Market Share for Each Distributor in 2004
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2004 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Sony Pictures
|
34 |
$1,323,683,041 |
213,153,469 |
14.29% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
32 |
$1,221,209,278 |
196,652,056 |
13.19% |
| 3 |
Buena Vista
|
26 |
$1,157,105,111 |
186,329,325 |
12.49% |
| 4 |
Dreamworks SKG
|
10 |
$925,472,548 |
149,029,396 |
9.99% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$916,024,299 |
147,507,940 |
9.89% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
20 |
$906,405,785 |
145,959,063 |
9.79% |
| 7 |
Paramount Pictures
|
18 |
$624,882,608 |
100,625,218 |
6.75% |
| 8 |
Newmarket Films
|
8 |
$406,429,682 |
65,447,615 |
4.39% |
| 9 |
New Line
|
14 |
$394,504,950 |
63,527,367 |
4.26% |
| 10 |
Miramax
|
21 |
$363,637,397 |
58,556,747 |
3.93% |
| 11 |
Lionsgate
|
17 |
$300,175,427 |
48,337,426 |
3.24% |
| 12 |
MGM
|
18 |
$197,381,289 |
31,784,425 |
2.13% |
| 13 |
Fox Searchlight
|
11 |
$173,276,470 |
27,902,812 |
1.87% |
| 14 |
Focus Features
|
6 |
$92,006,799 |
14,815,909 |
.99% |
| 15 |
Focus/Rogue Pictures
|
2 |
$30,480,578 |
4,908,305 |
.33% |
| 16 |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
17 |
$21,943,877 |
3,533,634 |
.24% |
| 17 |
Miramax/Dimension
|
4 |
$20,293,560 |
3,267,884 |
.22% |
| 18 |
Rainbow Releasing
|
1 |
$19,868,659 |
3,199,462 |
.21% |
| 19 |
IMAX Films
|
6 |
$15,740,523 |
2,534,705 |
.17% |
| 20 |
IDP Distribution
|
9 |
$14,553,695 |
2,343,591 |
.16% |
| 21 |
Magnolia Pictures
|
10 |
$10,473,654 |
1,686,578 |
.11% |
| 22 |
Captured Light
|
1 |
$10,091,903 |
1,625,105 |
.11% |
| 23 |
New Yorker
|
8 |
$9,716,638 |
1,564,677 |
.10% |
| 24 |
SK Films
|
1 |
$9,528,407 |
1,534,365 |
.10% |
| 25 |
IFC Films
|
10 |
$7,984,488 |
1,285,746 |
.09% |
| 26 |
Warner Independent
|
3 |
$7,015,410 |
1,129,696 |
.08% |
| 27 |
ThinkFilm
|
12 |
$6,870,782 |
1,106,404 |
.07% |
| 28 |
Paramount Vantage
|
9 |
$6,300,997 |
1,014,653 |
.07% |
| 29 |
Alliance Atlantis
|
2 |
$5,089,496 |
819,564 |
.05% |
| 30 |
Distributor Unknown
|
7 |
$4,378,332 |
705,046 |
.05% |
| 31 |
Televisa Cine
|
1 |
$4,180,870 |
673,248 |
.05% |
| 32 |
Yash Raj Films
|
4 |
$3,936,367 |
633,875 |
.04% |
| 33 |
Benji Returns
|
1 |
$3,816,912 |
614,640 |
.04% |
| 34 |
Fine Line
|
3 |
$3,604,785 |
580,481 |
.04% |
| 35 |
WellSpring
|
12 |
$2,844,853 |
458,108 |
.03% |
| 36 |
Film Foundry
|
1 |
$2,694,071 |
433,828 |
.03% |
| 37 |
nWave Pictures
|
3 |
$2,639,208 |
424,993 |
.03% |
| 38 |
Excel Entertainment
|
3 |
$2,517,594 |
405,409 |
.03% |
| 39 |
Zeitgeist
|
6 |
$2,381,032 |
383,419 |
.03% |
| 40 |
Eros Entertainment
|
4 |
$2,362,959 |
380,509 |
.03% |
| 41 |
Christal Films
|
3 |
$2,305,669 |
371,284 |
.02% |
| 42 |
UTV Communications
|
3 |
$1,902,761 |
306,402 |
.02% |
| 43 |
Luke Films
|
1 |
$1,775,292 |
285,876 |
.02% |
| 44 |
Odeon Films
|
2 |
$1,376,702 |
221,691 |
.01% |
| 45 |
Halestorm Entertainment
|
2 |
$1,365,718 |
219,922 |
.01% |
| 46 |
Rialto Pictures
|
2 |
