AS G321: Evaluation - Distribution

What kind of media institution might distribute my media product and why?

Our horror film would be distributed by 'Loinsgate films' which was founded in 1962 in Montreal and their headquarters are in California, US and Santa Monica. This institution has distributed various horror films including The Cabin in the Woods, The Last Exorcism and The Abandoned. 

In particular, The Cabin in the Woods had a budget of $30 million and earned a worldwide total of $65.9 million where the highest grossing countries were the United Kingdom ($8.5 million), France ($2.4 million) and Russia ($2.3 million). The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 92%, based on 253 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. 

From this data, it is clear to say that 'Lionsgate films' would be a great to distribute our film as many positive reviews are given to the movies that attracted a mass audience. However, realistically our film was created on a very low budget and uses no special effects therefore, is most likely to be an independent film such as Ex Machina which grossed $25 million on a low budget. 


Furthermore, we could release the film on different platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. This is because we will have limited distribute costs therefore, these are cheaper platform for the target audience to watch it rather than going to the cinema.