Market Share for Each Distributor in 2008
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2008 Gross | Tickets | Share |
| 1 |
Warner Bros.
|
31 |
$1,785,722,618 |
248,707,886 |
18.13% |
| 2 |
Paramount Pictures
|
17 |
$1,602,712,839 |
223,219,060 |
16.27% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures
|
18 |
$1,096,900,335 |
152,771,634 |
11.14% |
| 4 |
Universal
|
21 |
$1,074,520,152 |
149,654,614 |
10.91% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
24 |
$1,048,311,696 |
146,004,418 |
10.64% |
| 6 |
Buena Vista
|
19 |
$1,034,545,321 |
144,087,094 |
10.50% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate
|
19 |
$441,514,034 |
61,492,206 |
4.48% |
| 8 |
Fox Searchlight
|
9 |
$249,217,268 |
34,709,926 |
2.53% |
| 9 |
Summit Entertainment
|
5 |
$232,752,668 |
32,416,806 |
2.36% |
| 10 |
Focus Features
|
8 |
$193,160,036 |
26,902,511 |
1.96% |
| 11 |
Sony/Screen Gems
|
6 |
$181,634,235 |
25,297,246 |
1.84% |
| 12 |
MGM
|
14 |
$103,971,147 |
14,480,661 |
1.06% |
| 13 |
Overture Films
|
8 |
$103,469,106 |
14,410,739 |
1.05% |
| 14 |
Miramax
|
10 |
$89,061,326 |
12,404,084 |
.90% |
| 15 |
Paramount Vantage
|
13 |
$88,194,243 |
12,283,319 |
.90% |
| 16 |
Weinstein Co.
|
19 |
$67,005,354 |
9,332,221 |
.68% |
| 17 |
New Line
|
4 |
$63,557,381 |
8,852,004 |
.65% |
| 18 |
Picturehouse
|
6 |
$63,320,916 |
8,819,069 |
.64% |
| 19 |
United Artists
|
2 |
$60,754,687 |
8,461,656 |
.62% |
| 20 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
7 |
$41,604,805 |
5,794,542 |
.42% |
| 21 |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
24 |
$41,585,466 |
5,791,846 |
.42% |
| 22 |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
2 |
$24,384,721 |
3,396,201 |
.25% |
| 23 |
Freestyle Releasing
|
6 |
$23,554,697 |
3,280,597 |
.24% |
| 24 |
IMAX Films
|
3 |
$16,883,370 |
2,351,445 |
.17% |
| 25 |
Alliance Atlantis
|
9 |
$12,104,557 |
1,685,872 |
.12% |
| 26 |
Magnolia Pictures
|
21 |
$9,958,067 |
1,386,918 |
.10% |
| 27 |
Rocky Mountain Pictures
|
3 |
$8,042,786 |
1,120,165 |
.08% |
| 28 |
Roadside Attractions
|
13 |
$7,229,583 |
1,006,905 |
.07% |
| 29 |
Vivendi Entertainment
|
2 |
$7,088,330 |
987,233 |
.07% |
| 30 |
Music Box Films
|
5 |
$6,768,729 |
942,720 |
.07% |
| 31 |
UTV Communications
|
7 |
$6,720,574 |
936,013 |
.07% |
| 32 |
ThinkFilm
|
16 |
$6,596,570 |
918,745 |
.07% |
| 33 |
IFC Films
|
27 |
$5,772,162 |
803,921 |
.06% |
| 34 |
3D Entertainment
|
1 |
$5,243,604 |
730,307 |
.05% |
| 35 |
Eros Entertainment
|
10 |
$5,044,922 |
702,636 |
.05% |
| 36 |
Yash Raj Films
|
6 |
$4,826,349 |
672,193 |
.05% |
| 37 |
Studio 18
|
3 |
$3,165,186 |
440,834 |
.03% |
| 38 |
First Look
|
8 |
$2,923,462 |
407,168 |
.03% |
| 39 |
AdLab Films
|
1 |
$2,192,682 |
305,387 |
.02% |
| 40 |
Zeitgeist
|
6 |
$1,979,879 |
275,750 |
.02% |
| 41 |
TVA Films
|
1 |
$1,883,999 |
262,395 |
.02% |
| 42 |
Maya Releasing
|
5 |
$1,775,548 |
247,291 |
.02% |
| 43 |
Warner Independent
|
2 |
$1,697,498 |
236,420 |
.02% |
| 44 |
Link Productions Ltd.
