After a film has been produced it needs to get into the cinemas and the company/individual responsible for releasing films to the public is a film distributor, they can do this directly or through theartrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors. A distributor secures a written contract stipulating the amount of the gross ticket sales to be paid to the distributor by the exhibitor after first deducting a "floor", which is called a "house allowance", collects the amount due, to ensure the gross reported by the exhibitor is accurate they audit the exhibitor's ticket sales as necessary, secure the distributor's share of these proceeds, the rest then gets transmitted to the production company.
The distributor is also responsible for making advertising material on each film available which will help the exhibitor attract the largest audience possible. if it is not provided by the production company, such advertising will be created and an arrangement for the physical delivery of the advertising items selected by the exhibitor at intervals prior to the opening day.
The film 'Motherhood' which stared Uma Thurman, and has the plot of...... In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull off the event.
The total UK Theatrical Box Office for ‘Motherhood’ was $131 (£86) and les than 10 people in the UK bought tickets to see the film. it was said to be not very good, and also not terrible either, also it was only released in one cinema in London which explains why so little tickets were bought in the UK. As the film only made £86, which is nowhere near enough to cover any distribution costs.
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