$1,227,865 |
197,723 |
.01% |
| 47 |
TLA Releasing
|
7 |
$1,189,325 |
191,517 |
.01% |
| 48 |
Innovation Film Group
|
6 |
$1,155,271 |
186,033 |
.01% |
| 49 |
Arenas Entertainment
|
2 |
$1,117,051 |
179,879 |
.01% |
| 50 |
DreamWorks/Go Fish
|
1 |
$924,482 |
148,870 |
.01% |
| 51 |
Empire Pictures
|
7 |
$878,119 |
141,403 |
.01% |
| 52 |
Artisan
|
2 |
$847,218 |
136,428 |
.01% |
| 53 |
ZeeTV
|
1 |
$833,648 |
134,243 |
.01% |
| 54 |
Regent Releasing
|
7 |
$811,156 |
130,621 |
.01% |
| 55 |
Kino International
|
9 |
$799,564 |
128,754 |
.01% |
| 56 |
Film Movement
|
2 |
$623,877 |
100,464 |
.01% |
| 57 |
Cinema Libre
|
3 |
$618,165 |
99,543 |
.01% |
| 58 |
Strand
|
13 |
$579,342 |
93,291 |
.01% |
| 59 |
Vitagraph Films
|
4 |
$567,775 |
91,429 |
.01% |
| 60 |
Net Effect
|
2 |
$424,536 |
68,363 |
.00% |
| 61 |
First Run Features
|
12 |
$423,704 |
68,230 |
.00% |
| 62 |
Shadow
|
4 |
$392,399 |
63,189 |
.00% |
| 63 |
P&A Releasing
|
1 |
$392,000 |
63,124 |
.00% |
| 64 |
Indican Pictures
|
8 |
$376,096 |
60,563 |
.00% |
| 65 |
Artistic License
|
5 |
$349,340 |
56,255 |
.00% |
| 66 |
First Independent/Dada Films
|
1 |
$341,493 |
54,991 |
.00% |
| 67 |
Unico Entertainment
|
2 |
$333,672 |
53,731 |
.00% |
| 68 |
Cinema Service
|
1 |
$298,347 |
48,043 |
.00% |
| 69 |
Slugger Films
|
1 |
$293,793 |
47,310 |
.00% |
| 70 |
First Look
|
2 |
$259,502 |
41,788 |
.00% |
| 71 |
Emerging Pictures
|
1 |
$253,531 |
40,826 |
.00% |
| 72 |
Shakey Pictures
|
1 |
$251,862 |
40,557 |
.00% |
| 73 |
Palm/Manga
|
4 |
$251,847 |
40,555 |
.00% |
| 74 |
Palm Pictures
|
8 |
$193,764 |
31,203 |
.00% |
| 75 |
RBC Radio
|
1 |
$192,727 |
31,035 |
.00% |
| 76 |
Lantern Lane Entertainment
|
2 |
$173,915 |
28,005 |
.00% |
| 77 |
Cinema Guild
|
3 |
$160,378 |
25,826 |
.00% |
| 78 |
Koch Lorber Films
|
1 |
$150,966 |
24,310 |
.00% |
| 79 |
Pak Films
|
1 |
$131,029 |
21,100 |
.00% |
| 80 |
Non Fiction Films
|
1 |
$110,577 |
17,806 |
.00% |
| 81 |
Panorama Entertainment
|
4 |
$92,731 |
14,933 |
.00% |
| 82 |
Wolfe Releasing
|
2 |
$82,802 |
13,333 |
.00% |
| 83 |
Norador Productions
|
1 |
$81,883 |
13,186 |
.00% |
| 84 |
Painted Zebra Releasing
|
1 |
$81,250 |
13,084 |
.00% |
| 85 |
7th Art Releasing
|
1 |
$76,481 |
12,316 |
.00% |
| 86 |
Mela Films
|
1 |
$69,084 |
11,125 |
.00% |
| 87 |
Tartan Films
|
3 |
$67,147 |
10,812 |
.00% |
| 88 |
Picture This Entertainment
|
2 |
$59,267 |
9,544 |
.00% |
| 89 |
Castle Hill Productions
|
2 |
$58,307 |
9,390 |
.00% |
| 90 |
Pathfinder
|
1 |
$54,419 |
8,763 |
.00% |
| 91 |
ArtMattan Productions
|
1 |
$52,717 |
8,489 |
.00% |
| 92 |
IFG
|
2 |
$44,938 |
7,236 |
.00% |
| 93 |
ISA Releasing
|
1 |
$44,287 |
7,132 |
.00% |
| 94 |
Slowhand Cinema
|
1 |
$42,311 |
6,813 |
.00% |
| 95 |
Jujitsu Films
|
1 |
$39,895 |
6,424 |
.00% |
| 96 |
Eden Rock/Abramorama
|
1 |
$36,830 |
5,931 |
.00% |
| 97 |
The Animation Show/IPMA
|
1 |
$36,709 |
5,911 |
.00% |
| 98 |
Every Tribe Entertainment
|
1 |
$36,412 |
5,863 |
.00% |
| 99 |
Small Planet
|
1 |
$29,367 |
4,729 |
.00% |
| 100 |
Newmark/Echelon Ent.
