Market Share for Each Distributor in 2012
Note: This chart ranks distributors by the amount they earned at the domestic box office during 2012.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2012.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2011 will most likely earn money in 2011 and 2012.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Top Grossing Distributors of 2012
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2012 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Sony Pictures |
26 |
$1,778,013,202 |
226,901,776 |
16.60% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros. |
28 |
$1,635,194,273 |
208,718,185 |
15.27% |
| 3 |
Walt Disney |
18 |
$1,554,036,185 |
198,461,983 |
14.51% |
| 4 |
Universal |
17 |
$1,313,641,093 |
167,661,099 |
12.27% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox |
19 |
$1,000,256,558 |
127,739,910 |
9.34% |
| 6 |
Paramount Pictures |
22 |
$892,707,171 |
113,871,345 |
8.34% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate |
11 |
$783,416,604 |
100,053,201 |
7.31% |
| 8 |
Summit Entertainment |
11 |
$459,284,654 |
58,607,098 |
4.29% |
| 9 |
Weinstein Co. |
20 |
$254,225,183 |
32,458,967 |
2.37% |
| 10 |
Relativity |
6 |
$202,315,183 |
25,806,661 |
1.89% |
| 11 |
Open Road |
7 |
$193,683,419 |
24,736,066 |
1.81% |
| 12 |
Focus Features |
10 |
$143,545,062 |
18,299,623 |
1.34% |
| 13 |
Fox Searchlight |
10 |
$115,747,181 |
14,782,414 |
1.08% |
| 14 |
CBS Films |
4 |
$89,893,717 |
11,480,677 |
0.84% |
| 15 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
22 |
$54,266,250 |
6,929,481 |
0.51% |
| 16 |
Rocky Mountain Pictures |
5 |
$36,835,229 |
4,704,295 |
0.34% |
| 17 |
FilmDistrict |
4 |
$17,044,606 |
2,176,075 |
0.16% |
| 18 |
Roadside Attractions |
11 |
$16,455,646 |
2,101,449 |
0.15% |
| 19 |
IFC Films |
38 |
$13,175,683 |
1,682,560 |
0.12% |
| 20 |
Magnolia Pictures |
26 |
$11,882,716 |
1,516,566 |
0.11% |
| 21 |
Millenium Entertainment |
10 |
$11,295,619 |
1,442,604 |
0.11% |
| 22 |
Eros Entertainment |
10 |
$9,632,170 |
1,226,979 |
0.09% |
| 23 |
ARC Entertainment |
4 |
$9,195,386 |
1,174,302 |
0.09% |
| 24 |
Pantelion Films |
3 |
$8,670,028 |
1,107,282 |
0.08% |
| 25 |
LD Distribution |
2 |
$8,102,399 |
1,034,789 |
0.08% |
| 26 |
Alliance Films |
2 |
$6,627,499 |
846,423 |
0.06% |
| 27 |
UTV Communications |
14 |
$6,442,682 |
820,277 |
0.06% |
| 28 |
Yash Raj Films |
3 |
$5,447,931 |
695,691 |
0.05% |
| 29 |
Five & Two Pictures |
1 |
$5,203,895 |
664,609 |
0.05% |
| 30 |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
9 |
$5,060,997 |
646,355 |
0.05% |
| 31 |
Mongrel Media |
20 |
$4,609,308 |
588,579 |
0.04% |
| 32 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
7 |
$4,482,497 |
572,474 |
0.04% |
| 33 |
Paramount Vantage |
2 |
$4,366,426 |
557,653 |
0.04% |
| 34 |
Kino Lorber |
24 |
$3,686,599 |
470,715 |
0.03% |
