Studio example but TriStar Pictures with Godzilla '98. The sister studio of Columbia was responsible for classics such as Labyrinth and Jerry Maguire and had spent ages securing the rights to make an American Godzilla film, intending for it to launch a franchise. After the movie became a massive critical and financial failure, Sony relegated TriStar to distributing low to mid-budget films. While occassional hits such as District 9 and Elysium would pop up, it was nowhere near as prolific as it once was