List of film distributors by country

This is a list of motion picture distributors, past and present, sorted alphabetically by country.

Albania

 * Constantin Film
 * United International Pictures

Argentina

 * Star Distribution
 * Warner Bros.
 * Sony Pictures
 * Fox Distribution Company
 * United International Pictures
 * Argentina Sono Film
 * Artistas Unidos
 * Cinema International Corporation
 * Columbia Pictures of Argentina
 * Lumiton
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
 * Paramount Pictures
 * RKO Radio Pictures de Argentina
 * Universal Films Argentina
 * Warner-Columbia Films

Australia

 * 20th Century Studios/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 * Antidote Films
 * Film Australia
 * Hoyts Distribution/Sony Pictures Releasing
 * Leap Frog Films
 * Lionsgate Australia
 * Madman Entertainment
 * Palace Films and Cinemas
 * Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures
 * Titan View
 * Transmission Films
 * Roadshow Films
 * Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Brazil

 * Star Distribution
 * Warner Bros.
 * Sony
 * Fox Distribution Company
 * Columbia Pictures
 * United International Pictures

Canada

 * Alliance Films
 * Astral Films
 * Brightlight Pictures
 * Cinexus/Famous Players (C/FP)
 * Elevation Pictures
 * Entertainment One
 * Malofilm
 * Mongrel Media
 * Multiple Media Entertainment
 * National Film Board of Canada
 * Phase 4 Films (owned by Entertainment One)
 * Les Films Séville (owned by Entertainment One)
 * Teletoon
 * Warner Bros.
 * VVS Films

China

 * Alibaba Pictures
 * August First Film Studio
 * Beijing Enlight Pictures
 * Bona Film Group
 * China Film Co., Ltd.
 * China Film Group
 * DMG Entertainment
 * Fantasy Pictures
 * Huaxia Film Distribution
 * Huayi Brothers
 * Lian Ray Pictures
 * Le Vision Pictures
 * New Classics Pictures
 * Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media
 * Wanda Pictures

Denmark

 * Nordisk Film
 * Buena Vista International Denmark

Finland

 * Finnkino
 * SF Film Finland

France

 * AMLF
 * BAC Films
 * Gaumont
 * Metropolitan Filmexport
 * Pan-Européenne
 * Pathé
 * SND Films
 * StudioCanal
 * UGC
 * UGC Fox Distribution
 * United International Pictures

Germany and Austria

 * 20th Century Studios
 * Constantin Film
 * Sony Pictures Releasing
 * Filmdelights
 * Filmverlag der Autoren
 * Kinowelt
 * Tobis
 * Sascha-Film
 * Senator Film
 * Stadtkino
 * Paramount Pictures Germany/Universal Pictures Germany
 * Universum Film
 * The Walt Disney Company Austria GmbH
 * RKO Radio Pictures GmbH
 * Warner Bros.
 * Wild Bunch

Hong Kong

 * Cinema City International
 * Golden Harvest
 * JCE Movies Limited
 * Media Asia
 * Mei Ah Entertainment
 * Shaw Brothers Pictures
 * Universe Entertainment

India

 * A For Apple Productions
 * AA Films
 * Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd
 * AVM Productions
 * Black Ticket Company
 * Dharma Productions
 * Eros International
 * Excel Entertainment
 * Grass Root Film Company
 * Kalasangham Films
 * Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments
 * Neelam Productions
 * PVR Pictures
 * Rajshri Productions
 * Red Chillies Entertainment
 * Red Giant Movies
 * Reliance Entertainment
 * Sahara Movie Studios
 * Shemaroo Entertainment
 * Star Studios
 * Tips Music Films
 * Ultra Media & Entertainment
 * UTV Motion Pictures
 * Viacom18 Studios
 * Yash Raj Films
 * YM Movies
 * YSR Films
 * Zee Studios
 * Action Reaction Jenish
 * Red Giant Movies

Italy

 * Artex Film
 * Artisti Associati
 * Cineriz
 * De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
 * Filmauro
 * Lux Film
 * Metacinema
 * Penta
 * Sony Pictures
 * Titanus
 * Warner Bros.
 * 01 Distribution
 * Rai Cinema

