capture of Casablanca. In the 1,500-
seat theater, the film grossed $255,000 over ten weeks. It was a substantial but not spectacular
box-office success, taking $3.7 million on its initial U.S. release, making it the seventh highest
grossing film of 1943.
How well New Years Eve done at Box Office
Budget: $56,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $13,019,180 (USA) (9 December 2011)
Gross: $54,540,525 (USA) (17 February 2012)
How well Valentines Day done at Box Office
Budget: $52,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: £3,732,393 (UK) (12 February 2010)
Gross: $110,476,776 (USA) (30 April 2010)

5. Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London owned by Universal
Studios. Working Title Films, co-chaired by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner since 1992, is one of the
world’s leading film production companies. Working Title has made over 100 films that have
grossed nearly $6 billion worldwide. Its films have won 10 Academy Awards. Its extensive and
diverse productions have included Mike Newell’s Four Weddings and a Funeral; Richard Curtis’
Love Actually; Roger Michell’s Notting Hill, all films that involve romance. Notting Hill alone holds
the international box office record for a British film.
How well Bridget Jone’s Diary done at Box Office
Budget: $26,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $2,140,040 (Italy) (19 October 2001)
Gross: $149,761,366 (Europe) (30 November 2001)
How well Love Actually done at Box Office
Budget: $45,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $647,984 (Japan) (6 February 2004)
Gross: $59,077,025 (USA) (1 February 2004)
How well Notting Hill done at Box Office
Budget: $42,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $113,700,000 (Non-US) (6 August 1999)
Gross: SEK 62,089,941 (Sweden) (31 December 1999)

7. USA and UK Distribution
Companies
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for the marketing of a film. The
distributor may set the release date of a film and the method by which a film is to be
exhibited or made available for viewing: for example, directly to the public either theatrically
or for home viewing.
List of film distribution companies (USA)
- Columbia Pictures (Skyfall, 22 Jump Street, Sex Tape, The Smurfs 2)
- Embassy Pictures (The Emerald Forest, Hysterical, Paradise)
- Film Movement (2 Autumns 3 Winters, Having You, A Thousand Times Goodnight)
- Fox Film Corporation (Hell’s Kitchen, American Dad, The Simple Life)
- Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation (Excuse Me, A Boy of Flanders)
- Universal Pictures (Leap Year, Endless Love, The Wedding Date)
- Relativity Media (The Best Of Me, Romeo and Juliet, Paranoia)
- Buena Vista Pictures (Princess Diaries, Ratatouille, Step Up)
List of film distribution companies (UK)
- 20th Century Fox (The Other Woman, What’s Your Number?, The Fault in Our Stars)
- Icon Film Distribution ( You’re Next, Say When, Demonic)
- Lions Gate Films (Days of Darkness, Unemployed, Lesser of Three Evils)
- Soda Pictures (Flying Blind, What You Will, Night Moves)
- Tartan Films (Sleeping Dogs, Ghosts, Funny Games)
- Momentum Pictures (Safe Haven, P.S. I Love You, The Last Kiss)

