The Hollywood Oligopoly: How the "Big Four" Are Squeezing the Global Market

With four mega-studios controlling up to 80% of the US box office, independent producers and mid-budget films face a brutal squeeze in a vertically integrated market.

The American cinematic landscape is undergoing a rapid, ruthless consolidation. Within a decade, Hollywood has restructured itself around four dominant pillars: Universal Pictures (backed by Comcast)…