General Cinema Corp. v. Buena Vista Distribution Co.

. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KENYON, District Judge.

This suit involves an antitrust challenge to a practice in the licensing of motion pictures known as “split of product agreements” or “splits.” Under these arrangements, which have existed from time to time in various areas throughout the country, the members of the split meet to divide among themselves the upcoming films to be released. Each participating movie theater owner (“exhibitor”) receives, with respect to the film or films allocated to it, what is referred to as a “first right of negotiation” or a “first…