|
1 |
$1,470,856 |
204,855 |
.01% |
| 45 |
Strand
|
9 |
$1,399,874 |
194,968 |
.01% |
| 46 |
City Lights Pictures
|
5 |
$930,966 |
129,660 |
.01% |
| 47 |
Emerging Pictures
|
12 |
$875,524 |
121,940 |
.01% |
| 48 |
Candlelight Media
|
1 |
$872,427 |
121,508 |
.01% |
| 49 |
Crane Movie Company
|
1 |
$719,556 |
100,217 |
.01% |
| 50 |
Alliance Vivafilm
|
1 |
$712,036 |
99,169 |
.01% |
| 51 |
Film Movement
|
7 |
$694,365 |
96,707 |
.01% |
| 52 |
First Run Features
|
11 |
$569,421 |
79,307 |
.01% |
| 53 |
Equinox
|
1 |
$552,984 |
77,017 |
.01% |
| 54 |
Regent Releasing
|
29 |
$545,655 |
75,997 |
.01% |
| 55 |
Logo Features
|
1 |
$532,878 |
74,217 |
.01% |
| 56 |
Peace Arch Releasing
|
3 |
$505,774 |
70,443 |
.01% |
| 57 |
Senart/Scranton-Lacy
|
1 |
$488,393 |
68,021 |
.00% |
| 58 |
Kino International
|
7 |
$487,556 |
67,904 |
.00% |
| 59 |
Hammer the Movie
|
1 |
$442,638 |
61,649 |
.00% |
| 60 |
IFC First Take
|
4 |
$439,751 |
61,247 |
.00% |
| 61 |
Abramorama Films
|
3 |
$436,388 |
60,778 |
.00% |
| 62 |
Films Seville
|
2 |
$405,570 |
56,487 |
.00% |
| 63 |
nWave Pictures
|
2 |
$352,706 |
49,123 |
.00% |
| 64 |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
5 |
$352,512 |
49,096 |
.00% |
| 65 |
Indican Pictures
|
6 |
$317,340 |
44,198 |
.00% |
| 66 |
Cinema Guild
|
5 |
$314,729 |
43,834 |
.00% |
| 67 |
First Independent Pictures
|
2 |
$299,699 |
41,741 |
.00% |
| 68 |
Elephant Eye Films
|
2 |
$290,600 |
40,473 |
.00% |
| 69 |
Yari Film Group Releasing
|
2 |
$283,640 |
39,504 |
.00% |
| 70 |
Mitropoulos Films
|
2 |
$243,971 |
33,979 |
.00% |
| 71 |
Self Distributed
|
4 |
$240,022 |
33,429 |
.00% |
| 72 |
Anchor Bay Entertainment
|
7 |
$239,331 |
33,333 |
.00% |
| 73 |
Truly Indie
|
4 |
$234,146 |
32,611 |
.00% |
| 74 |
Fair Trade Pictures
|
1 |
$207,625 |
28,917 |
.00% |
| 75 |
Excel Entertainment
|
1 |
$195,184 |
27,184 |
.00% |
| 76 |
Shadow
|
2 |
$176,831 |
24,628 |
.00% |
| 77 |
Image Entertainment
|
1 |
$173,066 |
24,104 |
.00% |
| 78 |
Empire Pictures
|
2 |
$170,864 |
23,798 |
.00% |
| 79 |
Railroad Square
|
1 |
$156,090 |
21,740 |
.00% |
| 80 |
Balcony Releasing
|
6 |
$142,160 |
19,800 |
.00% |
| 81 |
Lightsource
|
1 |
$131,672 |
18,339 |
.00% |
| 82 |
Screen Media Films
|
4 |
$124,500 |
17,340 |
.00% |
| 83 |
New Yorker
|
5 |
$119,198 |
16,601 |
.00% |
| 84 |
Vitagraph Films
|
2 |
$117,893 |
16,419 |
.00% |
| 85 |