| 35 |
National Geographic Entertainment |
2 |
$3,539,229 |
452,008 |
0.03% |
| 36 |
Music Box Films |
14 |
$3,366,286 |
429,808 |
0.03% |
| 37 |
Atlas Distribution |
1 |
$3,336,053 |
426,060 |
0.03% |
| 38 |
Reliance Big Pictures |
2 |
$3,092,129 |
394,286 |
0.03% |
| 39 |
NCM Fathom |
1 |
$2,800,000 |
357,598 |
0.03% |
| 40 |
Cohen Media Group |
4 |
$2,721,584 |
347,582 |
0.03% |
| 41 |
3D Entertainment |
2 |
$2,208,455 |
282,049 |
0.02% |
| 42 |
IMAX Films |
1 |
$2,084,978 |
266,280 |
0.02% |
| 43 |
Entertainment One |
7 |
$2,068,002 |
264,078 |
0.02% |
| 44 |
Indomina Releasing |
4 |
$1,871,773 |
239,050 |
0.02% |
| 45 |
Branded Entertainment |
1 |
$1,832,541 |
234,040 |
0.02% |
| 46 |
Shorts International |
1 |
$1,702,415 |
214,680 |
0.02% |
| 47 |
Codeblack Entertainment |
1 |
$1,301,562 |
166,227 |
0.01% |
| 48 |
ATO Pictures |
4 |
$1,264,368 |
161,476 |
0.01% |
| 49 |
Fox International |
1 |
$1,257,892 |
160,650 |
0.01% |
| 50 |
CJ Entertainment |
2 |
$1,199,640 |
153,210 |
0.01% |
| 51 |
Kenn Viselman Presents |
1 |
$1,065,907 |
136,131 |
0.01% |
| 52 |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
8 |
$1,014,204 |
129,497 |
0.01% |
| 53 |
Nocturnal Features |
5 |
$763,273 |
97,188 |
0.01% |
| 54 |
Veracity Moving Pictures |
1 |
$741,381 |
94,684 |
0.01% |
| 55 |
Zeitgeist |
7 |
$659,300 |
84,182 |
0.01% |
| 56 |
Well Go USA |
4 |
$645,923 |
82,492 |
0.01% |
| 57 |
Magnet Pictures |
9 |
$493,594 |
63,036 |
0.00% |
| 58 |
TriBeca Films |
13 |
$493,489 |
62,995 |
0.00% |
| 59 |
Page 124 Productions |
1 |
$456,276 |
58,272 |
0.00% |
| 60 |
First Run Features |
25 |
$432,767 |
55,162 |
0.00% |
| 61 |
Producers Distribution Agency |
2 |
$429,932 |
54,516 |
0.00% |
| 62 |
Variance Films |
7 |
$422,591 |
53,945 |
0.00% |
| 63 |
Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
3 |
$382,054 |
48,792 |
0.00% |
| 64 |
Loki Films |
1 |
$369,271 |
47,161 |
0.00% |
| 65 |
MPI Media Group |
2 |
$363,916 |
46,476 |
0.00% |
| 66 |
Paladin |
5 |
$350,625 |
44,778 |
0.00% |
| 67 |
Variance/40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks |
1 |
$338,803 |
43,269 |
0.00% |
| 68 |
International Film Circuit |
4 |
$335,357 |
42,827 |
0.00% |
| 69 |
Strand |
14 |
$309,585 |
39,505 |
0.00% |
| 70 |
Film Arcade |
2 |
$283,887 |
36,256 |
0.00% |
| 71 |
Janus Films |
3 |
$266,695 |
34,060 |
0.00% |
| 72 |
Long Shot Factory |
4 |
$252,273 |
32,217 |
0.00% |
| 73 |
China Lion Film Distribution |
2 |
$246,175 |
31,439 |
0.00% |
| 74 |
Slater Brothers Entertainment |
1 |
$234,830 |
29,991 |
0.00% |
| 75 |
Abramorama Films |
3 |
$227,899 |
29,105 |
0.00% |
| 76 |
Drafthouse Films |
3 |
$220,074 |
27,875 |
0.00% |
| 77 |
GKIDS |
2 |
$202,086 |
25,490 |
0.00% |
| 78 |
Brainstorm Media |
3 |
$199,356 |
25,459 |
0.00% |
| 79 |
AFFRM |
1 |
$192,724 |
24,613 |
0.00% |
| 80 |
Freestyle Releasing |
4 |
$187,355 |
23,918 |
