Market Share for Each Distributor in 2004
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Sony Pictures
|
34 |
$1,324,171,770 |
212,889,351 |
14.27% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
32 |
$1,221,348,047 |
196,358,206 |
13.16% |
| 3 |
Buena Vista
|
26 |
$1,157,150,529 |
186,037,063 |
12.47% |
| 4 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
10 |
$925,931,555 |
148,863,593 |
9.98% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$916,038,874 |
147,273,132 |
9.87% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
20 |
$906,562,315 |
145,749,569 |
9.77% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures
|
18 |
$624,885,940 |
100,463,977 |
6.73% |
| 8 |
Newmarket Films
|
8 |
$406,789,255 |
65,400,202 |
4.38% |
| 9 |
New Line
|
14 |
$394,713,261 |
63,458,725 |
4.25% |
| 10 |
Miramax
|
21 |
$363,700,633 |
58,472,772 |
3.92% |
| 11 |
Lionsgate
|
17 |
$300,383,876 |
48,293,227 |
3.24% |
| 12 |
MGM
|
18 |
$197,424,774 |
31,740,319 |
2.13% |
| 13 |
Fox Searchlight
|
11 |
$173,280,099 |
27,858,536 |
1.87% |
| 14 |
Focus Features
|
6 |
$92,026,248 |
14,795,217 |
.99% |
| 15 |
Focus/Rogue Pictures
|
2 |
$30,559,064 |
4,913,033 |
.33% |
| 16 |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
17 |
$21,960,830 |
3,530,680 |
.24% |
| 17 |
Miramax/Dimension
|
4 |
$20,296,249 |
3,263,063 |
.22% |
| 18 |
Rainbow Releasing
|
1 |
$19,868,659 |
3,194,318 |
.21% |
| 19 |
Giant Screen Films
|
2 |
$16,669,071 |
2,679,915 |
.18% |
| 20 |
IMAX Films
|
6 |
$15,740,523 |
2,530,630 |
.17% |
| 21 |
IDP Distribution
|
9 |
$14,586,394 |
2,345,078 |
.16% |
| 22 |
Magnolia Pictures
|
10 |
$10,476,759 |
1,684,366 |
.11% |
| 23 |
Captured Light
|
1 |
$10,091,903 |
1,622,492 |
.11% |
| 24 |
New Yorker
|
8 |
$9,790,179 |
1,573,984 |
.11% |
| 25 |
SK Films
|
1 |
$9,528,407 |
1,531,898 |
.10% |
| 26 |
IFC Films
|
10 |
$7,996,864 |
1,285,671 |
.09% |
| 27 |
Warner Independent
|
3 |
$7,015,410 |
1,127,880 |
.08% |
| 28 |
ThinkFilm
|
12 |
$6,884,705 |
1,106,866 |
.07% |
| 29 |
Paramount Vantage
|
9 |
$6,301,005 |
1,013,024 |
.07% |
| 30 |
Alliance Atlantis
|
2 |
$5,089,496 |
818,247 |
.05% |
| 31 |
Distributor Unknown
|
7 |
$4,378,332 |
703,912 |
.05% |
| 32 |
Televisa Cine
|
1 |
$4,180,870 |
672,166 |
.05% |
| 33 |
Yash Raj Films
|
4 |
$3,936,367 |
632,856 |
.04% |
| 34 |
Benji Returns
|
1 |
$3,816,912 |
613,651 |
.04% |
| 35 |
Fine Line
|
3 |
$3,604,785 |
579,548 |
.04% |
| 36 |
WellSpring
|
12 |
$2,844,853 |
457,373 |
.03% |
| 37 |
Film Foundry
|
1 |
$2,694,071 |
433,130 |
.03% |
| 38 |
nWave Pictures
|
3 |
$2,639,208 |
424,310 |
.03% |
| 39 |
Excel Entertainment
|
3 |
$2,520,923 |
405,293 |
.03% |
| 40 |
Zeitgeist
|
6 |
$2,381,032 |
382,802 |
.03% |
| 41 |
Eros Entertainment
|
4 |
$2,362,959 |
379,898 |
.03% |
| 42 |
Christal Films
|
3 |
$2,305,669 |
370,686 |
.02% |
| 43 |
UTV Communications
|
3 |
$1,902,761 |
305,910 |
.02% |
| 44 |
Luke Films
|
1 |
$1,775,292 |
285,417 |
.02% |
| 45 |
Odeon Films
|
2 |
$1,448,244 |
232,837 |
.02% |
| 46 |
Halestorm Entertainment
|
2 |
$1,365,718 |
219,569 |
.01% |