Noruz Films
|
1 |
$115,775 |
16,125 |
.00% |
| 86 |
BerKela Films
|
1 |
$113,730 |
15,840 |
.00% |
| 87 |
Monterey Media
|
5 |
$110,137 |
15,339 |
.00% |
| 88 |
The Bigger Picture
|
4 |
$109,917 |
15,309 |
.00% |
| 89 |
Koch Lorber Films
|
3 |
$107,748 |
15,006 |
.00% |
| 90 |
International Film Circuit
|
2 |
$106,464 |
14,827 |
.00% |
| 91 |
TLA Releasing
|
1 |
$104,828 |
14,600 |
.00% |
| 92 |
CAVU Releasing
|
2 |
$95,973 |
13,367 |
.00% |
| 93 |
Newstyle Releasing
|
1 |
$94,715 |
13,192 |
.00% |
| 94 |
Rialto Pictures
|
2 |
$92,799 |
12,925 |
.00% |
| 95 |
Typecast Releasing
|
1 |
$89,672 |
12,489 |
.00% |
| 96 |
Spark Entertainment
|
1 |
$89,169 |
12,419 |
.00% |
| 97 |
SPEAKproductions
|
1 |
$88,788 |
12,366 |
.00% |
| 98 |
Slowhand Cinema
|
1 |
$87,939 |
12,248 |
.00% |
| 99 |
Five & Two Pictures
|
1 |
$84,093 |
11,712 |
.00% |
| 100 |
Reel Diva Consultants
|
2 |
$80,090 |
11,155 |
.00% |
| 101 |
Cinema Libre
|
5 |
$73,745 |
10,271 |
.00% |
| 102 |
Film Sales Company
|
2 |
$72,383 |
10,081 |
.00% |
| 103 |
Embrem Entertainment
|
1 |
$70,864 |
9,870 |
.00% |
| 104 |
Palm Pictures
|
2 |
$69,410 |
9,668 |
.00% |
| 105 |
Stone Five Studios
|
1 |
$67,665 |
9,424 |
.00% |
| 106 |
Kino/Emerging
|
1 |
$63,973 |
8,910 |
.00% |
| 107 |
Borotoro
|
1 |
$60,905 |
8,483 |
.00% |
| 108 |
InterPositive Media
|
1 |
$60,332 |
8,403 |
.00% |
| 109 |
Rhino Theatrical
|
1 |
$58,776 |
8,186 |
.00% |
| 110 |
Sidetrack Films
|
1 |
$56,386 |
7,853 |
.00% |
| 111 |
Janus Films
|
1 |
$54,828 |
7,636 |
.00% |
| 112 |
Priority Films
|
1 |
$54,817 |
7,635 |
.00% |
| 113 |
Better World Distribution
|
1 |
$51,576 |
7,183 |
.00% |
| 114 |
Magic Lamp
|
1 |
$51,408 |
7,160 |
.00% |
| 115 |
Magnet Pictures
|
1 |
$50,440 |
7,025 |
.00% |
| 116 |
Somerset Films
|
1 |
$47,935 |
6,676 |
.00% |
| 117 |
Waldo West Productions
|
1 |
$43,905 |
6,115 |
.00% |
| 118 |
Shemaroo Entertainment
|
2 |
$37,678 |
5,247 |
.00% |
| 119 |
First Independent/Dada Films
|
1 |
$30,591 |
4,261 |
.00% |
| 120 |
Cavalier Films
|
1 |
$30,552 |
4,255 |
.00% |
| 121 |
Raja Cinema
|
1 |
$29,269 |
4,076 |
.00% |
| 122 |
Present Pictures/Morning Knight
|
1 |
$28,835 |
4,016 |
.00% |
| 123 |
Milestone
|
1 |
$26,516 |
3,693 |
.00% |
| 124 |
Picture Park
|
1 |
$23,095 |
3,217 |
.00% |
| 125 |
New Love Films
|
1 |
$22,653 |
3,155 |
.00% |
| 126 |
Unison Films
|
1 |
$22,251 |
3,099 |
.00% |
