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Outsiders say DreamWorks needs to do what other big studios do and acquire distribution rights to some other filmmakers' movies.
In a recent interview, he acknowledged that his strategy of not making major purchases to acquire distribution businesses like cable or satellite had come under fire but that Disney was a company that creates content, and that is what its expertise has always been.
When Mr. Bendjelloul first showed his film last year at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize, Sony Pictures Classics immediately moved to acquire distribution rights (with the soundtrack CD of Rodriguez songs going to Sony Records in a separate deal that may have helped raise the movie's visibility).
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Last week, Fox Searchlight acquired distribution rights for Parker's film for $17.5 million, a Sundance record.
"Our companies, together with German partners, legally acquired distribution assets in Lithuania," Mr. Putin said.
Lionsgate quickly acquired distribution rights for adaptations of all three novels in 2009 and is hoping for Twilight levels of success.
The studio, which acquired distribution rights to the film, backed "District 9" with an unusual advertising campaign that echoed the paranoia of the movie's story line.
The AMB Property Corporation, a leading owner of industrial real estate at many of the world's busiest transportation hubs, has been acquiring distribution and warehouse buildings in the New York area for a decade.
But he conceded he might have to trim the film for release in the US, where Lionsgate has acquired distribution rights.
The Weinstein Company acquired distribution rights to "The Master" last May, creating an expectation that it will become a contender in Harvey Weinstein's bid for a third consecutive best picture Oscar, after "The King's Speech" and "The Artist".
"The Lunchbox," a romantic story set in Mumbai, had won so much praise on the festival circuit that its submission was considered a foregone conclusion — an impression that was heightened when Sony Pictures Classics, which has an impressive track record in picking foreign language Oscar winners, acquired distribution rights.
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