MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES.Ranked by total U.S., Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of box-office receipts for 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BUENA Vista Pictures Distribution Inc., an arm of Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co., once again tops the list of motion picture distribution companies for 1999, narrowly edging out Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Domestic Theatrical Distribution. Distribution companies are ranked by their total box-office receipts for the period of Jan. 1, 1999 through Dec. 30, 1999. Buena Vista distributed 29 films in 1999 that grossed a combined $1.2 billion, a market share of 16.9 percent. Warner Bros., coming off a disappointing year in 1998, jumped to the No. 2 position on the strength of such releases as "The Matrix" and "Analyze an·a·lyze v. 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions. 3. This," with box-office receipts totaling more than $1 billion and a market share of 14.2 percent. This marks the second year running that two distributors have had more than $1 billion in ticket sales in the same year (in 1998 it was Buena Vista and Paramount Paramount (pâr`əmount'), city (1990 pop. 47,669), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Originally a dairy region, it has become highly industrialized since the 1950s. ). Overall, American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of moviegoers spent upwards of $7.3 billion at the box office nationwide in 1999, up 5.8 percent from 1998. A record 19 movies that were released in 1999 grossed more than $100 million, four more than the previous year. THE PACESETTER WALT DISNEY CO. In its second consecutive year as the No.1 company on the list, Walt Disney Co. distribution arm Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Inc. had three of the year's 10 highest-grossing releases. Its top money maker for 1999 was "The Sixth Sense," which after taking in $278 million was the second highest-grossing film of the year (behind "Star Wars: Episode. 1 - The Phantom Menace MENACE. A threat; a declaration of an intention to cause evil to happen to another. 2. When menaces to do an injury to another have been made, the party making them may, in general, be held to bail to keep the peace; and, when followed by any inconvenience or "). Buena Vista's two other films in the top 10 were both animated features: "Toy Story 2," the No. 3 film of 1999 after grossing $234 million, and "Tarzan Tarzan jungle man leads adventurous life. [Am. Lit.: Tarzan of the Apes] See : Adventurousness Tarzan muscular English lord, reared by African apes, hero of novels and films. [Am. Lit.: Tarzan of the Apes (1914); Am. ," No. 6 after bringing in $171 million. In 1999, Buena Vista released 29 films that took in $1.2 billion, a 9 percent increase over 1998 with the same number of films released. It was a strong finish to a year that started off very slowly for Disney Dis·ney , Walter Elias Known as "Walt." 1901-1966. American animator, showman, and film producer. Noted for his creation of the cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, he produced the first animated film with sound, , with early releases like "Mighty Joe Young" and "A Civil Action" performing moderately well. while such films as "My Favorite Martian My Favorite Martian is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963 to September 4, 1966 for 107 episodes (75 in black and white 1963-1965, 32 color 1965-1966). The show starred Ray Walston as Uncle Martin (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. " and "The Other Sister" tanked. It wasn't was·n't Contraction of was not. wasn't was not wasn't be until the summer release of "The Sixth Sense" and "Tarzan" that the company's box-office receipts took off. After the November November: see month. release of "Toy Story 2," Buena Vista became the first distributor in history with two films passing the $200 million mark in the same year.
Rank Distributor 1999 Results
* address * box-office receipts
(millions)
* number of films
* market share [l]
1 Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Inc. $1,238.6
350 S. Buena Vista St. 29
Burbank 91521 16.9%
2 Warner Bros. Domestic Theatrical Distribution 1,035.6
4000 Warner Blvd. 26
Burbank 91522 14,2
3 Universal Pictures Distribution 947
100 Universal City Plaza 24
Universal City 91608 12.9
4 Paramount Domestic Distribution 840.5
5555 Melrose Ave. 19
Hollywood 90038 11.5
5 Twentieth Century Fox 789.1
10201 W. Pico Blvd. 22
Los Angeles 90035 10.8
6 Sony Pictures Releasing 636.2
10202 W. Washington Blvd. 34
Culver City 90232 8.7
7 Miramax Films 330.5
2411 W. Olive, Suite 700 38
Burbank 91521 4.5
8 DreamWorks Pictures 325.7
100 Universal Plaza, Bldg. 10 9
Universal City 91608 4.5
9 New Line Cinema Inc. 310.7
116 N. Robertson Blvd., Suite 200 24
Los Angeles CA 90048 4.2
10 MGM/UA 307.2
2500 Broadway St. 14
Santa Monica 90404 4.2
Rank Top-Grossing Film Top Film's Data
* box-office dollars
(millions) [2]
* % of total receipts
derived from top film
1 The Sixth Sense $276
22.3%
2 The Matrix 171.4
16.6
3 The Mummy 155.3
16.4
4 Runaway Bride 151.9
18.1
5 Star Wars: Episode 1 - The 430.2
Phantom Menace 54.5
6 Big Daddy 163.5
25.7
7 Shakespeare in Love 94.1 [3]
28.5
8 The Haunting 91.2
28
9 Austin Powers 2 205.4
66.1
10 The World is Not Enough 115
37.4
Rank Parent Company Production Cos. for
Which the Company Distributes
(partial list)
1 The Walt Disney Co. Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone
Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
2 Time Warner Inc. Warner Bros., Morgan Creek Productions,
Bel Air Entertainment, Franchise Films
3 Universal Studios/The Universal Pictures, Imagine
Seagram Co. Inc. Entertainment, Jersey Films, Amblin,
Beacon Communications
4 Viacom Inc. Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Scott
Rudin Productions, Mutual Films,
Lakeshore Entertainment
5 News Corp. Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox
Family Films, Searchlight Pictures
6 Sony Corp. Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures,
Screen Gems
7 The Walt Disney Co. A Band Apart, Wes Craven Films
8 Dream Works SKG Image Movers, Montecito Pictures,
Bandero, Amblin
9 Time Warner Inc. New Line, Fine Line, Spanky Pictures,
Mojo Films, Rat Entertainment
10 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. MGM, United Artists
Rank Top Local Executive
* title
* phone
1 Charles Viane
president
(818) 567-5000
2 Daniet Fellman
president
(818) 379-1850
3 Nikki Rocco
president
(818) 777-1000
4 Wayne Lewellen
president, distribution
(323) 956-5000
5 Bruce Snyder
President, domestic distribution
(310) 369-1000
6 Jeff Blake
President
(310) 244-4000
7 Elliot Slutzky
executive v.p., distribution
(818) 972-4786
8 James Tharp
head of theatrical distribution
(818) 733-7733
9 David Tuckerman
exec. v.p., general sales mgr.
(310) 854-5811
10 Larry Gleason
pres., worldwide theatrical dist.
(310) 449-3000
(1.)Market share represents the percentage of total box-office receipts for the play period Jan. 1, 1999 through Dec. 30. 1999. (2.)For the play period Jan. 1, 1999 through Dec. 30, 1999. (3.)Picture opened in 1998. Box office reflects 1999 portion of play period. |
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