1. A film distributor secures placement of a film producer's movie in exhibitors' cinemas, acting as the intermediary between production and exhibition. 2. Major film distributors include Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Disney, and Universal Pictures. Niche distributors focus on specific audience groups. 3. Case studies show how large media companies like Sony use film distribution, along with other products and services, to gain market dominance through convergence across platforms.

1. Distribution Companies “ A film distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary company or occasionally an individual, which acts as the final agent between a film production company or some intermediary agent, and a film exhibitor, to the end of securing placement of the producer's film on the exhibitor's screen. In the film business, the term "distribution" refers to the marketing and circulation of movies in cinemas”.