Distribution Companies

The distribution companies involved in the distribution of Pokémon Detective Pikachu were;

Warner Bros.:

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Warner bros. Studios complex at Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of AT&T's Warner Media through its Studios and Network divisions. Founded in 1923 by the Warner brothers, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying itself into animation, television, and video games and is one of the 'Big 5', major American film studios as well as a member of Motion Pictures Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studios division, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, the Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, and DC Films. Amongst its other assets include the television production company, Warner Bros. Television Studios, animations studios Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studio, comic book publisher DC Comics, video game development and publishing arm  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, cable television channels Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, and Turner Classic movies; and a 50% interest in broadcast television network the CW, one which is co-owned with Viacom CBS. Warner Bros. also operates various divisions specializing in publishing, merchandising, music, theater, and theme parks. Warner Bros. International Theatres, is one of the pioneers of multiplex development of the international marketplace., with 138 multiplex cinemas and over 1300 screens worldwide. Its worldwide viewership is comprised of over 80 million people visiting Warner Bros. Cinemas each year in Australia, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, the UK, and now, China. 

Toho:

Toho Co., Ltd. is a Japanese film, theatre production, and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many kaiju and tokusatsu films, the Chouseishin tokusatsu superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, TMS Entertainment, and OLM Inc.Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 36 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances in all three eras of the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the production of numerous anime titles. Its subdivisions are Toho-Towa Company, Limited (Japanese exclusive theatrical distributor of Universal Pictures via NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan and Paramount), Toho Pictures Incorporated, Toho International Company Limited, Toho E. B. Company Limited, and Toho Music Corporation & Toho Costume Company Limited. The company is the largest shareholder (7.96%) of Fuji Media Holdings Inc. Toho is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ) and is the largest of Japan's Big Four film studios. TOHO Cinemas Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toho, is responsible for the management of more than 50 sites including Cinema Complexes and Convention Centers. Toho had also purchased Virgin Cinemas for 10.3 billion yen, renaming the company Toho Cinemas, since then Toho has developed cinema complexes under the Toho Cinemas brand.