Still, I think distributors have a hand in the quality of the movie they bring to the screen. They still get a first logo credit before the film starts, and to the general public they might associate that company as the creators of the movie they are about to watch. If LionsGate releases too many like Norm of the North it will keep some away from future titles associated with that distributor. Although I suspect for most they don't care.
Until an animation studio becomes a household brand name on its own I think some will associate LionsGate as the creators. I still read/hear comments that movies created by Blue Sky are "Pixar" movies.
Still, I think distributors have a hand in the quality of the movie they bring to the screen. They still get a first logo credit before the film starts, and to the general public they might associate that company as the creators of the movie they are about to watch. If LionsGate releases too many like Norm of the North it will keep some away from future titles associated with that distributor. Although I suspect for most they don't care.
Until an animation studio becomes a household brand name on its own I think some will associate LionsGate as the creators. I still read/hear comments that movies created by Blue Sky are "Pixar" movies.