|
1 |
$26,642 |
4,290 |
.00% |
| 101 |
Avatar
|
2 |
$23,048 |
3,711 |
.00% |
| 102 |
Northern Arts Entertainment
|
1 |
$22,758 |
3,665 |
.00% |
| 103 |
Magic Lamp
|
1 |
$21,589 |
3,476 |
.00% |
| 104 |
Spit and Glue
|
1 |
$20,813 |
3,352 |
.00% |
| 105 |
Sky Harbor Basement
|
1 |
$19,257 |
3,101 |
.00% |
| 106 |
Slamdance on the Road
|
1 |
$16,265 |
2,619 |
.00% |
| 107 |
Palo Alto Pictures
|
1 |
$15,679 |
2,525 |
.00% |
| 108 |
Cowboy Pictures
|
1 |
$14,942 |
2,406 |
.00% |
| 109 |
Hannover House
|
1 |
$14,773 |
2,379 |
.00% |
| 110 |
Illuminare
|
1 |
$14,189 |
2,285 |
.00% |
| 111 |
Screen Media Films
|
1 |
$14,107 |
2,272 |
.00% |
| 112 |
Dinsdale Releasing
|
1 |
$11,647 |
1,876 |
.00% |
| 113 |
ContentFilm
|
1 |
$11,410 |
1,837 |
.00% |
| 114 |
Cinema Four
|
2 |
$11,228 |
1,808 |
.00% |
| 115 |
Mind the Gap
|
1 |
$9,496 |
1,529 |
.00% |
| 116 |
Random Productions
|
1 |
$9,385 |
1,511 |
.00% |
| 117 |
Atopia
|
1 |
$9,129 |
1,470 |
.00% |
| 118 |
CAVU Releasing
|
1 |
$9,045 |
1,457 |
.00% |
| 119 |
A Screen Media
|
1 |
$8,396 |
1,352 |
.00% |
| 120 |
Off-Hollywood Distribution
|
1 |
$7,926 |
1,276 |
.00% |
| 121 |
CameraPlanet/Discovery
|
1 |
$4,920 |
792 |
.00% |
| 122 |
Maxmedia/Endgame
|
1 |
$3,022 |
487 |
.00% |
| 123 |
Leisure Time Features
|
2 |
$2,954 |
475 |
.00% |
| 124 |
Watch Releasing
|
1 |
$2,598 |
418 |
.00% |
| 125 |
RMH Media/Dominion Entertainment
|
1 |
$2,509 |
404 |
.00% |
| 126 |
Five Sisters Productions
|
1 |
$2,350 |
378 |
.00% |
| 127 |
Plexifilm
|
1 |
$2,227 |
359 |
.00% |
| 128 |
First Run/Icarus
|
1 |
$2,210 |
356 |
.00% |
| 129 |
Cinema Con Sabor
|
1 |
$1,987 |
320 |
.00% |
| 130 |
Maverick Entertainment
|
1 |
$1,292 |
208 |
.00% |
| 131 |
Kathi Arts
|
1 |
$1,042 |
168 |
.00% |
| 132 |
Arab Film Distribution
|
1 |
$867 |
140 |
.00% |
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