Nice thread on the breakdown of how many US distribution rights the various studios have
If correct this is quite an interesting post from Paintiff77
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The total United States film catalog (distribution rights for US only) break down as follows.
Number of Titles
Sony Pictures 336
Columbia Pictures 4224
Tri-Star Pictures 241
MGM/United Artist (Purchased By Sony) 1945
Paramount 5370
Universal 5157
Warner Brothers 3019
Warner Brothers MGM Titles via Ted Turner 2572
New-Line Cinema 521
Lionsgate 472
Disney 238
Buena Vista 812
Miramax 93
20th Century FOX 477
Dreamworks 104
BR- HD-DVD
[b]20424 -16743[/b[
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If these numbers are true there is potentially less than a %5 delta in the quantity of movies available between the formats. This however doesn't speak to the quality. It is interesting nonetheless.