| 47 |
Rialto Pictures
|
2 |
$1,227,865 |
197,406 |
.01% |
| 48 |
TLA Releasing
|
7 |
$1,189,325 |
191,209 |
.01% |
| 49 |
Innovation Film Group
|
6 |
$1,155,271 |
185,735 |
.01% |
| 50 |
Arenas Entertainment
|
2 |
$1,117,051 |
179,590 |
.01% |
| 51 |
DreamWorks/Go Fish
|
1 |
$1,043,896 |
167,829 |
.01% |
| 52 |
Artisan
|
2 |
$847,218 |
136,209 |
.01% |
| 53 |
ZeeTV
|
1 |
$833,648 |
134,027 |
.01% |
| 54 |
Regent Releasing
|
7 |
$811,156 |
130,412 |
.01% |
| 55 |
Kino International
|
9 |
$799,564 |
128,547 |
.01% |
| 56 |
Empire Pictures
|
6 |
$787,009 |
126,528 |
.01% |
| 57 |
Film Movement
|
2 |
$623,877 |
100,302 |
.01% |
| 58 |
Vitagraph Films
|
4 |
$622,302 |
100,049 |
.01% |
| 59 |
Cinema Libre
|
3 |
$618,165 |
99,383 |
.01% |
| 60 |
Strand
|
13 |
$579,342 |
93,141 |
.01% |
| 61 |
First Run Features
|
12 |
$433,125 |
69,633 |
.00% |
| 62 |
Net Effect
|
2 |
$424,536 |
68,253 |
.00% |
| 63 |
Shadow
|
4 |
$404,706 |
65,065 |
.00% |
| 64 |
P&A Releasing
|
1 |
$392,000 |
63,023 |
.00% |
| 65 |
Indican Pictures
|
8 |
$376,800 |
60,578 |
.00% |
| 66 |
Artistic License
|
5 |
$349,340 |
56,163 |
.00% |
| 67 |
First Independent/Dada Films
|
1 |
$341,493 |
54,902 |
.00% |
| 68 |
Unico Entertainment
|
2 |
$333,912 |
53,684 |
.00% |
| 69 |
Cinema Service
|
1 |
$298,347 |
47,966 |
.00% |
| 70 |
Slugger Films
|
1 |
$293,793 |
47,234 |
.00% |
| 71 |
First Look
|
2 |
$259,502 |
41,721 |
.00% |
| 72 |
Emerging Pictures
|
1 |
$253,531 |
40,761 |
.00% |
| 73 |
Shakey Pictures
|
1 |
$251,862 |
40,492 |
.00% |
| 74 |
Palm/Manga
|
4 |
$251,847 |
40,489 |
.00% |
| 75 |
Palm Pictures
|
7 |
$193,103 |
31,047 |
.00% |
| 76 |
RBC Radio
|
1 |
$192,727 |
30,985 |
.00% |
| 77 |
Lantern Lane Entertainment
|
2 |
$173,915 |
27,961 |
.00% |
| 78 |
Cinema Guild
|
3 |
$160,378 |
25,784 |
.00% |
| 79 |
Koch Lorber Films
|
1 |
$150,966 |
24,271 |
.00% |
| 80 |
Pak Films
|
1 |
$131,451 |
21,134 |
.00% |
| 81 |
Non Fiction Films
|
1 |
$110,577 |
17,778 |
.00% |
| 82 |
Panorama Entertainment
|
4 |
$93,569 |
15,044 |
.00% |
| 83 |
Wolfe Releasing
|
2 |
$82,802 |
13,313 |
.00% |
| 84 |
Norador Productions
|
1 |
$81,883 |
13,164 |
.00% |
| 85 |
Painted Zebra Releasing
|
1 |
$81,250 |
13,063 |
.00% |
| 86 |
7th Art Releasing
|
1 |
$76,481 |
12,296 |
.00% |
| 87 |
Mela Films
|
1 |
$69,084 |
11,107 |
.00% |
| 88 |
Tartan Films
|
3 |
$67,147 |
10,795 |
.00% |
| 89 |
Picture This Entertainment
|
2 |
$59,267 |
9,529 |
.00% |
| 90 |
Castle Hill Productions
|
2 |
$58,307 |
9,374 |
.00% |
| 91 |
Pathfinder
|
1 |
$54,419 |
8,749 |
.00% |
| 92 |
Artmattan Productions
|
1 |
$52,717 |
8,475 |
.00% |
| 93 |
IFG
|
2 |
$44,938 |
7,224 |
.00% |
| 94 |
ISA Releasing
|
1 |
$44,287 |
7,120 |
.00% |
| 95 |
Slowhand Cinema
|
1 |
$42,311 |
6,802 |
.00% |
| 96 |
Jujitsu Films
|
1 |
$39,895 |
6,414 |
.00% |
| 97 |
Eden Rock/Abramorama
|
1 |
$36,830 |
5,921 |
.00% |
| 98 |
The Animation Show/IPMA
|
1 |
$36,709 |
5,902 |
.00% |
| 99 |
Every Tribe Entertainment
|
1 |
$36,412 |
5,854 |
.00% |
| 100 |
Small Planet
|
1 |
$29,367 |
4,721 |
.00% |
| 101 |
Newmark/Echelon Ent.