Japan

 * Bandai Visual
 * Toho
 * Toei
 * Shochiku
 * Kadokawa Shoten

Korea, South

 * CJ Entertainment
 * Lotte Entertainment
 * Next Entertainment World
 * Showbox

Malaysia

 * Golden Screen Cinemas
 * Tanjong Golden Village
 * MBO Cinemas

Mexico

 * Filmex
 * Videocine

Netherlands

 * 20th Century Studios
 * BBI Films
 * Benelux Film Distributors
 * Buena Vista International (Germany)
 * Fortissimo Films
 * Lionsgate International
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 * Paramount Pictures
 * Sony Pictures
 * Universal Pictures International
 * Warner Bros. (Holland)

Nigeria

 * Silverbird Film Distribution

Pakistan

 * A-Plus Films
 * ARY Films
 * Geo Films
 * Hum Films
 * Summit Entertainment Pakistan
 * Eveready Pictures
 * TVOne Films
 * Urdu 1 Pictures

Philippines

 * ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. (d/b/a Star Cinema)
 * Crystal Sky Multimedia
 * OctoArts Films/Axinite Digicinema
 * Paramount Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment
 * Pioneer Films/Lionsgate Films
 * Rafella Films International
 * Regal Entertainment/Reality Entertainment
 * Solar Pictures
 * Viva International Pictures/MVP Entertainment
 * Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
 * Warner Bros./Universal Studios

Portugal

 * Castello Lopes
 * Lusomundo
 * NOS Audiovisuais

Russia

 * Soyuzmultfilm
 * Bazelevs Distribution
 * Universal Pictures Russia
 * Walt Disney Studios/Sony Pictures Releasing
 * 20th Century Studios
 * Caro Premiere/Warner Bros.
 * Lenfilm
 * Central Partnership/Paramount Pictures
 * Mosfilm

Singapore

 * Cathay Organisation
 * Golden Village
 * Shaw Organisation

Sri Lanka

 * Lyca Production
 * Manons cine combine
 * Aiswariya Films

Sweden

 * Buena Vista International
 * Lionsgate Sweden
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 * Sandrew Metronome
 * Sonet Film
 * Sony Pictures
 * Svensk Filmindustri
 * Svenska Filminstitutet
 * 20th Century Studios
 * United International Pictures
 * Warner Bros.

Thailand

 * GDH 559/GMM Tai Hub
 * M Pictures
 * Sahamongkol Film International
 * United International Pictures
 * Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/20th Century Studios/Sony Pictures Releasing
 * Warner Bros.

United Arab Emirates

 * Spacetoon Pictures

United Kingdom

 * 20th Century Studios Film Co. Ltd.
 * Aardman Animations
 * Anglo-Amalgamated
 * Arrow Films
 * Artificial Eye
 * Axiom Films
 * Ayngaran International (Tamil films only)
 * Brent Walker Film Distributors
 * Buena Vista International
 * Cannon Distributors (UK)
 * Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
 * Columbia Pictures
 * Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
 * Contender Entertainment Group
 * Diffusion Pictures
 * Dogwoof Pictures
 * EMI Films (as a distributor, EMI operated under several names during its involvement in the film industry)
 * Entertainment One
 * Entertainment Film Distributors
 * Eros International
 * Film Four Distributors
 * Film Producers Guild
 * First Independent Films
 * Fremantle
 * General Film Distributors
 * Guild Film Distribution
 * Icon Film Distribution
 * ITC Film Distributors
 * Journeyman Pictures
 * Lionsgate UK
 * London Screen
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 * Momentum Pictures
 * New World Pictures
 * Optimum Releasing
 * Paramount Pictures UK
 * Park Circus Ltd.
 * Pathé
 * PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
 * Rank Film Distributors
 * Redbus Film Distribution
 * Revolver Entertainment
 * RKO Radio Pictures
 * Signature Entertainment
 * Soda Pictures
 * Summit Entertainment UK (from E1 Entertainment)
 * Sony Pictures
 * Tartan Films
 * United Artists Corp.
 * United International Pictures
 * Universal Pictures UK
 * The Walt Disney Company Ltd.
 * Warner-Pathé Distributors Ltd.

