Institutional Research

The Ring 2

Six months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.

Production
Director: Hideo Nakata (Japan). Produced by: Laurie MacDonald.

Walter F. Parkes.
Genres: Horror Thriller Mystery. Release Date: 1 April 2005 (UK).

Production companies: DreamWorks SKG, BenderSpink and

Macdonald/Parkes Production. The main production company DreamWorks is a conglomerate of Reliance Entertainment.

Distribution
The Distribution company for The Ring 2 are: United International Pictures (2005) and by DreamWorks Distribution. Opening weekend: $35,065,237 (USA) (20 March 2005) (3,332 Screens) 2,062,792 (UK) (3 April 2005) (419 Screens) Gross: $75,888,270 (USA) (6 May 2005)

Conglomerates
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company. Conglomerates are often large and multinational.

In my case, the main production company which produced The Ring 2 is DreamWorks. DreamWorks is a conglomerate of Reliance Entertainment.

Subsidiaries
A subsidiary or sister company is a company that is completely or partly owned by another corporation that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock, and which normally acting as a holding corporation which at least partly or (when as) a parent corporation, wholly controls the activities and policies of the daughter corporation. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a government or state-owned enterprise. The controlling entity is called its parent company, parent, or holding company.

Independent
An independent film is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced and/or distributed by subsidiaries of major film studios. Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by their content and style and the way in which the filmmakers' personal artistic vision is realized. Usually, but not always, independent films are made with considerably lower film budgets than major studio films. Generally, the marketing of independent films is characterized by limited release, but can also have major marketing campaigns and a wide release. Independent films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals before distribution (theatrical and/or retail release). An independent film production can rival a mainstream film production if it has the necessary funding and distribution.