A film distributor is s 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. A distributor may do this directly, if the distributor owns the theatres or film distribution networks, or through theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors. A limited distributor may deal only with particular products, such as DVDs or Blu-ray, or may act in a particular country or market.
Film Distributors for Big Budget films
Warner Bros
Warner Bros are one of the most recognisable distributors universally. They founded in 1923(April 4)
They are one of the most respected, diversified and successful motion picture and television studios in the world.
Facts on Warner Bros
Today, the vast Warner Bros. library, one of the most prestigious and valuable in the world, consists of more than 61,000 hours of programming, including nearly 6,500 feature films and 3,000 television programs comprised of tens of thousands of individual episodes/
Warner Bros. began with the four Warner brothers--Albert, Sam, Harry and Jack. In books chronicling the American film industry, the brothers are all legendary, especially the flamboyant showman Jack L. Warner. Pioneers in their own right, the Warners brought sound to movies, introduced the first “four-legged star,” revitalized the movie musical, created the gangster-picture era, and produced a number of socially significant films that evoked national awareness about growing problems of their times.
At the box office in the 1990s, Warner Bros. Pictures continued to break records and earn critical raves around the world. The decade got off to a great start as “Driving Miss Daisy” won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Screenplay for 1989. Best Picture Oscar nominations followed for “GoodFellas” (1990) and “JFK” (1991). Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” (1992) garnered four Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing), followed by an Oscar nomination for “The Fugitive” (1993). The Studio made history in 1999 when, for the first time, its domestic box office surpassed the $1 billion mark and for the third time in the 1990s, it passed $1 billion internationally. “The Matrix,” alone, took in some $460 million at the worldwide box office, breaking Warner Bros. Pictures’ worldwide revenue record and creating an extraordinary new brand for the Studio.
The year 2000 brought the Studio continued success with such films as “The Perfect Storm,” “Space Cowboys” and Castle Rock’s “Miss Congeniality.”
In 2001, Warner Bros. Pictures shattered every one of its own box office records and several industry records thanks to the beginning of the Harry Potter phenomenon (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”), “Ocean’s 11,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” “Cats & Dogs” and, internationally, “Miss Congeniality.” Domestic box office reached $1.23 billion, and international box office soared to $1.34 billion. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” took in a worldwide box office of $973.6 million, and became the Studio’s highest-grossing film and the industry’s third-highest grossing film of all time in worldwide box office.
The second Harry Potter film (“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” which became the fourth-highest grossing film internationally of all time), “Scooby-Doo,” “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,” “Insomnia,” “A Walk to Remember” and “Two Weeks Notice” made 2002 another record-breaking year for Warner Bros. Pictures, with box office receipts surpassing the $1 billion mark for the third time domestically and the fifth time internationally. Warner Bros. Pictures’ $1.6 billion in international receipts led all studios and was both a new record for Warner Bros. Pictures, as well as the second-highest gross ever from a major studio.
Warner Bros.’ various businesses continued to be category leaders in 2003. Warner Bros. Pictures had its second-best domestic box office year in history ($1.16 billion) and its best-ever year at the international box office ($1.63 billion), becoming the Studio’s most successful worldwide box office year ever. Warner Home Video was number one in overall market share, and Warner Bros. Television was the industry’s number-one supplier of television programming. Consumer Products celebrated its 20th anniversary having racked up $50 billion in worldwide retail sales in two decades, and International Cinemas opened Paradise Warner Cinema City in Shanghai, marking the first time the Chinese government allowed a major U.S. theatrical company to extensively brand an in-country theatre.
It was very recognisable from all of the Harry Potter films.
Why it would fit with our trailer and genre
I feel that because we are appealing to a mass audience that Warner Bros would be perfect for distributing our film(trailer). It is recognisable and is known for its superior films. It would attract audience as many people know who warner bros are. People associate Warner bros with good films so I think it would definitely attract the audience and make it feel like a movie.
Maybe we should go Independent?
Independent may require a smaller budget however paranormal activity used an independent distributor and now the low budget film is one of the most profitable films ever. Apart of me likes the idea of having an independent distributor because it makes it seem less of a 'film' to me it makes it more real in a sense and more scary because I feel like I know its not all Hollywood and glamourized to be a stereotypical big budget not real movie. However we are appealing to a mass audience so maybe it wouldn't be as advertised well.
E.g. the film VHS
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