United States

 * 1091 Pictures
 * A24 Films
 * American Film Institute (AFI)
 * Allied Artists
 * American Releasing Corp./American International Pictures
 * Anchor Bay Entertainment
 * Angel Studios
 * Anywhere Road
 * Associated Artists Productions
 * Astor Pictures
 * Avco Embassy Pictures
 * Biograph Studios
 * Brain Damage Films
 * Buena Vista
 * Cannon Releasing Corp.
 * CBS Films
 * Cinemation Industries
 * Cinerama Releasing Corp.
 * Cineville
 * Columbia Pictures
 * Commonwealth United Entertainment
 * Continental Distributing (A Division Of Walter Reade-Sterling Inc.)
 * Crown International Pictures
 * Distributors Corporation of America (DCA)
 * Dominant Pictures Corporation
 * Eagle Lion Films Inc.
 * Eagle Lion Classics Inc.
 * Embassy Pictures
 * Eternal Pictures
 * Fairway Film Alliance
 * Famous Players Film Company
 * Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
 * Films Around The World
 * First Run Features
 * First Independent Pictures
 * First National
 * Fortune Features
 * Fox Film Corporation
 * Gaumont British Picture Corp. of America
 * Genius Products
 * Global Film Initiative
 * Goldwyn Pictures
 * Grand National Pictures
 * Gravitas Ventures
 * Hallmark Productions
 * Hal Roach Studios
 * Hannover House
 * Howco Productions/Howco-International Pictures
 * IFC Films
 * Janus Films
 * KDK Factory
 * Kinemacolor
 * Koch-Lorber Films
 * Liberty Films
 * Lionsgate
 * Lippert Pictures
 * Lopert Films
 * Magnolia Pictures
 * Majestic Pictures
 * Mascot Pictures
 * Maxim Media Marketing, Inc.
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
 * Metro Pictures
 * Metropolitan Pictures Corporation
 * Micheaux Film Corp.
 * Milestone Films
 * Millennium Films
 * Monogram Pictures
 * Mutual Film Corporation
 * Myriad Pictures
 * Music Box Films
 * National General Pictures
 * N. T. A. Pictures Inc./Republic Pictures (#2)
 * Newmarket Films
 * Norton, Frank
 * Oscilloscope
 * Overture Films
 * Pacific International Enterprises
 * Palm Pictures
 * Paramount Pictures
 * Pathe Exchanges Inc.
 * Peter Rodgers Organization (PRO)
 * Phaedra Cinema
 * Phase 4 Films
 * Picturehouse
 * Powers Pictures Inc.
 * Prizma Color
 * Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC)
 * Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
 * RKO Radio Pictures
 * Rank Film Distributors of America Inc.
 * Realart Pictures
 * Republic Pictures (#1)
 * Roadside Attractions
 * Roc Nation
 * Rogue Arts
 * Rogue Pictures
 * STX Entertainment
 * The Samuel Goldwyn Company
 * Screen Guild Productions Inc.
 * Selznick International Pictures
 * The Solax Company
 * Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
 * Sony Pictures
 * Strand Releasing
 * Striped Entertainment
 * Technicolor
 * Thanhouser Company
 * The Weinstein Company
 * THINKFilm
 * Tiffany Studios
 * Trans-Lux
 * Transatlantic Pictures
 * Triangle Film Corporation
 * Troma Entertainment
 * 20th Century Studios
 * Twentieth Century Pictures
 * Ufa Film Co.
 * United Artists
 * Universal Pictures
 * Vertical
 * Victory Pictures Corporation
 * Vitagraph Studios
 * Vitaphone
 * Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
 * Warner Bros.
 * Western Film Exchange
 * Women Make Movies
 * World Wide Motion Pictures Corp.
 * World Wide Pictures Inc.
 * Yari Film Group
 * Zeitgeist Films

Vietnam

 * CJ CGV

West Asia/North Africa

 * General Organization for Cinema (Syria)
 * Gulf Film
 * Rotana