20 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL FEBRUARY 4, 2013 Acumen. Agility. Answers. Certified Public Accountants | Business Consultants (310) 477-0450 WWW.MOSSADAMS.COM As an accounting firm, we love numbers. (Through Praxity, AISBL) Here are a few of our favorites. Rank Distributor ¥ name ¥ address ¥ website 2012 Results ¥ box office receipts 1 ¥ films released ¥ market share Top-Grossing Film ¥ name ¥ 2012 gross 1 Parent Company Distribution Partners (partial list) Top Distribution Executive ¥ name ¥ title ¥ phone 1 Sony Pictures Releasing 10202 W. Washington Blvd. Culver City 90232 sonypictures.com $1,792 19 16.6% Skyfall $291 Sony Corp. Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems Rory Bruer President, Worldwide Distribution (310) 244-4000 2 Warner Bros. Domestic Theatrical Distribution 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank 91522 warnerbros.com 1,665 24 15.4 Dark Knight Rises 448 Time Warner Inc. Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Alcon Entertainment, Legendary Daniel Fellman President, Domestic Distribution (818) 954-6000 3 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 500 S. Buena Vista St. Burbank 91506 disney.com 1,551 13 14.3 Marvel's The Avengers 623 Walt Disney Co. Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures Alan Bergman President, Walt Disney Studios (818) 560-1000 4 Universal Pictures Distribution 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City 91608 universalpictures.com 1,324 16 12.2 Ted 219 NBCUniversal Imagine Entertainment, Shady Acres Entertainment, Strike Entertainment, Working Title Nikki Rocco President, Distribution (818) 777-1000 5 Lions Gate Entertainment 2 2700 Colorado Blvd., Suite 200 Santa Monica 90404 lionsgatefilms.com 1,255 22 11.6 Hunger Games 408 N/A Lions Gate Films, Summit Entertainment Richard Fay President, Domestic Distribution (310) 449-9200 6 Twentieth Century Fox 10201 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles 90035 foxmovies.com 1,025 15 9.5 Ice Age: Continental Drift 161 News Corp. DreamWorks Animation, Fox 2000, Fox Family Films, Twentieth Century Fox Animation Chris Aronson President, Distribution (310) 369-1000 7 Paramount Domestic Distribution 5555 Melrose Ave. Hollywood 90038 paramount.com 914 15 9.5 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 216 Viacom Inc. Lucasfilm, Skydance Productions, MGM Megan Colligan President, Domestic Distribution (323) 956-5000 8 Weinstein Co. 345 Hudson St., 13th Floor New York 10014 weinsteinco.com 258 15 2.4 Django Unchained 69 N/A Incognito Pictures, Dimension Erik Lomis President, Distribution (646) 862-3400 9 Relativity Media 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 510 West Hollywood 90048 relativitymediallc.com 202 5 1.9 Act of Valor 70 N/A Rogue, Overture Films Kyle Davies President, Worldwide Distribution (310) 859-1250 10 Focus Features 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City 91608 focusfeatures.com 145 8 1.3 ParaNorman 56 NBCUniversal Universal Pictures Jack Foley President, Distribution (818) 777-7373 1 In millions. 2 Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. acquired Summit Entertainment LLC on Jan. 13, 2012. Note: Distributors are ranked by total domestic box-office receipts for the play period Jan. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2012. The information on this list was supplied by Box Office Mojo. Additional information was provided by representatives of the distributors. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. ©2013 Los Angeles Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from the YGS Group, (800) 290-5460 ext. 100. Researched by David Nusbaum THE PACESETTER: Sony Pictures Releasing tops the list of the largest motion picture distribu- tors, with $1.79 billion in domestic box office receipts last year. Its top release was the James Bond film “Skyfall,” which grossed $291 million domestically for 2012 and topped $300 million in January. Other top releas- es include “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “Men in Black 3,” which grossed $262 million and $179 million, respectively. 1 THE LIST Ranked by total domestic box office receipts for 2012 MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES NEXT WEEK The Largest Securities Brokerage Firms and Business Improvement Districts in L.A. County Source: Box Office Mojo $12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Domestic Dollars Domestic box office receipts by year. in billions ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12