Monday, December 8, 2014

Research Into Distributors (Maisie Walker)

Pulp Fiction
Miramax Films distributed Pulp Fiction in the USA however Buena Vista International distributed the particular film in the UK. These are very well known companies in which are known throughout countries all over the world. This would encourage audience's to watch the film because they know the companies and they are able to distinguish whether the film is going to be well made or not. Miramax is also a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. This means that it is part of a major studio. 
Miramax is well known for distributing Independent and foreign films. This particular company was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings after 17 years of involvement with the studio.

Shutter Island
Paramount Pictures distributed Shutter Island in the USA which was the theatrical version, in addition, Warner Home Video distributed the Blu ray and the video also in the USA. Paramount Pictures also distributed Shutter Island in the UK. This is another well known distributor for films and are known to distribute many films that have been successful. Paramount Pictures is a major studio for distribution, the percentage of shares that Paramount have within the USA and Canada is 8.94% which doesn't seem very high however, there are many film companies all over the world.

I Spit On Your Grave
Anchor Bay Films have distributed this film in the USA, this isn't really a well known film distribution company. This film wasn't distributed in the UK therefore it wasn't as well known as other films that were distributed over the world. Taking this into account, the distributor wasn't well known either. 

Inception
Warner bros was the distributor for the film Inception, this is a well known company which many audience members are aware of. This film was distributed in the form of the Theatrical version. Additionally, the home box office distributed this film on TV in the USA. In addition, Warner Bros also distributed Inception in the UK, this was in the form of a DVD, Blu Ray DVD and Theatrical version. Warner bros is the top distributor with a percentage of 17.1 in market shares in the USA and Canada.

World War Z
Paramount Pictures was the distributor for World War Z in the USA, they distributed the theatrical version. In addition, Paramount Home Entertainment was the distributor in the UK, they distributed the DVD and the Blu-Ray editions. As said already, Paramount Pictures is a very well established company that works with many films all over the world.
The Babadook
In the USA the Babadook was distributed through two companies, IFC Films and IFC Midnight. Both of these companies distributed the theatrical version. In addition, the UK Distributor was Icon Film Distribution. Because it is a very recent 2014 film no other releases of media have been distributed yet. IFC Films distributes independent films and documentaries and was founded in 1999. This is quite a recent distribution company which we have never heard of before.


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