|
1 |
$26,642 |
4,283 |
.00% |
| 102 |
Avatar
|
2 |
$24,707 |
3,972 |
.00% |
| 103 |
Northern Arts Entertainment
|
1 |
$22,758 |
3,659 |
.00% |
| 104 |
Magic Lamp
|
1 |
$21,589 |
3,471 |
.00% |
| 105 |
Spit and Glue
|
1 |
$20,813 |
3,346 |
.00% |
| 106 |
Sky Harbor Basement
|
1 |
$19,257 |
3,096 |
.00% |
| 107 |
Slamdance on the Road
|
1 |
$16,265 |
2,615 |
.00% |
| 108 |
Palo Alto Pictures
|
1 |
$15,679 |
2,521 |
.00% |
| 109 |
Cowboy Pictures
|
1 |
$14,942 |
2,402 |
.00% |
| 110 |
Hannover House
|
1 |
$14,773 |
2,375 |
.00% |
| 111 |
Illuminare
|
1 |
$14,189 |
2,281 |
.00% |
| 112 |
Screen Media Films
|
1 |
$14,107 |
2,268 |
.00% |
| 113 |
Dinsdale Releasing
|
1 |
$11,657 |
1,874 |
.00% |
| 114 |
ContentFilm
|
1 |
$11,410 |
1,834 |
.00% |
| 115 |
Cinema Four
|
2 |
$11,228 |
1,805 |
.00% |
| 116 |
Mind the Gap
|
1 |
$9,496 |
1,527 |
.00% |
| 117 |
Random Productions
|
1 |
$9,386 |
1,509 |
.00% |
| 118 |
Atopia
|
1 |
$9,129 |
1,468 |
.00% |
| 119 |
CAVU Releasing
|
1 |
$9,045 |
1,454 |
.00% |
| 120 |
A Screen Media
|
1 |
$8,396 |
1,350 |
.00% |
| 121 |
Off-Hollywood Distribution
|
1 |
$7,926 |
1,274 |
.00% |
| 122 |
CameraPlanet/Discovery
|
1 |
$4,920 |
791 |
.00% |
| 123 |
Maxmedia/Endgame
|
1 |
$3,022 |
486 |
.00% |
| 124 |
Leisure Time Features
|
2 |
$2,954 |
475 |
.00% |
| 125 |
Watch Releasing
|
1 |
$2,598 |
418 |
.00% |
| 126 |
RMH Media/Dominion Entertainment
|
1 |
$2,509 |
403 |
.00% |
| 127 |
Five Sisters Productions
|
1 |
$2,350 |
378 |
.00% |
| 128 |
Plexifilm
|
1 |
$2,227 |
358 |
.00% |
| 129 |
First Run/Icarus
|
1 |
$2,210 |
355 |
.00% |
| 130 |
Roxie Releasing
|
1 |
$2,039 |
328 |
.00% |
| 131 |
Cinema Con Sabor
|
1 |
$1,987 |
319 |
.00% |
| 132 |
Kathi Arts
|
1 |
$1,042 |
168 |
.00% |
| 133 |
Arab Film Distribution
|
1 |
$867 |
139 |
.00% |
|