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there’s no question that the years provided desserts for all of chefs and the event are Weinstein Co. Inc.’s Oscar-related mutually, and in some parties while working for Florida- cases hugely, beneficial based Sheila G.’s Brownie Brittle to each other,” said Alan company. Reay, president of Irvine- Guerrier called those years the based Atlas Hospitality best of her career life. “Usually my Group. “It’s almost events are like birthday parties and priceless to have that anniversaries. This was a whole kind of coverage from the different level,” she joked. press, the TV, media and Guerrier said the demand is so everything else when you high that local caterers can quadruple have an Oscar party at your their usual rates during awards season. restaurant.” She added that up-and-coming caterers are often asked to show up Bottomline boost at events for low pay, or to offer free Puck opened Spago, samples with the promise that it will help his first restaurant, in West build a career. That doesn’t happen at Oscar Hollywood in 1982. Soon after, time, she said, adding: “Having (Oscar) on Spago became the site of late my resume was awesome. It definitely got me literary agent Irving Paul “Swifty” to six figures.” Lazar’s exclusive annual post-Oscar From a prestige standpoint, Robert bash, which was causing Governors Ball Phillips, president of ACF Chefs de Cuisine guests to duck out early to get there. The Association of California, said a chef serving Academy answered by hiring Puck to cater an Oscar party compares to doing well in its Governors Ball. In recent years, the ball culinary competitions, such as the annual has proffered appetizers, small plates, dessert years ago, and USC Culinary Challenge. tables and buffet items instead of a sit-down still do I would say being He added that high-end Oscar party dinner in order to accommodate the see-and- receive a lot affiliated with that big budgets allow chefs the freedom to create and be-seen roaming of the guests. of press related party helped us launch our push boundaries without worrying about the Carl Schuster, chief executive of to the Oscars and the catering company,” Schuster added. price. “They demand more of us,” Phillips Wolfgang Puck Catering Inc. in Hollywood, Academy Awards and the Governors Ball,” Oscar parties have also offered a significant said. “The culinary craftsmanship is pushed to said the press surrounding that hire helped he said. leg up to less celebrated L.A. chefs. Private unbelievable heights through their status and launch Puck to international stardom. “We “We launched our catering company 20 chef Manouschka Guerrier, who for three celebrity.”

 NEXT WEEK MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES Advertising Agencies, Ranked by total domestic box office receipts for 2018 THE LIST Public Relations Firms, Lobbying Firms

Rank Distributor 2018 Results Top-Grossing Film Parent Company Top Distribution Executive • name • box office receipts • name • name • address (in millions) • 2018 gross • title • website • films released (in millions) • phone • market share Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $3,092 Black Panther Walt Disney Co. Alan Bergman 1 500 S. Buena Vista St. 13 $700 President, Walt Disney Studios Burbank 91506; disney.com 26.0% (818) 560-1000

Warner Bros. Domestic Theatrical Distribution 1,941 A Star is Born Time Warner Inc. Jeff Goldstein 2 4000 Warner Blvd. 49 201 President, Domestic Distribution Burbank 91522; warnerbros.com 16.3 (818) 954-6000

Universal Pictures Distribution 1,772 Jurassic World: Fallen NBCUniversal Peter Levinsohn 3 100 Universal City Plaza 23 Kingdom President, Chief Distribution Officer Universal City 91608; universalpictures.com 14.9 418 (818) 777-1000

Sony Pictures Releasing 1,304 Jumanji: Welcome to the Sony Corp. Adrian Smith 4 10202 W. Washington Blvd. 28 Jungle President, Domestic Distribution Culver City 90232; sonypictures.com 11.0 236 (310) 244-4000

Twentieth Century Fox 1,082 Deadpool 2 21st Century Fox Chris Aronson 5 10201 W. Pico Blvd. 17 319 President, Distribution Los Angeles 90035; foxmovies.com 9.1 (310) 369-1000

Paramount Domestic Distribution 757 Mission: Impossible - Fallout Viacom Inc. Kyle Davies 6 5555 Melrose Ave. 12 220 President, Domestic Distribution Hollywood 90038; paramount.com 6.4 (323) 956-5000

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. 389 A Simple Favor N/A David Spitz 7 2700 Colorado Blvd., Suite 200 20 54 President, Domestic Distribution Santa Monica 90404; lionsgatefilms.com 3.3 (310) 449-9200

STX Entertainment 270 I Feel Pretty N/A Kevin Grayson 8 3900 W. Alameda Blvd., 32nd Floor 10 49 President, Domestic Distribution Burbank 90505; stxentertainment.com 2.3 (818) 524-3600

Focus Features 167 BlacKkKlansman Comcast Corp. Lisa Bunnell 9 1540 2nd St., Suite 200 13 48 President, Distribution Santa Monica 90401; focusfeatures.com 1.4 (424) 214-6360

MGM Distribution Co. 164 Creed II Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Erik Lomis 10 10250 Constellation Blvd. 3 112 Inc. President, Domestic Distribution Los Angeles 90067; mgm.com 1.4 (310) 449-3000

occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the Research Department, Los Angeles Business N/A - Not Applicable Note: Distributors are ranked by total domestic box office receipts for the play period Jan. 1, 2018 - Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. ©2019 Los Angeles Business Journal. This list may not be Dec. 31, 2018. The information on this list was supplied by Box Office Mojo. Additional information was provided by reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from Wright’s Media representatives of the distributors. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While (877) 652-5295. every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes Researched by Joshua Niv

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