World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation

What World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation does

World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC) is a privately held, diversified entertainment company headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, founded in July 1977 and incorporated in December 1980. The company operates across the full film and television value chain — development, packaging, financing, production, acquisition, and worldwide distribution of live-action motion pictures, documentaries, docudramas, industrial films, and television productions. Its core asset is a maintained library of over 300 motion picture, documentary, and television titles, supplemented by screenplay, teleplay, sound effects, still slide, and literary rights libraries, plus four wholly-owned subsidiaries.

WWMPC monetizes this content through four primary revenue streams: theatrical exhibition (box office percentage or fixed minimum guarantees with exhibitors), television licensing (fixed license fees payable in installments to networks and regional broadcasters), home entertainment wholesale (DVD distribution under a fixed retail rental formula in domestic and foreign markets), and ancillary media exploitation (satellite broadcast, VOD, internet streaming/download, airline and cruise ship screenings, university and military circuits, literary rights, and merchandising). Distribution is executed through its own Indie Movie Store e-commerce platform (indiemoviestore.com), streaming services including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Plex, and Fandango Now, and channel partners such as SC Global Media (international ancillary sales) and SM1 Television Network (multi-year streaming). DVD retail pricing on Indie Movie Store ranges from $4.95 to $9.99.

The company's customer base is spread across enterprise distribution counterparties (theater exhibitors, television networks, cable companies, digital streaming platforms, home entertainment retailers) and downstream specialty consumers. Recent activity includes the U.S. theatrical premiere of "The Kiss" directed by Academy Award winner Bille August (May 2025) and the streaming release of survival thriller "THREE" (May 2026). WWMPC was publicly traded from 1983 to 2006 under ticker WWMO on the NASD Electronic Bulletin Board, underwent a reverse merger with Energy King, Inc. in 2006, and separated from Energy King in 2008 to resume independent operations; it is led by President and CEO Paul D. Hancock and reports over 48 million issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

Name

World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation

Legal name

World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation

Website

https://wwmpc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation is a privately held Huntington Beach-based distributor that develops, produces, acquires, and distributes a 300+ title library of feature films, documentaries, and television productions worldwide through theatrical, television licensing, home entertainment, streaming, and ancillary channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Film Distribution and Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Entertainment Distribution (Digital: TVOD/EST) (MPADAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Entertainment Distribution (Physical: DVD/Blu-ray) (MPADAJAD), Royalty, Reporting & Revenue Share Administration (MPADALAJ)

Keywords

• Independent film distribution
• Motion picture production
• Television content licensing
• Theatrical film distribution
• Documentary distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntington Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Theatrical Exhibition: Box office revenue from theatrical exhibition with exhibitors paying a percentage of box office receipts, with or without a guarantee of a fixed minimum.
2. Television Licensing: Licensing to television networks, regional broadcasters, and syndicated agreements with fixed license fees payable in periodic installments.
3. Home Entertainment Wholesale: Wholesale of film/DVD product to various home entertainment outlets encompassing both foreign and domestic markets after an agreed upon fixed retail rental formula.
4. Ancillary Media Exploitation: Additional profits from satellite broadcast, video on demand, internet streaming/download, screenings on airlines, cruise ships, university circuits, and military bases, literary rights, merchandising, and related paraphernalia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation is a diversified independent entertainment company that develops, packages, produces, acquires, and distributes live-action motion picture and television productions. It monetizes a library of 300+ feature films, documentaries, docudramas, and television titles through theatrical exhibition, television licensing, home entertainment wholesale, digital streaming, and ancillary markets, and sells directly to consumers via the Indie Movie Store.

Product overview

World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation is a diversified entertainment company founded in 1977 that operates primarily in the development, financing, production, and distribution of feature films, documentaries, short subjects, industrial films, and television productions. The company maintains a comprehensive library of over 300 motion picture, documentary, docudrama, and television titles, along with a screenplay and teleplay library, sound effects library, still slide library, and literary rights. The core business model involves producing and acquiring content for theatrical exhibition, television broadcast, syndication, and digital platforms, with additional revenue streams from ancillary exploitation including satellite broadcast, video on demand, internet streaming, and merchandising. Distribution is facilitated through the company's Indie Movie Store e-commerce platform for direct-to-consumer sales and through various streaming platforms and home entertainment outlets worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Indie Movie Store: Online movie store for purchasing WWMPC films on DVD

Products and services

• Film and Television Library Owned and maintained catalog of over 300 motion picture, documentary, docudrama, and television titles available for licensing to exhibitors, television networks, cable companies, digital streaming platforms, and home entertainment outlets worldwide.
• The Kiss Romantic drama feature film directed by Academy Award winner Bille August, distributed for U.S. theatrical premiere and made available across streaming platforms including Apple TV, Roku, Fandango Now, and Amazon Prime Video.
• THREE Survival thriller feature film released theatrically at film festivals and subsequently made available on streaming platforms following award recognition.
• Indie Movie Store E-commerce platform (indiemoviestore.com) for purchasing the company's film catalog on DVD and accessing streaming/VOD options for feature films, documentaries, classics, and television productions, with unit pricing between $4.95 and $9.99 per DVD.
• Emu Runner Australian independent feature film distributed theatrically and on streaming platforms, recognized with AACTA and Toronto International Film Festival nominations and Gold Coast Film Festival recognition.
• The Nightingale French/Chinese co-production feature film distributed theatrically in North America with support from charitable partners including Curing Kids Cancer, recognized as China's official Oscar submission and winner of multiple international film festival awards.
• Feature Film Catalog (The Kiss, Emu Runner, THREE, Dancers, The Road to Mother, The Nightingale, Ways to Live Forever, Applause, Red Roses & Petrol, You May Not Kiss the Bride, All The Best With Zita, The Lovely Patient, Pop Kowboy, Shattered Illusions, Rusty Steel, Third Law, A Genie's Tail) Catalog of theatrical feature films released and distributed by WWMPC over its 35+ year history, including The Kiss, Emu Runner, THREE, Dancers (Danzantes), The Road to Mother, The Nightingale, Ways to Live Forever, Applause, Red Roses & Petrol, You May Not Kiss the Bride, All The Best With Zita, The Lovely Patient, Pop Kowboy, Shattered Illusions, Rusty Steel, Third Law, and A Genie's Tail, available across theatrical, home entertainment, and streaming channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully distributed Academy Award submission films including The Nightingale (China's official Oscar submission)

