Board Thread:Admin Noticeboard/@comment-25285745-20160604191412/@comment-24734624-20160607195441

The King of the Monsters wrote:

LegerPrime wrote: "Legendary isn't a distributor"

Tell that to Dark Castle Entertainment, Cross Creek Pictures, and Blumhouse Tilt What does that have to do with Legendary not distributing its own movies? A studio can both produce and distribute films, but Legendary doesn't. Legendary is highly specialized and only produces films, and always relies on another, larger studio to distribute them. That studio used to be (and still is regarding the Godzilla and Kong films) Warner Bros., and currently is Universal. Legendary bought the film marketing agency FIVE33 Ltd., which handled the marketing for Pacific Rim and Godzilla. So, they don't just produce their films, they pay for the marketing. They pay for everything except for distribution, which is where Universal comes in. Legendary gets 100% of the profits and pay Universal an 8% distribution fee just for releasing the films in cinemas. What does it have to do with Legendary not distributing its own movies, you ask? Dark Castle Entertainment bought the US distribution rights to the Canadian sic-fi thriller, Splice and their distribution partner Warner Bros. released it on their behalf. Cross Creek Pictures bought the US rights to the Tom Hardy-starrer, Legend and, through their distribution deal with Universal, released the film. Legendary could buy the North American rights to ​Godzilla Resurgence and transfer them to Universal. Thomas Tull would get producer or executive producer credit (credited last behind everyone else). Legendary would produce an English-dubbed version, pay for marketing and get at least 16(8 X 2)% of the gross profits, paying Universal their distribution fee.