After a film is produced it needs to be distributed, a film distributor is responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing (DVD, Video-On-Demand, Download, Television etc) They can do this directly if they own cinemas but most commonly they would have to go to a theatrical exhibitor or sub-distributors.
If a distributor is working with a theatrical exhibitor, the distributor secures a written contract stipulating the amount of the gross ticket sales to be paid to the distributor by the exhibitor (usually a percentage of the gross) and then collects the amount due, audits the exhibitor's ticket sales as necessary to ensure the gross reported by the exhibitor is accurate, secures the distributor's share of these proceeds, and transmits the remainder to the production company (or to any other intermediary, such as a film release agent).
They must also make sure that the prints are at the cinemas on the opening day aswell as monitor that the cinemas are showing the film as many times as in the contract and that its to the minimum seats as in the contract, and ensure the prints' return to the distributor's office or other storage resource also on the contract-based return date. In practical terms, this includes the physical production of film prints and their shipping around the world (a process that is beginning to be replaced by digital distribution) as well as the creation of posters, newspaper and magazine advertisements, television commercials, trailers, and other types of ads. They must also make sure that there is a full line of film advertising material.
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