As such, the people with the green light button on their desk tend to get less publicity.
But who are they?
Shells watch, thus far, has been a fruitful one.
In 2015, Universal had three:Jurassic World,Fast & Furious 7andMinions.
At the time of writing,Fast & Furious 8has also zoomed past that particular flag.
Shells next big bet?
A Universal classic horror movie universe.
He moved into his new office in March, replacing long-time studio head Brad Grey.
One of Igers very first, and boldest, moves was to repair Disneys relationship with Pixar.
During the last days of Eisner, Pixar was looking elsewhere for a partner.
$1bn hits such asFrozenandZootropolishave followed.
Igers taste for big acquisitions continued, and the big bets have paid off, and quickly.
In 2009, Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment For $4bn.
In October 2012, another $4bn was shelled out for Lucasfilm, and theStar Warsfranchise.
The question mark with Iger is how long hell continue in the job.
Now 66, the problem Disney faces is it cant find a suitable replacement,.
Theres no obvious successor, and Iger has hinted that hes planning his retirement.
Pascal set up a production company in the studio, and Rothman was appointed in her place.
This year sees Sony with its strongest slate in recent years.
Still, Sniders taste is broader than just blockbusters.
Thatd extend Foxs relationship with Spielberg, and attracting key filmmakers seems key to Sniders strategy.
Whats overlooked though is around the sides, there are successes.
There are certainly signs that Tsujihara is slowly turning Warner Bros fortunes around.
Tsujihara is also gambling on resurrecting theOceansandTomb Raidermovie franchises too.
Plus: there are those DC films.
Most importantly of all, Warner Bros is backing Jason Statham vs a giant shark inMeg.
Because of that, theyll always be our friends.
Lionsgate gambled pretty much its entire business onThe Hunger Gamesfranchise, and was richly rewarded.
TheSawseries comes back to cinemas later this year.
Steve Beeks also oversees the motion picture group with Feltheimer.
Will it compete heavily on blockbusters?Valerians box office performance may yet be pivotal there.
They can always dig back intoThe Hunger Gamesin theyre stuck, though.
As for Feltheimer, Lionsgate extended his contract through to 2023 at the end of last year.
Whatever challenges lie ahead, Feltheimer will be steering Lionsgate through them…