8. Un i ve r sa l St u d i o s I n c . ( a l s o k n own a s Un i ve r s al Pi c t ur es ) , i s a n Amer i ca n f i lm
s t u d i o, own e d b y Comcas t t h r o u g h i t s wh o l l y own e d s u b s i d i ar y NBCUni ver sa l a n d i s
o n e o f H o l l y w o o d ’ s “ B i g S i x ” f i l m s t u d i o s . I t c o ve r s b o t h p r o d u c t i on a n d d i s t r i b ut i on .
Un i ve r sa l Pi c tu r es c r e a t e s a n d d i s t r i b ut es t h e a t r i c al a n d n o n - t h eat r i ca l f i lmed
e n t e r t ai nment . Un i ve r sa l ' s t h e a t r i ca l s l a t e i n c l u de s f i lms d e ve l o pe d i n t e r n al l y , a l o n g
wi t h c o - p r o du c t i ons , a c q u i s i t i on s , a n d f i lms d e ve l o p ed b y o u t s i d e p a r t n e r s a n d
d i s t r i b ut ed b y t h e s t u d i o . Un i ve r s al b e g a n a n a l l - a u di enc e f ami l y f i lm b u s i n e s s wi t h
I l l umi n at i on En t e r t ai nme nt . I t s f i r s t p r o d u c t i o n, t h e 3D CGI b l o c k bu s te r De s p i c ab l e
Me , wa s o n e o f t h e h i g h e s t - gr os s i ng a n d mo s t p r o f i tab l e f i lms o f 2 0 1 0 . Un i ve r s al
h a s h a d a n umb e r o f s u c c e s s f ul r e l e a s es a r o u n d t h e wo r l d . I n 2 0 1 3 , Un i ve r sa l
g r o s s e d mo r e t h a n $ 2 b i l l i o n a t t h e i n t e r n at i on al b o x o f f i ce f o r t h e f i r s t t ime wi t h
h i t s s u c h a s De s p i c ab l e Me 2 , Fa s t & Fu r i o us 6 a n d L e s Mi s e r a bl e s .
How wel l Leap Year done at Box Of f i ce
Budget : $19,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $9,202,815 (USA) ( (10 Januar y 2010)
Gros s : $ 25,893,485 (USA) (28 Februar y 2010)
How wel l Endless Love done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $20,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $14,407,605 (USA) (14 Februar y 2014)
Gros s : $23,393,765 (USA) (14 Mar ch 2014 )
How wel l The Wedding Date done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $15,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $249,386 (South Af r ica) (10 June 2005)
Gross: $704,385 (South Af r i ca) (15 Jul y 2005)

9. Momentum Pictures (al so known as Momentum) i s one of the leading
independent mot ion pi c ture di s t r ibutor s in the UK and I reland and released
approximately 20 theat r i cal f i lms a year , wi th severa l dt v releases. The Os car ,
BAFTA and BIFA- w i n n i n g m o v i e P . S I L o v e Y o u w a s o n e o f M o m e n t u m ’ s m o s t
suc ces sful theat r i cal releases. The f i lm The Woman in Blac k has s cored a hat -
t r i c k at t he t op of t he UK box of f ice f or di s t r ibutor Moment um Pi c t ures .
Holding the number one s lot in the UK f or the las t 3 week s dur ing the month
Februar y 2012, i t h a s t a k e n a t o t a l o f £ 1 4 , 5 9 8 , 8 1 3 ( t h a t ’ s a b o u t $ 2 3 . 2 m i l l i o n )
on 457 s c reens . Momentum Pi c tures began in 1996 and ever s ince then i t has
become a suc ces sful di s t r ibut ion company.
How wel l Safe Haven done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $28,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $21,401,594 (USA) (15 Februar y 2013)
Gross: $71,346,930 (USA) (24 May 2013)
How wel l P.S. I Love You done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $30,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: £224,096 (UK) (21 December 2007)
Gross: $53,680,848 (USA) (7 Mar ch 2008)
How wel l The Last Kiss done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $20,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: £431,071 (UK) (20 Oc tober 2006)
Gross: £987,004 (UK) (27 Oc tober 2006)

10. 20th Centur y Fox i s one of the s i x major Amer i can f i lm s tudios . I t ' s t he wor ld' s
second larges t major f i lm s tudio, af ter Warner Bros . 20th Centur y Fox has
di s t r ibuted var ious commer cial ly suc ces sful f i lm ser ies , inc luding the l i ve
ac t ion Al vin and the Chipmunks , Avatar , Ti tanic , Night at the Museum and
Predator .
How wel l The Faul t in Our Stars done at Box Of f i ce
Budget : $12,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $48,002,523 (USA) (6 June 2014)
Gross: $124,868,837 (USA) (3 Oc tober 2014)
How wel l The Other Woman done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $40,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $24,763,752 (USA) (25 Apr i l 2014)
Gross: $83,906,114 (USA) (8 Augus t 2014 )
How wel l W h a t ’ s Y o u r N u m b e r ? done at Box Of f ice
Budget : $20,000,000 (es t imated)
Opening Weekend: $5,421,669 (USA) (30 September 2011)
Gross: $13,987,482 (USA) (11 November 2011)