| 127 |
Variance Films
|
1 |
$20,705 |
2,884 |
.00% |
| 128 |
Laemmle/Zeller Film
|
1 |
$20,440 |
2,847 |
.00% |
| 129 |
Reel Source
|
1 |
$19,712 |
2,745 |
.00% |
| 130 |
Menemsha Entertainment
|
1 |
$19,300 |
2,688 |
.00% |
| 131 |
Arts Alliance America
|
2 |
$18,555 |
2,584 |
.00% |
| 132 |
Newroz Films
|
1 |
$15,427 |
2,149 |
.00% |
| 133 |
Lantern Lane Entertainment
|
3 |
$15,423 |
2,148 |
.00% |
| 134 |
First Run/Icarus
|
4 |
$14,536 |
2,024 |
.00% |
| 135 |
Anywhere Road Entertainment
|
1 |
$14,251 |
1,985 |
.00% |
| 136 |
Troma Entertainment
|
1 |
$13,804 |
1,923 |
.00% |
| 137 |
Aron Govil Productions
|
1 |
$12,500 |
1,741 |
.00% |
| 138 |
Mile End Films
|
1 |
$12,306 |
1,714 |
.00% |
| 139 |
41 Inc.
|
1 |
$12,000 |
1,671 |
.00% |
| 140 |
Arcangelo Entertainment
|
1 |
$11,644 |
1,622 |
.00% |
| 141 |
Mandt Brothers
|
1 |
$11,340 |
1,579 |
.00% |
| 142 |
Warrior Poets
|
1 |
$11,232 |
1,564 |
.00% |
| 143 |
Third Rail
|
2 |
$10,592 |
1,476 |
.00% |
| 144 |
Thunderstruck Films
|
1 |
$10,510 |
1,464 |
.00% |
| 145 |
Icon Film Distribution
|
1 |
$10,342 |
1,440 |
.00% |
| 146 |
After Dark
|
1 |
$9,913 |
1,381 |
.00% |
| 147 |
Riverrain
|
1 |
$9,841 |
1,371 |
.00% |
| 148 |
Lafayette Films
|
1 |
$8,443 |
1,176 |
.00% |
| 149 |
Revolver Entertainment
|
1 |
$7,202 |
1,003 |
.00% |
| 150 |
Vagrant Films
|
1 |
$7,197 |
1,002 |
.00% |
| 151 |
Liberation Entertainment
|
1 |
$6,627 |
923 |
.00% |
| 152 |
MCR Releasing
|
1 |
$6,596 |
919 |
.00% |
| 153 |
Atlantik Films
|
1 |
$6,176 |
860 |
.00% |
| 154 |
World Wide Motion Pictures
|
1 |
$6,000 |
836 |
.00% |
| 155 |
CJ Entertainment
|
1 |
$5,976 |
832 |
.00% |
| 156 |
Diversa Films
|
1 |
$5,729 |
798 |
.00% |
| 157 |
Abkco Films
|
2 |
$5,695 |
793 |
.00% |
| 158 |
Romantic Troubadour Entertainment
|
1 |
$5,508 |
767 |
.00% |
| 159 |
Blue Water Entertainment
|
1 |
$4,915 |
685 |
.00% |
| 160 |
Direct Cinema Ltd
|
1 |
$4,740 |
660 |
.00% |
| 161 |
Eliot Lives Productions, LLC
|
1 |
$4,345 |
605 |
.00% |
| 162 |
A-Mark Entertainment
|
1 |
$3,849 |
536 |
.00% |
| 163 |
Artistic License
|
1 |
$3,081 |
429 |
.00% |
| 164 |
Abeselom Productions Distribution
|
1 |
$2,237 |
312 |
.00% |
| 165 |
Icarus Films
|
1 |
$2,072 |
289 |
.00% |
| 166 |
ArtMattan Productions
|
1 |
$1,858 |
259 |
.00% |
| 167 |
Captured Films
|
1 |
$410 |
57 |
.00% |
| 168 |
Lavender House Films
|
1 |
$401 |
56 |
.00% |
|