Film Production and Distribution Research...

DreamWorks was founded 18 years ago, October 12th 1994 in University City, California. They are owned by Reliance ADA Group (2008-present). They own Motion Pictures. It produces films and uses 20th Century Fox to distribute. The company itself is worth approximately £3.5 billion. Their highest grossing film is Shrek 2 ($919,838,758). The genre of films they produce are usually animation, child/adult comedy. They own DreamWorks Television and DreamWorks Home.

20th Century Fox was created May 31, 1935, in Century City, Los Angeles California. By combination of Fox Films (1915) and 20th Century Pictures, Inc (1933 ). By Joseph Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck. They are owned by News Corporation (1985-present). They own Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Atomic, Fox Interactive, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox Television Studios, Blue Sky Studios, 20th Television/20th Century Fox Television and Fox Star Studios. In 2006, their total assets were $40,790,188. The highest grossing film they've distributed is Avatar(2009). They mainly distribute action/adventure films and television series/programmes. 

Working Title Films was founded in 1983, by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe,in London. They are owned by Universal Studios and own WT² Productions and Working Title Television. The highest grossing film they've distributed is Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). They mainly produce British films such as Anna Karenina.

They were founded on 30th April, 1912 as Universal Film and Manufacturing Company ( 100 years, 216 days) by Carl Laemmie, Mark Dintenfass, William Swanson, David Horsley, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel and Jules Brulatour. In Universal City, California. Their highest grossing film is E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial ( $359,197,037). They are owned by Comcast (2011-present) and are own Universal Animation Studios, Focus Features and Illumination. They do a mixture of genres as they have a vast target audience.

Lionsgate were formed in Vancouver, July 3, 1997. They were originally called Lions Gate Films. They own Celestial Tiger Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, Grindstone Entertainment Group, Mandate Pictures, Pantellion Films, Roadside Attractions, Sea to Sky Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, TV Guide Network and Epix. The founder of Lionsgate is Frank Giustra and their headquarters are in Santa Monica, California. They are worth £2 billion and their highest grossing film is The Hunger Games ( $408,010,692).

 

 

Warp films was founded by Rob Mitchell & Steve Beckett and was created in Sheffield & London, United Kingdom. They own Warp Films Australia and Warp X.