0.00% |
| 81 |
Eleven Arts |
1 |
$178,000 |
22,733 |
0.00% |
| 82 |
PMK*BNC |
3 |
$171,608 |
21,915 |
0.00% |
| 83 |
Area23a |
3 |
$171,035 |
21,841 |
0.00% |
| 84 |
New Yorker |
2 |
$157,537 |
20,118 |
0.00% |
| 85 |
Zipporah |
1 |
$154,691 |
19,756 |
0.00% |
| 86 |
Indican Pictures |
12 |
$145,410 |
18,469 |
0.00% |
| 87 |
Dada Films |
4 |
$126,700 |
16,147 |
0.00% |
| 88 |
Rialto Pictures |
4 |
$119,948 |
15,317 |
0.00% |
| 89 |
Alive Mind |
4 |
$95,240 |
12,086 |
0.00% |
| 90 |
Screen Media Films |
1 |
$94,621 |
12,084 |
0.00% |
| 91 |
Sycamore Entertainment Group Inc. |
1 |
$83,566 |
10,672 |
0.00% |
| 92 |
Cinedigm |
3 |
$78,030 |
9,964 |
0.00% |
| 93 |
Hannover House |
2 |
$73,168 |
9,330 |
0.00% |
| 94 |
Monterey Media |
6 |
$72,782 |
9,290 |
0.00% |
| 95 |
The Film Desk |
8 |
$71,630 |
9,137 |
0.00% |
| 96 |
Submarine Deluxe |
1 |
$66,852 |
8,537 |
0.00% |
| 97 |
Pathe Contemporary Films |
1 |
$61,611 |
7,868 |
0.00% |
| 98 |
SnagFilms |
2 |
$54,302 |
6,934 |
0.00% |
| 99 |
Kino International |
2 |
$54,152 |
6,915 |
0.00% |
| 100 |
Tyscot Manhaddon |
1 |
$54,008 |
6,897 |
0.00% |
| 101 |
Cinema Guild |
2 |
$48,646 |
6,211 |
0.00% |
| 102 |
S2BN |
1 |
$47,718 |
6,094 |
0.00% |
| 103 |
Dimension Pictures |
1 |
$45,602 |
5,824 |
0.00% |
| 104 |
Fisher-Klingenstein Films |
1 |
$43,583 |
5,566 |
0.00% |
| 105 |
Red Flag Releasing |
2 |
$41,406 |
5,287 |
0.00% |
| 106 |
Participant Media |
1 |
$40,846 |
5,216 |
0.00% |
| 107 |
Palisades |
1 |
$37,706 |
4,755 |
0.00% |
| 108 |
Rocket Releasing |
1 |
$34,112 |
4,356 |
0.00% |
| 109 |
Joule Films |
1 |
$30,655 |
3,915 |
0.00% |
| 110 |
Koch Lorber Films |
1 |
$29,630 |
3,784 |
0.00% |
| 111 |
Film Movement |
2 |
$29,501 |
3,731 |
0.00% |
| 112 |
Adopt Films |
1 |
$27,900 |
3,563 |
0.00% |
| 113 |
Radius |
2 |
$26,038 |
3,324 |
0.00% |
| 114 |
Pasidg Productions |
1 |
$19,532 |
2,463 |
0.00% |
| 115 |
The Film Collaborative |
1 |
$14,062 |
1,795 |
0.00% |
| 116 |
Secret Identity Productions |
1 |
$14,057 |
1,795 |
0.00% |
| 117 |
APD/Cinema Conservancy |
1 |
$13,266 |
1,694 |
0.00% |
| 118 |
7A Productions |
1 |
$13,093 |
1,672 |
0.00% |
| 119 |
Pillen's Farm Pictures |
1 |
$13,000 |
1,639 |
0.00% |
| 120 |
Image Entertainment |
1 |
$9,600 |
1,211 |
0.00% |
| 121 |
Film Forum |
1 |
$9,041 |
1,154 |
0.00% |
| 122 |
IFC Midnight |
1 |
$8,452 |
1,066 |
0.00% |
| 123 |
Cinema Purgatorio |
1 |
$6,297 |
794 |
0.00% |
| 124 |
Docurama |
1 |
$5,997 |
765 |
0.00% |
| 125 |
Category One |
1 |
$5,887 |
751 |
0.00% |
| 126 |
Hiltz Squared |
1 |
$4,891 |
624 |
0.00% |
| 127 |
Skylight Pictures |
1 |
$3,988 |
503 |
0.00% |
| 128 |
Phase 4 Films |
1 |
$3,725 |
470 |
0.00% |
| 129 |
CAVU Releasing |
1 |
$3,386 |
432 |
0.00% |
| 130 |
Afterlight Pictures |
1 |
$2,592 |
331 |
0.00% |
| 131 |
Garvity Arch |
1 |
$1,872 |
239 |
0.00% |
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