FILM DISTRIBUTING COMPANY

BY:VERA OSEI

Columbia Pictures• It’s an American film production and distribution company.• Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar

Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

• Columbia's major contract stars were Jean Arthur and Cary Grant (who was shared with RKO Pictures).

• It is one of the leading film companies in the world, a member of the so-called Big Six.

• It was one of the so-called Little Three among the eight major film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age.

FILMS AND BUDGETSAnaconda The plot centre's on a

film crew for National Geographic's who are kidnapped by a hunter who is going after the world's largest anaconda, which is discovered in the remote jungle.

Budget:$45,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend:$16,620,887 (USA) (13 April 1997) (2456 Screens) Gross:$136,885,767 (Worldwide) .

Fright Night Fright Night is an American vampire comedy horror film starring William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Stephen Geoffreys and Roddy McDowall that was released in 1985.

Budget:$9,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend:$6,118,543 (USA) (4 August 1985) (1542 Screens) Gross:$24,922,237 (USA) (22 September 1985)

THE REASONS WHY I CHOSE COLUMBIA PICTURES

• I chose this because they make lots of horror films that relate to our genre.

• We aim a big hit for our genre so we can relate it to the budget of Columbia pictures.

• It is an inspiration to film distributing and production.• They have Co-production companies who help and support

them in exhibition and going into cinemas.

MUSIC AND SOUNDS

Copyright free music and sounds for our genre