Not exact matches
Although the films Alibaba Pictures Group has invested in like So Young (by actress - turned director Zhao Wei, who is
also a major shareholder of the company) and Tiny Times (by popular writer Guo Jingming) have recorded remarkable
box -
office revenues, the company has yet to turn a profit, with a net loss of HK$ 443.54 million for the first half of last year.
The Weinstein Company
also led all smaller distributors at the
box office last year, though its
revenues were down by more than half compared to 2013.
Bad Moms landed just below War Dogs,
also with an estimated $ 6 million, but has managed to break $ 100 million in
revenue and continues to be a strong winner at the
box office.
Theatrical distribution — the other big - ticket studio
revenue stream — has
also seen better days, declining for the second straight year, with the domestic
box office finishing 2011 with about $ 10.17 billion — off from $ 10.56 billion in 2010.