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Girls in the GameminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 July 2021Collaboration with Girls in the Game, a Chicago-based 501c3 nonprofit organization, prior to theatrical release of Emu Runner. Founded in 1995, the organization empowers more than 3,600 girls annually through sports, health, and leadership programming. Their mission enables every girl to find her voice, discover her strength, and lead with confidence.
• Animal Hero Kids FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2021Collaboration with Animal Hero Kids, a kindness education youth empowerment charity, prior to theatrical release of Emu Runner. The organization fosters empathy and kindness in children and teens by encouraging compassionate acts that help animals, offering complimentary interactive humane education programs. Goals are hailed by luminaries including Joaquin Phoenix and Sir Paul McCartney.
• American Emu AssociationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 January 2021Collaboration with the American Emu Association (AEA) in anticipation of theatrical release of Emu Runner. AEA was formed in 1989 to promote public awareness of emu products and foster research. Represents an alternative agricultural industry dominated by small farmers throughout the U.S. committed to humane and environmentally positive practices.
• SM1 Television NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Multi-year arrangement for streaming with SM1 Television Network for distribution of content.
• Pablove FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Teams up with Pablove Foundation to bring awareness to childhood cancers in connection with film releases.
• Children's Cancer and Blood FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Collaboration with Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation to support cancer patients and families through film releases.
• Johns Hopkins Division of Pediatric OncologyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2016Collaboration with Johns Hopkins Division of Pediatric Oncology to bring awareness to childhood cancers. Box office proceeds from North American release of Ways to Live Forever designated for research on childhood cancers such as leukemia, particularly important given federal cutbacks in research funding.
• Curing Kids CancerminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 June 2015Partnership with Curing Kids Cancer in connection with The Nightingale release, channeling portion of box office proceeds to childhood cancer research.
• SC Global MediacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 May 2014World Wide Motion Pictures entered into formal arrangement with SC Global Media, a foreign sales company in Los Angeles, to service all international ancillary sales windows for feature films including Rusty Steel. SC Global Media is a 20-year-old company that produces and distributes film and television series, attends major film markets, and maintains extensive ongoing relationships with distributors worldwide, having successfully marketed and licensed more than 300 feature films and television series.
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2014Partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to bring awareness to childhood cancers in connection with film releases.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Gravitas Ventures:

Direct peers

• A24: Independent studio producing and distributing critically acclaimed arthouse and genre films. Highly comparable business model (production + distribution + library monetization) though at significantly larger scale; serves as both peer and aspirational benchmark.
• Samuel Goldwyn Films: Independent U.S. film distribution company specializing in acquiring and releasing specialty and arthouse films theatrically and on digital platforms. Closely comparable to WWMPC in targeting festival-circuit titles and multi-channel distribution to theaters, TV, and streaming.
• Oscilloscope Laboratories: Independent film distribution and production company releasing curated arthouse, documentary, and specialty features theatrically and digitally. Comparable in scale, target titles, and multi-channel monetization approach to WWMPC.
• Magnolia Pictures: Independent film distribution and production company releasing arthouse and documentary titles theatrically and across digital platforms (including Magnet Releasing genre label). Operates the same value chain (acquire/release/monetize specialty films) that WWMPC targets.
• Abramorama: Specialty distributor handling theatrical, VOD, and event-based release of independent and documentary films. Comparable boutique distributor model with similar customer segments (exhibitors, festivals, digital platforms) as WWMPC.
• Roadside Attractions: U.S. independent film distributor focused on specialty releases for theatrical, VOD, and home entertainment. Direct competitor for the same types of films WWMPC distributes (international features, documentaries, character-driven dramas) using comparable release strategies.
• Strand Releasing: Long-standing U.S. independent distributor of international and arthouse films with theatrical, home video, and digital distribution. Highly comparable in niche focus on international festival titles and boutique-scale operations similar to WWMPC's positioning.
• IFC Films: Independent film distributor (part of AMC Networks) releasing specialty and international titles in U.S. theaters and on IFC Unlimited/streaming. Direct competitor for theatrical and digital rights to the same types of titles WWMPC acquires.

Broad incumbents

• Lionsgate: Major studio with significant independent film distribution arm (Lionsgate Films, Lionsgate Premiere) operating across theatrical, home entertainment, and digital. Operates in the same industry with overlapping capabilities (independent film acquisition, library licensing) but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wwmpc
• Facebookfacebook.com/WWMPC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/world-wide-motion-pictures-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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