Film distributor

/fˈɪlm dɪstɹˈɪbjuːtə/

/fˈɪlm dɪstɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ/

Film distributor

a company or individual that handles the distribution and marketing of a film to audiences in theaters or other venues, such as streaming services or DVD releases

Examples

1. We would only pay the bare minimum to the film distributors.

2. Because there's a film distributor in between the film and the audience.

3. A New York film distributor cheated the young producers and Disney was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1923.

4. Usually, it's at the discretion of the film distributor and we all know how misleading trailers can be in order to get us to watch the movie.